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Basic Car Maintenance

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    A hands-on introduction to basic car maintenance which will help keep your car costs low and ensure you know what to do if your car breaks down. Reduce your impact on the environment as well as your wallet: take control of your own vehicle and make educated and cost-effective decisions.

    • Sat 01 Apr
      3 hours, Sat 9:00 AM - Sat 12:00 PM Glen Innes Peter Wheaton
      • $52.00 incl. GST
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    • Sat 28 Oct
      3 hours, Sat 9:00 AM - Sat 12:00 PM Glen Innes Peter Wheaton
      • $52.00 incl. GST
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    Description

    This course is held offsite at Tetley Wheaton Motors in Glen Innes.

    Course covers:

    • ID plate location
    • resetting tyre monitor systems after changing tyre pressures
    • dash lights/symbols and meanings
    • checking fluids (brake, transmission, coolant, oil, water etc)
    • checking battery
    • jump starting
    • belts / cam belt assessing condition under the bonnet
    • changing your spare tyre, check threads and pressures
    • Seatbelt & window runner cleaning and care
    • wipers and washers, how to change and unblock
    • how to change common bulbs in car
    • child seat fitting to vehicle correctly 
    • child locks for doors and windows

    This is a beginner level course for those who have no familiarity at all with the workings of their motorcar.

    About Peter Wheaton

    Peter has been a mechanic since he was 17 and has done years of diesel work and over the years he has relearned the trade with all the updated electronics now in vehicles.  He has trained apprentices to trade certificates, and as has been doing warrants since 1991.  He has been at Tetley Wheaton Automotive for over twenty years. 

    Basic Car Maintenance

    Testimonials

    From September 2022:

    Kia ora,

    Thanks for the reminder email, really good to have that & the calendar invite!
     
    Just wanted to say this workshop was so so good, so many useful tips. The mechanic was easygoing and explained things in depth so we could understand why different things are important, and what is doable versus difficult or dangerous to do by yourself. He was totally open to answering any question thrown at him. When we asked questions he would pull out tools and show us how to do what we asked about, so the workshop was really responsive based on everyone's interests and issues. We learned how to clean car headlights cheap and easy, how to change your tyre on the side of the road, learned about different oils and fuels, what sort of things to keep handy in the car and garage and it goes on. I really liked that he taught us the technical terms for everything too, it helped with understanding the purpose of each thing.
     
    I've already helped my mum with a couple things she needs to do on her car, just a few hours after the workshop! Would recommend it to anyone buying their first car or even if they've got a few years down the track and don't know much about their car. Will save them money and stress.
     
    Thanks,
    Tanya
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    Term Time: Monday - Wednesday 9:00am - 9:00pm
    Thursday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm

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