Car service in Reservoir

AutoworkX is on Newlands Road in Coburg North, a run south west out of Reservoir. Tyres and puncture repair, suspension and steering, logbook servicing and brakes, on every make we see.

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New tyres stacked beside the Castrol banner with the workshop floor beyond

Past Edwardes Lake and you are pointed the right way

Reservoir sits north east of us on the far side of Merri Creek. The plain run is south to Bell Street and then west across the creek into Coburg, with Newlands Road a few streets north of Bell Street. If your day already takes you down past the lake, we are barely off the line you were driving anyway.

A clunk over a speed hump is a suspension job

Suspension and steering work comes in from this side often. Shocks, bushes and ball joints wear quietly, and the first sign is usually that clunk, or a car that wanders instead of holding a line. We load each corner on the hoist and show you which joint has the play in it before anything is ordered.

Tyres go with it. Wear that is heavier on one edge than the other is rarely the tyre's fault, it is telling you about the geometry or a worn part underneath. We supply, fit and balance tyres here, and we read the old tread before selling you a new set.

Nothing is replaced on a guess

The car goes up, we load the front and the rear and check every joint for movement, then you get a price for the parts that failed the check rather than for the whole end of the car. If one side has gone, we say so, though shocks and struts are normally done in pairs so the car sits and steers evenly.

Suspension work is not a wait in the lounge

A tyre fit or a puncture repair can be short enough to sit out. Suspension work usually is not, because the parts have to be right and it is not a job worth rushing. Ask when you book which of the two you are in for, and if the car has to be back for a particular reason, tell us then rather than on the day.

Ring before we close at 6:00pm

Weekday hours are 8:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday is 9:00am to 4:00pm, and Sunday is closed. The mobile is 0451 109 786 and the workshop line is 03 7054 8232, or message us on WhatsApp with the car and what it is doing.

Common questions

What does a clunk over speed humps usually mean?
Most often a worn bush, a link pin or a shock that has given up, and all three make a similar noise from the driver's seat. It is not worth guessing at, because the fix ranges from a small rubber part to a whole strut assembly. We put the car on a hoist, load the suspension and find the joint with the movement in it.
Why is one tyre wearing on the inside edge?
Wear on one edge is a geometry or suspension problem rather than a tyre problem, and a new tyre will wear the same way if the cause is still there. We look at the wear pattern, check the steering and suspension for play, and tell you what has to be sorted before new rubber goes on the car.
How long will the car be with you for suspension work?
We will not put a number on it before the car is up, because a pair of front shocks and a full set of bushes are different jobs with different parts behind them. Once the check is done you get a price and a day we can commit to, and if something has to be ordered in you hear that before you leave the car with us.
Do you look after Kia and Hyundai?
Yes. Kia and Hyundai come through regularly, alongside Japanese, European and Chinese makes. The service schedule and the oil specification are different for each of them, so we work to the maker's book for your model and year rather than running one standard service across everything that arrives.
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