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Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical take great pride in offering their clients personalised, and friendly service at all times. 

Conveniently located in Sunbury, the business is a member of the Repco Auto Tech training program, ensuring their technicians are kept fully up to date with modern vehicle repair methods. 

Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical have a wealth of experience in servicing all makes and models, including commercial fleet vehicles. As a Repco Authorised Service Centre, they have a commitment to high quality workmanship, ensuring the very best in automotive care.

Win a share of over $8,000 in prizes with Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical and Repco Authorised Service From 1 June to 30 September 2026, service your vehicle at Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical and you can enter the Love Your Car promotion and win from a pool of exciting prizes. Prizes to Be Won 5 x $1,000 Repco Authorised Service vouchers
Redeemable at any participating Repco Authorised Service centre nationwide. 20 x $100 fuel gift cards
Perfect for your next road trip or daily drive. 5 x Supercars merchandise packs
Valued at $100 each. 10 x car care gift packs

Total prize pool valued at up to $7990 including GST. How to Enter To participate: Book and complete a vehicle service at any Repco Authorised Service centre during the promotional period. Visit repcoservice.com/win Tell us in 25 words or less why you deserve to win a Love Your Car prize. Upload your receipt Submit your entry online before 11:59pm AEST on 30 September 2026.

From 1 June to 30 September 2026, service your vehicle at a Repco Authorised Service centre and YOU could win big in the Love Your Car promotion

Love Your Car & Win

Engines that operate through internal combustion rely on large amounts of clean air to ensure the fuel burns properly and generates the power needed to drive the vehicle. At Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical in Sunbury, we understand how vital it is to keep your car's air filter in good condition as part of protecting your engine's health. Your engine requires extremely clean air to function efficiently. Dirt, dust, and other particles entering the engine can cause serious damage. That’s where the air filter comes into play. It ensures the air entering the combustion chambers is clean, shielding key engine components such as the pistons and cylinders from wear and damage. Why Replace Your Air Filter? Save on Fuel Costs: Your engine requires the correct balance of fuel and air to run efficiently. A clogged air filter restricts airflow, causing your engine to run inefficiently – often referred to as ‘running rich.’ This not only puts additional stress on your engine but can also increase fuel consumption by up to 10%. No one likes spending more on petrol than necessary!   Protect Your Engine: Over time, air filters become clogged and weaker, increasing the risk of damage. A damaged or overly dirty air filter can allow harmful particles to enter the engine, potentially leading to expensive repairs.   Benefits of Replacing Your Air Filter: Extends the life of your engine Improves fuel efficiency Reduces vehicle emissions At Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical, we always check the condition of your air filter during every full car service. Whether it’s a major or minor service, or one that follows your manufacturer’s handbook or logbook guidelines, you can trust us to keep your engine running smoothly.

Keep your engine healthy with clean air filters. Improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and extend engine life. Visit Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical for expert maintenance and reliable car servicing.

Air Filters

Should You Drive with Worn Brake Pads? Your vehicle's braking system is one of its most important safety features, and brake pads play a vital role in helping you stop safely and confidently. Unfortunately, brake pads gradually wear down every time you use your brakes, making regular inspections and maintenance essential.

At Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical in Sunbury, we regularly inspect and service braking systems to help motorists stay safe on the road. Understanding the warning signs of worn brake pads and addressing issues early can improve vehicle safety, prevent costly repairs, and give you greater peace of mind behind the wheel. Your Brakes Are More Important Than You Think Every time you press the brake pedal, your brake pads clamp onto the brake rotors, creating the friction needed to slow and stop your vehicle. Because this process generates heat and friction, brake pads are considered a wear-and-tear item and will eventually need replacement.

A vehicle can only stop as effectively as its brakes allow. Ignoring worn brake pads doesn't just affect performance—it can put your safety at risk.

Regular brake inspections help identify wear before it becomes a serious problem, ensuring your vehicle remains safe, responsive and reliable. Why Routine Brake Pad Maintenance Matters Keeping your brake pads in good condition offers several important benefits: 1. Improved Safety: 
Worn brake pads can significantly increase stopping distances, especially during emergency braking situations. 2. Better Braking Performance: 
Healthy brake pads provide more predictable and responsive braking, giving you greater control of your vehicle. 3. Reduced Repair Costs: 
Replacing brake pads before they wear out completely can help prevent damage to expensive components such as brake rotors and calipers. 4. Greater Peace of Mind: 
Knowing your braking system is operating correctly helps you drive with confidence in all road conditions. Common Signs Your Brake Pads May Need Replacing Brake pads often provide warning signs before they reach a critical level of wear. Watch for: Squeaking or Squealing Noise: Many brake pads are designed with wear indicators that create a high-pitched noise when replacement is approaching. Reduced Braking Performance: If your vehicle takes longer to stop or the brake pedal feels less responsive, your brakes should be inspected. Vibrations When Braking: A vibration through the steering wheel or brake pedal may indicate uneven brake pad wear or rotor damage. Grinding Sounds: A grinding noise often means the brake pad friction material has worn away completely and metal-to-metal contact is occurring. Dashboard Warning Lights: Some modern vehicles have brake wear sensors that illuminate a warning light when attention is required. What Happens If You Continue Driving With Worn Brake Pads? Delaying brake repairs can lead to more than just poor braking performance. 1. Longer Stopping Distances: 
The thinner the brake pad becomes, the less effective it is at generating braking force. 2. Expensive Rotor Damage: 
Once brake pads wear excessively, they can damage the brake rotors, turning a simple brake pad replacement into a more costly repair. 3. Increased Risk of Accidents: 
Reduced braking performance can compromise your ability to react quickly in emergency situations. 4. Additional Component Wear: 
Brake calipers, rotors and other braking components may suffer unnecessary wear if worn brake pads are ignored. Can Worn Brake Pads Affect Your Tyres? Many motorists are surprised to learn that brake condition can also influence tyre wear.

When braking performance is compromised, tyres can experience increased stress during braking and cornering. This may contribute to uneven tyre wear, reduced grip and poorer vehicle handling.

Maintaining your braking system helps protect your tyres, improve vehicle stability and maximise tyre life. Other Problems Associated With Worn Brake Pads Worn brake pads can also contribute to: Brake fade during heavy or repeated braking Overheating of braking components Excessive brake dust accumulation on wheels Rotor scoring and grooves Increased vehicle maintenance costs over time How Regular Brake Inspections Save You Money Many brake-related issues can be identified during routine servicing before they develop into expensive repairs.

A simple brake inspection today could save you hundreds of dollars tomorrow.

By replacing brake pads at the right time, you can often avoid: Rotor replacement Caliper damage Reduced tyre life Unexpected breakdowns Costly emergency repairs Simple Tips to Protect Your Braking System Regular inspections by the experienced team at Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical can help ensure your braking system remains safe and reliable year-round.

Taking a proactive approach to brake maintenance is easy: Have your brakes inspected during every scheduled service. Listen for unusual noises when braking. Address warning lights promptly. Follow your manufacturer's recommended service schedule. Seek professional advice if braking performance changes. Brake Pad FAQ How often should my brakes be inspected? Most manufacturers recommend having your brakes inspected at least every 10,000 to 15,000 kilometres or during every scheduled service. However, vehicles that frequently tow, carry heavy loads or drive in stop-start traffic may require more frequent checks. Do brake pads wear out faster in city driving? Yes. Frequent stopping and starting in urban traffic places more demand on the braking system, often causing brake pads to wear faster than vehicles driven mainly on highways. Can brake pads wear unevenly? They sure can. Uneven wear may indicate issues such as sticking calipers, worn suspension components or brake hardware problems that should be professionally diagnosed. Why do my brakes sometimes make noise after rain? Moisture can create a light surface rust on brake rotors overnight, causing temporary noise during the first few brake applications. Persistent noise should still be inspected. Is it normal for new brake pads to feel different? Yes. New brake pads often require a bedding-in period before achieving optimal performance. During this time, braking feel may be slightly different until the pads and rotors properly mate together. Drive With Confidence Don't wait until a small brake issue becomes a major repair. Book a brake inspection with Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical today and drive with confidence knowing your braking system is performing at its best.

Need a brake inspection in Sunbury? Learn the signs of worn brake pads, why timely replacement matters, and how Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical can keep your vehicle safe with professional brake servicing and repairs.

Brake Service and Inspection

Get ready to experience the thrill of the Supercars Gold Coast 500 - on us! Simply replace your car battery with a Repco battery at Repco Authorised Service and you could be heading to one of Australia’s most exciting motorsport events with your family. This is your chance to combine essential vehicle maintenance with an unforgettable holiday experience. What You Could Win One lucky winner will receive: Return flights for 2 adults and 2 children (if required) 3–4 nights accommodation 4 x General Admission Tickets to the Supercars Gold Coast 500 $500 spending money allowance Supercars merchandise pack Theme park tickets for 2 adults and 2 children Airport transfers (if required) From high-speed track action to theme park fun and beachside relaxation, this prize package delivers the ultimate family getaway. How to Enter Entering is easy: Have your car battery replaced with a Repco battery at Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical between 1 June and 31 July 2026. Then, complete your entry online here. That’s it! You’ll be in the draw to win an incredible Gold Coast Supercars experience. Why Wait? A new battery keeps your vehicle reliable and ready for the road — and now it could also put you on track for an unforgettable family holiday. Book your battery replacement today at your Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical and get your entry in before 31 July 2026. View full terms and conditions here. Don’t miss out - start your engines and enter today!

Enter for your chance to win a family trip to the Supercars Gold Coast 500! Replace your battery with Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical between 1 June and 31 July 2026 to go in the draw.

Win a Family Gold Coast Experience

Repco Authorised Service is Australia's largest network of independent car service workshops and with that comes the reliability of a Nationwide Warranty. Each independently owned Repco Authorised Service workshop offers you an Australian-wide warranty ensuring the goods and services you receive are free from defects in materials and workmanship. This warranty is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. If something does go wrong or you have a question about our Nationwide Warranty, please get in touch with us here. With over 500 Repco Authorised Service centres Australia wide, there are few places you won't find one of our workshops within easy reach. Warranty Period For services provided by any Repco Authorised Service workshop, the warranty is for a period of 12 months or 20,000kms (whichever comes first) from the date of your invoice. Claims If you need to make a claim under the warranty, please contact the Repco Authorised Service workshop that originally completed the work on your vehicle. The workshop where the work was originally performed will be responsible for responding to and accepting claims. If the original workshop can't help, they may authorise another workshop in the network to assist. Terms and Conditions What does the warranty cover? The Repco Authorised Service workshop will have the option of reperforming, replacing or repairing the good or service if it is or becomes defective during the warranty period, at no additional charge.
a.       Where the good or service is replaced, repaired or reperformed pursuant to this warranty, the replacement good or reperformed service will be subject to the terms of this warranty commencing on the date of the original invoice.
b.       If you request for a good to be repaired, your Repco Authorised Service workshop may choose to replace the good with a refurbished good of the same type. The warranty will cover any reasonable diagnosis or scanning fees conducted by the relevant Repco Authorised Service workshop, if such goods or services are later found to be defective. If the work done on your vehicle involves the supply of services from another service provider nominated by the Repco Authorised Service centre, the warranty offered by such service provider will replace this Nationwide Warranty to the extent of such goods .  The Repco Authorised Service centre will advise you of the terms and conditions of such warranty. The rights and obligations under this warranty remain solely with the original Repco Authorised Service workshop that provided you with the product or service. The benefit of this warranty is personal to you and is not transferable. What does the warranty not cover? This warranty does not cover: normal wear and tear and consumable goods such as globes, wipers, and fluids; loss of any data stored in your vehicle like music or phone numbers; and any incidental loss or damage caused by the defect, such as towing fees, loss of profits, loss of use and loss of goodwill or other loss or damage that cannot reasonably be considered to arise normally. This warranty is void if the defect is a consequence of misuse, neglect, abuse, incorrect operation or improper maintenance of the vehicle, accident, or other use that is not otherwise caused by a Repco Authorised Service workshop. How to submit a warranty claim Step 1: Have your original invoice ready. Step 2: Ensure that you make your claim within the warranty period. Step 3:  Please contact the Repco Authorised Service centre that carried out the relevant repairs or maintenance on your vehicle. Their contact details are on  your original invoice.  Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law The goods and services acquired from a Repco Authorised Service workshop comes with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. For major failures with the service, you are entitled: to cancel your service contract with us; and to a refund for the unused portion, or to compensation for its reduced value. You are also entitled to choose a refund or replacement for major failures with goods. If a failure with the goods or a service does not amount to a major failure, you are entitled to have the failure rectified in a reasonable time. If this is not done, you are entitled to a refund for the goods and to cancel the contract for the service and obtain a refund of any unused portion. You are also entitled to be compensated for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage from a failure in the goods or service.

Enjoy peace of mind with the Repco Authorised Service Nationwide Warranty. Quality parts and labour covered at over 500 locations across Australia.

Nationwide Warranty

Lost or damaged your car key? We've got you covered! Have you misplaced your car key, or is it no longer working properly? Our key replacement and programming service is here to help you get back on the road quickly and easily. We use the latest tool and technology to ensure your new key is programmed accurately and works seamlessly with your vehicle's security system. The team at Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical are trained and highly proficient in handling key replacements and programming for a wide range of vehicle makes and models. You can trust us to get the job done right the first time. Whether your key is lost, broken, stolen or just needs servicing, get in contact with us. Be sure to have the YEAR, MAKE and MODEL of your car to ensure our experts are able to duplicate your key effectively with teh specialist equipment at our disposal.  Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical are leading expert automotive technicians in Sunbury and surrounding areas. Use our handy online contact us form and we will be in touch next day to confirm the details.

Have you misplaced your car key, or is it no longer working properly? Our key replacement and programming service is here to help you get back on the road quickly and easily.

Sunbury Automatics and Mechanical

Cars are our passion.

Love Your Car & Win

Air Filters

Brake Service and Inspection

Win a Family Gold Coast Experience

Nationwide Warranty

Key Replacements & Programming