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What’s included in a service?
A regular car service checks the condition of your car. It can assess everything from general wear and tear to fluids, brakes, the engine, and more. Each service is different depending on your make and model. A car service can involve up to 50 or more components, systems checks and adjustments including:
- An engine oil change and/or filter replacement
- Checking lights, tyres, exhaust and operations of brakes and steering
- Ensuring your vehicle is in a safe and drivable condition
- Checking hydraulic fluid and coolant levels
- Checking the cooling system (from radiators in your car to pumps and hoses)
- Suspension checks
- Check the timing belt and advise
- Testing the car’s battery condition
Why should I have my vehicle serviced?
“But I’ve just had an MOT, why do I need to have my car serviced too?!” But servicing is actually completely different to an MOT. An MOT is an annual technical inspection for safety – it’s not designed to replace or repair worn vehicle components.
Car Interim Service
- Check operation of light switches, operation of the horn, windscreen wipers, windscreen for chips & cracks.
- Check all exterior lights condition.
- Check exterior mirrors, rear wiper, spare tyre.
- Check windscreen washers, seat belts, drive/shafts/gaiters/couplings.
- Check condition of the exhaust system.
- Check the underside of the car.
- Visual Brake check pads and discs. Check condition of brake fluid lines. Check brake fluid level.
- Check shocks/springs/mountings.
- Check steering rack and linkages.
- Check tyre condition, tyre pressure, wheel bearings.
- Check for fuel leaks, Check for power steering leaks.
- Check for oil leaks.
- Check for coolant leaks.
- Check anti-freeze level and strength.
- Drain engine oil and replace the filter, Fill with engine oil.
- Top up windscreen reservoir with additive.
- Check drive belts
- Check power steering fluid level
- Check handbrake adjustment
- Check operation of clutch
- Check Timing Belt history and advise
Car Full Service
(On top of everything we carry out on an interim service, a full service also has the following carried out)
- Check brake fluid water content.
- Replace spark plugs if necessary.
- Drain and replace engine oil.
- Replace Oil filter.
- Fuel Filter change (not in tank filters).
- Replace Air Filter.
- Remove all road wheels and internally inspect brakes, Adjust handbrake.
- Check Fan belt.
- Check Timing belt history and advise.
- Replace Pollen Filter (if fitted).
- Coolant replacement.
- Brake Fluid replacement.
- Check Gearbox Oil level.
- Check Air conditioning operation and advise.












