Atherton & the Tablelands
Mechanical repairs
Being an auto electrician and a mechanic in the one van is the whole point. Out here the alternative is often a tow into Mareeba and two separate bookings, and a fault that crosses the line between electrical and mechanical is exactly the sort that gets passed back and forth while nobody fixes it.
Servicing and general repairs
Logbook and general servicing, brakes, cooling, belts and hoses, suspension and steering, and the ordinary wear items that stop a vehicle being reliable. On cars, utes, 4WDs, vans, light trucks and farm machinery.
- Logbook and general servicing
- Brakes and brake systems
- Cooling systems, radiators and hoses
- Belts, pulleys and tensioners
- Suspension and steering
- Filters, fluids and oil changes
Where electrical and mechanical meet
A lot of faults sit on the boundary. A car that will not start might be a starter motor, a fuel problem or a sensor. An engine running badly might be ignition, injection or something reading wrong. Being across both sides means the diagnosis does not stop at the edge of one trade, which is where most of the wasted money in this game gets spent.
Trucks and farm machinery
Mechanical work on machinery, on site where we can. The same principle applies out in a paddock, only more so: a machine down mid-job is losing money by the hour, and getting one bloke out who can handle whatever it turns out to be beats two trips.
Common questions
Mechanical repairs, answered
Do you do mechanical work as well as auto electrical?
Yes, both. It means one call and one visit instead of chasing an auto electrician and a mechanic separately, which matters when the nearest alternative might be a tow into town.
Can you do a logbook service without voiding my warranty?
Yes. Australian law lets any qualified mechanic carry out logbook servicing without affecting a new car warranty, as long as it is done to the manufacturer schedule with the right parts and stamped. We stamp the book.
Do you come to me for mechanical work?
For a lot of it, yes. Servicing, brakes, cooling and diagnostics can usually be done on site across the Tablelands. Anything needing the hoist comes into the workshop at 9 Railway Lane, and we will tell you which up front.
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What else we do
Farm machinery auto electrics
A machine that will not start in the middle of a job does not cost you a repair bill, it costs you the day. And on the Tablelands the alternative is a float and a tow into town, which costs more again. So we bring the workshop to the paddock.
Read moreAuto air conditioning
This is Far North Queensland. Air conditioning is not a luxury item, and a car with no air con in February is close to unusable. We fix the reason it stopped rather than just filling it back up with gas.
Read moreDual battery & 12V setups
A 12V setup either holds together on corrugated roads or it does not, and you find out which a long way from town. The difference is almost always in the fusing, the cable size and how the joins were made.
Read moreAuto electrical repairs
Something has stopped working, the dash is lit up, or the car will not start, and nobody has been able to tell you why. Electrical faults get expensive when they are guessed at, because you end up paying for parts that were never the problem.
Read moreLogbook servicing
A logbook service is the manufacturer schedule done properly: the right parts, the right oil and fluids, and the book stamped at the end. You do not have to take a new car back to the dealer to keep the warranty, and because we are auto electricians as well as mechanics, anything electrical that turns up can be sorted in the same visit.
Read moreBrake repairs & servicing
Wet roads, red dirt that turns to slurry and steep runs off the range all ask more of a braking system than a dry winter does. We inspect the whole system, tell you straight what needs doing and what does not, and cover the electrical side of braking as well as the mechanical.
Read moreECU tuning & remapping
A remap changes how the engine actually behaves: where the power comes on, how it tows, and how much fuel it drinks doing it. Done properly it makes a vehicle nicer to drive and cheaper to run. Done badly it costs you an engine.
Read moreBased in Atherton and mobile across the Tablelands, including Tolga, Yungaburra, Kairi, Herberton, Walkamin, Malanda and out to Mareeba, Millaa Millaa, Ravenshoe. See the full service area.
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Send through a few details and we will get back to you with what it is likely to involve. If it is urgent or the vehicle will not start, ring us. That is always faster.
Call the workshop 0439 064 720