By understanding how your car works, you can appreciate what we may advise you to do. Listed below are some the things that we have learnt in over 26 years of providing outstanding service to our customers and why they keep coming back to us!

 

 

 

Did you know that many modern cars only need a service once a year? And that older cars may need a service every six months?

Your manufacturer's service handbook will let you know what is the best for you car, however the service you may require will also depend by the way you use your car.

For example, if you use your car mainly for short journeys, your engines don't warm up fully and this can mean that you may need more oil and filter changes. Without these, the engine creates black sludge within it and this can lead to engine failure.

 

 

 

 

As fuel becomes more expensive, we recommend using semi-synthetic and full synthetic lubricants as a way of providing the best protection for your engine and it will also increase your fuel efficiency.

 

By reducing the initial start up wear, you increase the life of the engine and in the process reduce your repair costs.

We have noticed through our extensive experience that using synthetic lubricants can achieve between 40-60km more on each tank of fuel that you use.

 

 

The additional cost of a semi-synthetic lubricant over a mineral oil is approximately $10 per service. With that in mind, you can see the savings that switching to a synthetic lubricant will bring you, along with increasing the longevity of you car.

 

 

 

 

While oil filters remove sludge, tar, varnish and particles of over 25 microns, contaminants and wear metals less than 25 microns continue to circulate within the engine.

 

These contaminants accumulate within passageways, oil pumps and oil pans blocking oil channels and end up reducing lubrication.

 

This causes engine wear and sticky valves, resulting in sluggish performance and rough, noisy engines.

 

 

By clearing away the accumulated sludge and loose carbon deposits, compression, power and efficiency are restored as well as extending the life of you engine.

 

 

 

 

Modern cars running with computers (ECU) and fuel injections are tuned for high performance but often only drive at less than half the engine's potential due to stop and start nature of city driving.

 

This type of city driving increases carbon build up at the intake of valves and injectors. Dirty injectors provide poor spray patterns causing poor combustion, loss of power and high fuel consumption.

By using the Fuel System Treatment that we offer, we clean the injectors and intake valves to restore them to peak efficiency, giving better fuel economy and improved throttle response.

 

 

 

One of the biggest and common causes of a car breakdown is the malfunction of the radiator cooling system. Most of the cooling system failures arise from poor radiator maintenance and most can be prevented with regular preservation and periodic professional inspections of your car radiator and cooling system.

Some of the most common problems:

 

 

 

Most car owners will agree that there is nothing more important than your car stopping when you need it to. However, there is nothing more frightening than when it doesn't and sometimes it's because we haven't paid attention.

 

If you have worn break pads, your car will not stop effectively.

 

You can determine for your self when your brake pads need to be changed.

 

 

When your brake pads do need changing, 90% of the changes will be to your front pads.

 

Make sure you have a professional inspection done on your brake pads when you come in for a service, as changing your brake pads too soon is much better than changing them too late.

 

 

 

 

 

Air conditioning has fast been standardised over the last 10 years because of the benefits it brings to driver and passenger comfort. However, car owners are only now realising that air conditioning systems also need regular maintenance.

 

Car air conditioning systems tend to lose their performance over time as the refrigerant permeates through the seals between the compartments that make up the system.

 

Even worse, if you leave the air conditioning working with low levels of refrigerant, more serious problems can occur.

 

Some of the consequences include: