Thread: Recommended Mechanics Used During recent Trip around Australia

Hello fellows
Can anyone recommend a really efficient, clean and well staffed workshop ( with knowledgable mechanics) in Perth?
Appreciate any feedback.
Cheers

After doing our BIG LAP in 20 weeks on the road would like to add Wyatts at Geraldton (approx 400k North of Perth).

Amazing service at short notice and quite reasonable with the $$$s as well.

Whyatt's automotive
90 Anderson St Geraldton
WA 6530
PH (08) 99654333
www.whyattsautomotive.com

Great help thanks. I'm preparing the D2a and camper trailer for our family trip starting in June for three months.

Melbourne and up the Oodnadatta Track then across to the Rock, up the highway across to Top Springs, then Gregory NP, KNX, Bungles then three weeks in Broome, then home via the Tanami.

All with my three kids under 5

Originally Posted by Hamma

Great list, thanks. We are two months into our 12 month lap, (D3 towing big van easy), but will need a service in Perth. Anyone special to see? If not, might just use the guy in Bunbury.
Thx, Hamma

I'm sure that question in the WA Forum would the required answer

Originally Posted by Seaone

- Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW - Ayers Automotive Ph: 02 9905 6048
15 Ada Ave, Brookvale, Sydney NSW http://www.aauto.com.au/
Ayers Automotive are my regular mechanics when I am home in Sydney. I have used Ayers Automotive since I bought my Disco In 2005 ! I would whole heartedly recommend them to do any work on any Land Rover! Great People and Great Service. Speak to Richard or Mark if Richard isn’t available. Ayers are Land Rover and Range Rover specialists
Highly Recommended !

How come they didn't pick up the problem with the radiator splash guard as missing??

Originally Posted by Seaone

There were 2 radiator replacements, Kununurra and Darwin. These were due to a missing splash guard which resulted in having the fan strike the radiator and subsequently putting a hole in the radiators during creek and river crossings. It Seems as though the gaurd was most likely removed and not put back on when the winch bar was installed. I didnt think to check this, before we left and to be honest at the time i didnt even know there was a gaurd designed to prevent this happening.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]We stopped all chance of this happening after the repair In Darwin, by fabricating a steel bashplate/guard to replicate the original platic one. We also tied off the fan to stop it rotating during any water crossings.

Radiator splash guard ???
thats not the problem.

during a water crossing the water flows through the radiator and the fan turns into a boat propellor and blades bend forward.

Tying the fan off is an original idea but I would not do it, that can cause other issues.

the correct procedure is to tarp up the front of the vehicle, you hardly ever see anyone doing it tho, I dont know why or if ego gets in the way. But I won't do a river coossing without the front tarped up or at least some cardboard or plastic over the front of the radiator grille.

you never see it done on youtube or in magazines because it looks uncool or whimpy. 9 times out of 10 you get away with it but ive seen many a fan go thru a radiator.

Some do tarp up





Martyn

Good photo of the Red Terror. Tarp up and you have no dramas. It only took 3 minutes to put on and take off