Logbook Servicing

Whenever you purchase a new vehicle, the manufacturer provides you with a warranty which covers the cost of any parts failures. The warranty is only valid, however, if you have the vehicle periodically serviced by a certified mechanic, who records these services in your vehicle’s logbook.

Here at Total Auto Centre, our skilled mechanics are fully certified to provide logbook servicing for all:

  • Petrol vehicles
  • Diesel vehicles
  • Electric/hybrid vehicles
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Brake Services

Your brakes are the most important safety feature your vehicle has. While other safety systems can reduce the severity of an accident, your brakes act preventatively. The condition of your brakes is often the difference between an accident and an emergency stop.

Your brakes suffer an astonishing amount of wear, routinely bringing over a tonne of material to a complete stop from high speeds multiple times a day. For this reason, we agree with brake manufacturers that you should have your brakes checked at least once a year.

Here at Total Auto Centre, our expert technicians can help you with:

  • Brake component replacement
  • Brake fluid replacement
  • Brake hose repairs
  • Brake restorations
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Steering & Suspension

Faults and flaws in your steering and suspension affect handling, ride comfort, stopping distance, and much more, causing play, or stiffness in the steering wheel, body lean through corners, and many other issues. Your suspension is also responsible for maximising the grip your tyres exert on the road surface, and a poor suspension will increase your stopping distance.

Total Auto Centre’s skilled mechanics can provide the following services:

  • Wheel alignments
  • Shock absorbers, springs and struts
  • Wheel balancing
  • Bushing replacement
  • Power steering repairs and replacement
  • Lift kits and 4WD upgrades
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Tyres

Your tyres are the deciding factor in handling and traction. You can have perfect suspension, steering, brakes, everything, but if your tyres are worn, none of that will matter. While they may seem simple, tyres are actually the result of impressive engineering. For example, one of the uses of grooves in tyres is to act as channels to divert water away from tyres on wet roads.

Here at Total Auto Centre, we can provide tyres from major brands for all makes and models of:

  • Car
  • 4WD
  • Light Truck
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Diesel Particulate Filter and Exhaust Gas Recirculation

As with all filters, the DPF filters and traps pollutants from your diesel engine’s exhaust. Over time, these pollutants build up in your DPF and the filter needs to be cleaned, unblocked and regenerated for your engine to keep running smoothly.

Here at Total Auto Centre, our experienced technicians can help you with:

  • We have several processes for cleaning, unblocking and regenerating diesel particulate
    filters (DPF).
  • Provide full exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cleaning & servicing
  • Throttle body and induction system cleaning and servicing
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RWC & Vehicle Inspections

If you’re planning on selling or otherwise transferring ownership of a vehicle, you must first obtain a Roadworthy Certificate, issued by a licensed tester after a thorough inspection. The inspection ensures that the vehicle can be safely driven on Victorian roads.

When you’re looking at buying a secondhand vehicle, we would recommend bringing it in for a pre-purchase inspection. The pre-purchase inspection ensures that you know exactly what you’re buying, and helps you avoid any nasty surprises.

If you’re planning a trip out into the bush, or even just a long road trip, we’d strongly endorse bringing it in for a pre-trip inspection. Would you rather discover your timing belt is about to snap in a mechanic’s workshop where it can be fixed, or find out about it when it does snap out in the middle of nowhere.

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Clutch & Transmission

As part of the assemblage that transmits power from the engine to the wheels, the clutch and transmission are comprised of some of the most intricate and complicated machinery in your vehicle. Due to their sophisticated nature, even minor flaws can quickly escalate into very costly repairs. If you notice a strange clicking sound when turning, or are having trouble changing gears, we would recommend getting your transmission checked ASAP.

Here at Total Auto Centre, our proficient mechanics can help you with:

  • Automatic transmission servicing
  • Automatic transmission rebuilds
  • Manual transmission servicing
  • Manual transmission rebuilds
  • Clutch repair and replacement
  • Driveshaft and axle service & replacement
  • Differentials
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Engine Services

The engine is, of course, the most important part of the vehicle. If your engin isn’t working, you don’t have a car, you have an expensive, heavy lawn ornament.

Total Auto Centre’s experienced technicians can help you with all of your engine issues, including, but not limited to:

  • Engine repairs
  • Engine rebuilds
  • Engine reconditioning
  • Engine testing
  • Engine blocks
  • Cylinder heads
  • Camshafts
  • EFI diagnostics
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Cooling Systems

If your cooling system is malfunctioning, it can cause a multitude of issues, from  reduced fuel efficency and power output, and decreased engine lifespan as leaking coolant and overheating damages the engine. If these problems are ignored for long enough, they will render your vehicle immobile, with the cost of repairs being comparable to buying a secondhand car!

Total Auto Centre’s accomplished technicians can provide the following services:

  • Radiator/heater unit repairs and replacement
  • Head gasket replacement
  • Coolant flush and leak check
  • Thermostat check and replacement
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Exhaust Services

While most of us easily remember that our engines need fuel to function, it’s easy to forget that oxygen is just as important to your engine. Your exhaust is important as it draws away waste gases from your engine bay, allowing fresh air to enter. If you’re looking for a performance upgrade for your vehicle, the exhaust is a good place to start.

Here at Total Auto Centre, our experienced technicians can help you with:

  • Exhaust repairs
  • Exhaust replacement
  • Exhaust modifications
  • Exhaust upgrades
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Air Conditioning

Your air conditioning actually degrades more from disuse than from use, as the rubber tubing and seals, which make up the majority of the system, dry up and crack when not used, allowing the refrigerant gas to leak out and rob your aircon of its cooling power.

At Total Auto Centre, we can fully repair your AC, starting by replacing broken compressors and condensers, then swapping out any cracked tubing and seals, and finally recharging your system with refrigerant once we’re sure it’s hermetically sealed.

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Auto Electrical

As modern vehicles have increased in complexity, more and more functionality is being governed by the on-board auto electrical network. The network handles everything from playing music and measuring fuel consumption, to assisting with gear changes, braking, and even monitoring the engine and putting the vehicle into limp mode if a serious flaw is detected, to prevent lasting damage.

Here at Total Auto Centre, our skilled auto electricians can help you with:

  • Alternators and starter motors
  • Battery check and replacement
  • Component test and replacement
  • Diagnostic scans
  • Lighting upgrades
  • Accessory installation
  • Solar/battery systems
  • Audio installations organised for you
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Other Services

We offer a comprehensive suite of services here at Total Auto Centre, including, but not limited to:

  • Windscreen repair and replacement
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