A 2010 Toyota RAV4 serviced at our Oakleigh South workshop for $180: engine oil and oil filter changed, then the car gone through item by item on our written Vehicle Health Check & Service Report: interior, exterior, engine bay, fluids, battery, underbody, and tyres and brakes measured at each corner.
This 2010 RAV4 came in for a service. The engine oil was drained and changed with a new oil filter, and the car went up on the hoist so it could be checked properly underneath. Then it was gone through on our Vehicle Health Check & Service Report, one item at a time: the steering, suspension and CV boots, the brake hoses and the exhaust, the air filter, the engine bay and the fluids, the battery, and the tyres and brakes at each corner. Each item gets a rating, and the owner takes the sheet away with the date or kilometres of the next service. The service was $180, and anything outside the quote is raised with the owner before it is done.
Anything found outside the service is quoted before it's done. Today’s prices for the same work, including GST.
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Engine oil and a new oil filter, then the full health check: interior and exterior, the engine bay and drive belts, the fluids, the battery, the underbody, and the tyres and brakes. Every item on the sheet is looked at, not just the ones that are easy to reach.
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Each item is rated: green is OK at inspection, amber is one to plan for or keep an eye on, red needs urgent attention. Only a ticked box is a result, so an item we couldn't check is written down as not checked, never left looking as if it passed.
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Tread depth is measured on the inside, centre and outside of each tyre, pressures are checked and set, and the brake pad lining is measured, all written on the sheet for each wheel.
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The battery's cranking amps are measured and written beside what it is rated for, with its resting and charging voltage, so you can see how it is holding up.
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With the RAV4 in the air, the steering joints, suspension, springs, CV boots, brake hoses, exhaust and mountings were looked at directly, along with any visible leaks.
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Findings go on the sheet with what we recommend and how soon. If anything needs doing beyond the service, we call you first with the price, and nothing is done until you say yes.
2010 Toyota RAV4 · on the hoist for its service
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