West Car Clinic is your local One Stop Workshop for your vehicle in the North East..

West Car Clinic's Ridgehaven car service workshop has been servicing the needs of customers in Adelaide's North East suburbs for over 25 years.

One of two family-owned businesses, West Car Clinic offer quality car service and repairs in the outer North-East suburbs.

For customers looking for car service closer to the CBD, owners Sandra and Romeo Bruno invite you to try West Car Clinic's sister store Carrington Street Auto Repairs which provide expert car service in the Central Business District (CBD) of Adelaide itself.

Located close to Tea Tree Plaza shopping centre, West Car Clinic is like a medical clinic for vehicles. Our modern and extremely clean workshop has state-of-the-art equipment to service and repair even the latest fuel-injected and computerised vehicle with complete confidence.

We are equipped with Safe-T-Stop testing equipment, ensuring your safety, and that of your family, with the most advanced brake and suspension safety testing system in Australia. We offer expert Log Book Service along with Tyre and Wheel Services, including Wheel Alignments.

West Car Clinic are fully qualified to service and repair all aspects of Hybrid & EV mechanical and electrical components. Read about a recent diagnosis and repair of a Hybrid Nissan Pathfinder in our Adelaide city automotive workshop.

West Car Clinic are Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA) Approved Repairers. Each RAA Approved Repairer guarantees quality workmanship with fair pricing and adheres to the RAA Code of Practice specific to their category. RAA Approved Repairers maintain standards in qualifications and equipment, periodically undergoing audits to maintain their accreditation.

The business has steadily grown under the management of proprietors Romeo and Sandra Bruno. West Car Clinic employs a team of fully qualified automotive engineers at their well-equipped workshop, conveniently located in Ridgehaven.

Sandra and Romeo believe that this growth is due to their solid commitment to providing their clients with honest and reliable customer service. Our workshop is a total one-stop car care centre for all mechanical repairs, and we have built a solid reputation for quality customer care.

Combined with the latest in diagnostic and analysis equipment, our car service team of six highly trained and qualified automotive technicians are enthusiastic about good customer service ensuring that West Car Clinic are able to take care of both you and your vehicle's needs. 

We are licenced for Air Conditioning service (ARC licence # AU07605) and Regas, LP Gas installations, qualified to provide Manufacturer's Log Book (Handbook) Service, Tune-ups, Clutch, Gearbox and Transmission service and repair. We can check out the performance of your Brakes, Shockers and Suspension with our Safe-T-Stop machine, ensuring your safety and that of your family with the most advanced brake safety testing system in Australia.

Here at West Car Clinic we are proud to be an Australian owned and operated workshop servicing our local community of Ridgehaven. We believe that motorists in Ridgehaven deserve the very best in customer service and technical expertise, that's why we choose to be a part of Australia's largest independent network of mechanical workshops, proudly backed by the biggest name in the business - Repco. As a Repco Authorised Service Centre and RAA Approved Mechanical Repairer, all repairs and service are carried out to an exceptional standard and backed by a Nationwide Warranty. West Car Clinic believe the customer's needs are always important.

We also have access to Repco Auto-Tech. Developed and run by the industry's most experienced trainers, Repco Auto-Tech is Australia's leading provider of automotive technical information and training providing accurate information, professional advice, automotive software and locally delivered training clinics at more than 120 locations throughout Australia.

Award-winning new car service in Adelaide

As your local service centre, we can service your new car. No need to queue at dealerships any longer! West Car Clinic can carry out car manufacturer's scheduled services and stamp your service book when servicing your brand new vehicle. Your new car warranty will be validated and protected.

As multi-year winners of the North & North Eastern Region Small Business award, West Car Clinic have been recognised as providing the very best in automotive service and quality customer care. These awards recognise our commitment to excellence in the areas of customer service, staff training, business management and the constant investment in the latest technologies and diagnostic equipment.

West Car Clinic is an independently owned and operated service centre. So when you bring your car in you get friendly local service - and you get to talk to the mechanic who fixes your car. However, as part of the Repco Authorised Service chain, we can now offer an even wider range of repair services.

As your local Repco Authorised Service centre, we can service your new car. We can carry out carmaker's scheduled services and stamp your service book. Your new car warranty will be validated and protected.

We are able to carry out new car servicing and validate your service book. Your warranty is fully protected.

We can stamp your books to maintain your new car warranty

You can't go wrong with a warranty like this. It covers quality Repco parts and labour. and is supported at over 500 Repco Authorised Service dealers Australia-wide.

The Repco Authorised Service Nationwide Warranty gives you peace of mind wherever you go

Auto-Tech training ensures the mechanic who works on your car is current with all the latest computerised diagnostic equipment and repair methods. All mechanics in the network receive service bulletin updates on all new models and attend regular training clinics. If you drive a late model vehicle, you can be sure that we, as your local Repco Authorised Service centre will use the latest technology and repair methods. Repco Auto-Tech keeps every mechanic fully updated on all new models with service bulletins and regular workshop clinics

Every Repco Authorised Service is the same friendly local garage you're used to dealing with. Nothing changed, not even the name over the door. As a Repco Authorised Service centre, we are part of a growing national chain.

The local repairer you know and trust, backed by Repco

We're backed by Repco and can offer a wider range of repair services. And we're now even better equipped to look after you and your car.

Our mechanics aren't hidden away. You get to know them personally. They're only too happy to talk to you about your car and discuss any problems. It's just another part of our friendly local service.

You talk to the mechanic who works on your car

The name Repco goes right back to 1922. From the earlier days of valve grinding and replacement parts to our race-bred technology with Sir Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme.

Repco has seventy years of automotive history

For friendly service from a trusted independent, you can rely on the team at West Car Clinic.

As your local Repco Authorised Service centre, we take great pride in offering our clients the very best in car servicing and automotive repairs.

Automotive Servicing and Repairs in Ridgehaven

Car Service, Maintenance & Repairs Ridgehaven

West Car Clinic (AU07605) are able to take charge of all your Vehicle Air Conditioner Regas, Repairs, Servicing or Inspection needs in Ridgehaven, Tea Tree Gully and the surrounding areas.

West Car Clinic Car Air Conditioning Auto Facts

Leaks or evaporation of refrigerant will mean your air con system will begin to deteriorate and will have to work harder, raising the amount of fuel you use.

Therefore, it is important to inspect the condition of the rubber seals on a regular basis for any signs of leaks or wearing which could well be allowing a loss of refrigerant.

An annual car air conditioner service means you may assist preventing costly breakdowns now and in the future, keep passengers safe by helping to prevent the build-up of potentially harmful substances and a well serviced automotive air conditioner system actually saves you money because it results in a reduction of fuel consumed.

West Car Clinic care about the environment and have ARCTick Authorisation (AU07605) to reliably and responsibly conduct vehicle air conditioning regas, repairs, servicing or inspection.

Leaks or evaporation of refrigerant will mean your air con system will begin to deteriorate and will have to work harder, raising the amount of fuel you use. Contact West Car Clinic to inspect your car now!

Car Air conditioning Services in Ridgehaven and the North East

The owner of a Hybrid Nissan Pathfinder was recently recommended to our Carrington St Auto Repairs business in Adelaide by their friend, a regular client of ours, to help resolve an issue. And here we share successful story conducted in our Adelaide CBD workshop.

The benefits of seeking further advice from fully qualified Hybrid Car Specialist at West Car Clinic

Following on from two different dealer experiences, the customer was being advised that the vehicle was uneconomically viable to repair. Not something you want to hear when you have invested in new technology.

The business owner Romeo, in our Adelaide workshop, set about following a proper and logical diagnosis plan. The first step was to collate and verify all the relevant customer information and most importantly the vehicle history. Second was to access the relevant repair and system operation data so a system diagnosis could be made. The third step was to prove the identified component was in fact faulty, because at over $12k for an inverter, ex Japan, plus international air freight, mistakes would be super costly for the client. The last step was to isolate a cause to prevent a repeat failure.  

It was established that the inverter was at fault. Once the system had be disabled and made safe, Romeo was able to replace the faulty Inverter with a locally sourced unit. These complex hybrid systems are basically two separate drive trains working in synergy. 

Once the inverter had been replaced the next step was to establish and rectify the cause of failure. 

The vehicle had been in a minor front end knock several months prior. The customer had missed a small coolant weep. Eventually this system ran dry and stopped leaking. The coolant leak was in the inverter/electrical cooling system, completely separate, to the engine cooling system.  

As the inverter also charges the 12v battery which runs all other systems in the vehicle, the integrity of this battery is super critical, despite the battery being fairly new, it most probably had been flattened completely several times during the prolonged repair process and accident history. After several test drives with odd intermittent faults and strange codes, the primary 12v Battery was also replaced completing the repair process.

The entire repair saved the customer over $10,000 on the dealer quotes, with a much shorter repair time frame. This is just another example of how the Repco Authorised Service network keeps the cost of repair down for all Australian motorists and provides an honest, fair and economical alternative.

Being aligned with the RAS program and using the tools it has on offer, like the EV training, Kangan institute partnership and the latest technical repair, data and training offered through Auto Tech, ensure the viability and sustainability of independent Repco Authorised Service center's like ours, now and into the future. 

For all your Hybrid and EV servicing, inspection, diagnosis and repair needs don't hesitate to contact the specialist team at West Car Clinic.

For all your Hybrid and EV servicing, inspection, diagnosis and repair needs don't hesitate to contact the specialist team at West Car Clinic

Hybrid Nissan Pathfinder Fault Diagnosis and Repair in Ridgehaven

West Car Clinic offer the very best in Hybrid and Electric Vehicle servicing in Ridgehaven. It’s important for all cars to be serviced regularly, it can ensure small problems don’t turn into big issues, resulting in more costly repairs down the line.

West Car Clinic are fully qualified to perform repairs and maintenance to your hybrid or EV including the following:

Service and maintain battery electric vehicles.

Depower and reinitialise hybrid electric vehicles.

Service and maintain electrical components in hybrid electric vehicles.

Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles.

Diagnose and repair high voltage rechargeable energy storage systems in battery electric vehicles.

Diagnose and repair system instrumentation and safety interlocks in battery electric vehicles

Diagnose and repair high voltage rechargeable energy storage systems in hybrid electric vehicles

With petrol prices at record highs, investment in vehicles running on alternative power sources is becoming more and more attractive.

Contact us today at West Car Clinic to book in your Hybrid car service or repair or speak to one of our fully qualified and friendly staff with any questions.

West Car Clinic are Hybrid and Electric Vehicle car servicing specialists. Book in your car at our prosessional Ridgehaven worshop.

Hybrid and EV car service in Ridgehaven

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We advise that our workshop will be closed for the Christmas period from the close of business on Friday the 20th of December and reopening on Monday the 6th of January

West Car Clinic take great pride in offering their clients personalised, and friendly service at all times.

Conveniently located near Tea Tree Plaza shopping centre and public transport hub, the business is RAA approved and a member of the Repco Auto Tech training program - ensuring their technicians are kept fully up to date with modern vehicle repair methods.

West Car Clinic have a wealth of experience in servicing all makes and models, including commercial fleet vehicles.

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