Certified Automotive Mobile Mechanic
Today’s repair was on a Subaru Forester XT. I was called out to diagnose a noise coming from the vehicle. I found the noise to be the clutch throw out bearing to be failing and making a loud grinding noise. These sometimes start out as a squeak or squeal heard when you push the clutch […]
Engine mounts play a very important role in your vehicle. They hold the engine and gearbox in place and insulate the vibrations from your engine away from the vehicles body. Engine mounts come in many different styles but all carry out the same role. Some are hydraulic while the majority are rubber bushed. If they […]
Engine oil flush treatments are a common item in servicing modern cars. With many vehicles needing high quality oils and with services schedules being stretched out further oil flush treatments are becoming more necessary. The oil flush is an additive which is added to the old engine oil and the vehicles is run with, prior […]
All cooling systems in all cars have a thermostat. The thermostat controls the flow of coolant in the cooling system. It is a temperature controlled valve. It opens and closes by itself according to the coolant temperature that it sits in. Most open at 80-90deg C. The purpose of this is so that it stays […]
The timing belt replacement is a preventative maintenance item that is very important. Intervals recommended to replace the belt varies for each different vehicle. For a lot of vehicle its at the 100 000km mark. This belt plays an integral part in the running of your engine. Its role is to turn the cam shaft, […]
The most common breakdown we deal with is drive belt failure. A somewhat simple component but an extremely important part. The drive belt or belts run the ancillary equipment on the engine. Important components such as the water pump, alternator, power steering pump and the air conditioner compressor. Each vehicle and engine design has belts […]
A head gasket replacement is a major and costly repair. Generally if a head gasket has failed there is another failure which has caused it. 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. […]
All petrol vehicle now days have coil packs in one design or another. The coil pack is deigned to create the ‘spark’ for the spark plugs. It is a electrical component which does not require servicing and has no set replacement schedule. Coil packs can last for a long time, but they can fail like […]
Another item that needs to be inspected on every service is your vehicles engine and gearbox mounts. These are the brackets that hold the engine or gearbox in place. They generally have rubber bushes to absorb and dampener noise and vibration. Some manufactures use hydraulic mounts, but these are a lot less common then rubber. With […]
