Logbook Servicing

Whenever you purchase a new vehicle, the manufacturer provides you with a warranty that covers the cost of parts failure. This warranty is only valid, however if you have your vehicle regularly serviced by a certified mechanic, who records and stamps these services in your vehicle’s logbook. Here at Jocaro Motors, our mechanics are fully certified to provide logbook servicing for all:

• Passenger vehicles
• 4WD vehicles

Inspections

If you’re thinking about selling or otherwise transferring ownership of a vehicle, you must first ensure that it qualifies for a roadworthy certificate. The RWC, issued by a licensed tester after an extremely thorough inspection that ensures your vehicle meets the saftey standards to be legally driven on Victorian roads.

When you’re planning on buying a second hand vehicle, we would reccomend bringing it in for a pre-purchase inspection. This inspection ensures you know exactly what you’re buying, and helps you avoid any nasty surprises.

Steering & Suspension

Faults and flaws in your steering and suspension dramatically affect handling and ride comfort, causing play in the steering wheel and body lean through corners. Your suspension is also responsible for maximising the grip that your tyres exert on the road surface, so a poor suspension will also increase in your stopping distance.

Here at Jocaro Motors, our expert technicians can help you with:

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

Cooling System

If your cooling system is malfunctioning it can affect everything from power output and fuel efficiency, to engine lifespan as leaking coolant and overheating damages the engine block. If these problems are ignored for long enough, they will render your vehicle immobile, with the cost of repairs being comparable to that of buying a secondhand car.

Here at Jocaro Motors, our skilled mechanics can provide the following services:

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

Brake Services

Your brakes are the most important safety feature your vehicle has. While other safety systems can only mitigate the severity of an accident,  your brakes can also act preventatively, and the condition of your brakes is often the deciding factor between an accident and an emergency stop.

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

Here at Jocaro Motors, our expert engineers can help you with:

• Brake component replacement
• Brake component machining
• Brake hose repairs
• Brake restorations

Auto Electrical

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

Jocaro Motor’s expert Auto Electricians can help you with:

• Alternators and starter motors
• Battery check and replacement
• Component test and replacement
• Diagnostics
• Audio installations
• Lighting upgrades
• Accessory installations
• Solar/battery systems