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Is it worth the risk of delaying a service?

Name: Stouch Mechanics
Address: PO Box 641, Sunnybank Plaza, QLD, 4109, AU
Telephone: 1300 568 603
Price range: $
Rating: 5

09 August 2019

We have had a run lately of the worst kind of breakdown callouts where we had to relate the sad news that the engine had to be replaced. We would like to impress upon vehicle owners the importance of regular servicing, particularly major ones.

While you might consider that a service is about checking and changing oil and other fluids, we have had two instances lately where a "timing belt" inside the engine had failed. We will spare you the technical detail, but suffice, there is a symphony of fast-moving hard metal parts inside your engine and the timing belt is the conductor that ensures that everything is operating in harmony.

The failure of a timing belt will normally mean disaster as with the conductor absent from the orchestra. The hard metal things are going to collide and tear each other apart. Imagine the string department of an orchestra going to town on the horn section and well..... you get the picture.

While stretching a service or even worse skipping a service might make short term financial sense, missing a service might have the worst possible outcome. "Timing belts" and "timing chains" are normally replaced at major service intervals at 100,000 - 150,000 km or 3-5 years into a car's lifespan.

Should you have concerns or questions about the service interval, service history of your car or there is a strange new noise coming from the engine, it's time to call and discuss it with Stouch Auto and Mechanical.

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Stouch auto and mechanical mobile is the most amazing business to take care of your car. Best service, always super friendly and helpful. I cannot recommend this business enough, no job to big or small and Muda communicates with you every step of the way, so there are no surprises. Do yourself a favour and book in!

Soloman Stephen

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I look after a fleet of 30 Utes and since bringing Stouch Auto into the mix to help take care of any issues my life has gotten a lot easier. Doesn't matter what time of the day or whether its a jump start or a major service I wouldn't call anyone else. Which is why I've started recommending them to other friends and companies.

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We use Stouch for all of our business vehicles, they are amazing at fixing our issues, keeping our services up to date and help by being mobile - allowing our technicians to continue to work and earn for the business. Highly recommended.

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Couldn't recommend these guys more! We had problems an hour away and they came to help us even though we were outside of the area they normally service. Best mechanic in Brisbane and they gave the best prices whenever we get our car serviced!

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