Certified Automotive Mobile Mechanic
A head gasket replacement is a major and costly repair. Â Generally if a head gasket has failed there is another failure which has caused it. Â Every time we inspect a vehicle with a failed head gasket we are looking for the root cause of the fault – this a lot of the time is from […]
A regular question I get asked is “Do we work on weekends?” The answer – YES we do! We offer weekend mobile mechanic services to the entire Gold Coast. Unlike many other mechanics on the Gold Coast we work 7 days a week. Breakdowns never happen at a convenient time and your weekends are important. […]
Today I had a VY Commodore in Elanora with the compliant of leaking coolant. A quick pressure test of the cooling system showed the leak. The water pump was leaking coolant out of the weep hole. This means the shaft seal is leaking coolant and its time for a new water pump. On this vehicle […]
The Holden Commodores with the 3.8 V6 engine is a vehicle I see regularly, today was a VT model. During a service I always pressure test the cooling system to check for coolant leaks. This time it presented a couple of different coolant leaks. A cracked radiator – cracked down the side tank which is made from […]
The Toyota landcrusier with a 1HZ engine can be a reliable workhorse. Â But they do not like being over heated. Â This Landcruiser in Parkwood which I have to repair this week had been overheated due to a leaking radiator. Â A common fault with the 1HZ engine is the cylinder head cracking between the valves with […]
Today we saw a Holden Commodore with a common adult – a failed heater tap leaking coolant. This is a very common failure and easily fixed. A kit was installed which has the new heater tap and all 4 hoses with new clamps. When I went to fill the radiator with new coolant I found […]
