• Signs Your Car Has Electrical or Wiring Issues

    Signs Your Car Has Electrical or Wiring Issues

    Electrical & Battery

    Symptoms of electrical problems or wiring in your car may not be very noticeable. Picture this: you get home after a good, hard-working day, start your car, and the key does not turn. Or perhaps your headlights begin to fail as night falls…

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  • Best Tips to Extend the Life of Your Tyres

    Best Tips to Extend the Life of Your Tyres

    Tyres & Wheels

    Your tyres touch the road every time you drive your car. Proper maintenance will make your tyres last longer, and this will save you money in the long run. The problem is that many drivers in Australia change their tyres too early, as they…

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  • Engine Oil Change Guide: How Long Can You Really Go Between Changes?

    Engine Oil Change Guide: How Long Can You Really Go Between Changes?

    Engine & Oil

    The motor of your car labours day in, day out. It requires pure oil to operate. In its absence, components may become worn out very quickly. We get a lot of cars in the Patel Auto Service Centre, with problems with old oil. Even a basic…

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  • Top Signs Your Car Needs a Service: Don’t Ignore These Warning Indicators

    Top Signs Your Car Needs a Service: Don’t Ignore These Warning Indicators

    Servicing & Maintenance

    Have you ever asked yourself what the best indicators are that your car requires a service? A lot of motorists overlook such signs until a little problem becomes a giant one. Your car will give you indications that all is not well.…

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  • How to Perform a Basic Tyre Safety Check at Home

    How to Perform a Basic Tyre Safety Check at Home

    Tyres & Wheels

    A simple tyre safety check at home can make you road safe. Your tyres are in contact with the ground allowing your car to reach a stop, turn, and drive straight. If they are not in good condition, you may not be able to drive, especially…

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  • How Often Should You Change Your Engine Oil?

    How Often Should You Change Your Engine Oil?

    Engine & Oil

    One of the easiest methods of ensuring your vehicle runs smoothly over a number of years is by ensuring that your car engine oil is kept fresh. A major question among the drivers in Australia is when to have this done. The old wisdom used…

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  • How to Know If Your Car’s Suspension Needs Attention

    How to Know If Your Car’s Suspension Needs Attention

    Suspension & Steering

    When you feel that your car is bouncing, making strange noises, the tires are not wearing evenly, pulling, nose-diving on braking, or experiencing excessive bouncing, or the steering is loose, then your car has worn parts that affect its…

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  • How Often Should You Regas Your Car’s Air Conditioning?

    How Often Should You Regas Your Car’s Air Conditioning?

    Air Conditioning

    Car air conditioning is put to the test in Australian summers. How often should you regas your car’s air conditioning? It is a question many drivers pose when the warm air begins blowing rather than cool air. Most problems are caused by…

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  • Car Battery Draining Fast? Electrical Faults You Should Check First

    Car Battery Draining Fast? Electrical Faults You Should Check First

    Electrical & Battery

    The battery on cars is running out, which makes a short journey a massive pain. You switch on the key, and it doesn’t happen. Or the lights flicker weakly. Such experiences are not pleasant, particularly when one is on a hectic road in…

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