Minor Service

A mobile minor service at your home or office: engine oil, oil filter and a safety inspection, without the workshop queue.

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Typical Duration 1 hour

We drain and replace the engine oil with the correct specification for your engine, fit a new oil filter, top up the underbonnet fluids, and carry out a visual safety inspection covering belts, hoses, tyres, lights and visible leaks.

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At your home or office
Fair & transparent pricing
6-month, 6000km warranty

The Most Trusted Mobile Minor Service

A minor service is the routine interval that keeps an engine healthy between the larger ones. It centres on fresh engine oil and a new oil filter, together with the fluid level and safety checks that catch small problems while they are still small. Michanic carries out minor services at your home or office, so the car is off the road for an hour in your own driveway rather than a day at a workshop.

Why Choose Our Mobile Minor Service Services?

  1. Your Driveway, Not a Queue:
    Booking a car in for an oil change usually costs more time than the work itself. We arrive at a set time and the car stays where it is parked.
  2. Correct Oil Specification:
    Modern engines are specific about oil grade and manufacturer approval, particularly where a diesel particulate filter is fitted. We use oil that meets the specification for your engine.
  3. A Real Inspection:
    Levels, belts, hoses, tyres, lights and visible leaks are checked while the car is open, so you hear about a perished hose before it strands you.
  4. Service Record Kept:
    The work is recorded so your maintenance history stays intact, which matters at resale.

Why We are the Best Choice for Mobile Minor Service

  • Qualified Mechanics:
    The same technicians who carry out repairs do the servicing, so an unusual noise or a weeping seal is recognised rather than overlooked.
  • No Upselling:
    If something needs attention you are told what it is and why. If nothing does, we say that too.
  • Proper Disposal:
    Used oil and filters leave with us and go to licensed disposal rather than into a drain.
  • We Come To You:
    Home, office or a parking bay. The only requirement is somewhere safe to work.

Engine oil does more than lubricate. It carries heat away from the bearings and pistons, holds combustion soot in suspension so it does not form sludge, and protects against corrosion while the car stands. Oil that has passed its interval has lost the additives that do most of that work, and sludge that forms as a result blocks the narrow oil ways feeding the camshafts and turbocharger. Skipping minor services is what turns an inexpensive routine job into a bearing or turbo failure.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the difference between a minor and a major service?
    A minor service covers engine oil, the oil filter, fluid levels and a safety inspection. A major service adds the other filters and the wear items that run on longer intervals, such as spark plugs, and includes a more thorough inspection of brakes and suspension.
  • How often does a car need a minor service?
    Most modern cars call for one annually or every ten to fifteen thousand kilometres, whichever comes first. Your service book is the authority, and cars doing mostly short trips benefit from shorter intervals.
  • Can a service be done at my home?
    Yes, that is the normal way we work. All that is needed is a reasonably level place to park with room to work around the car. Used oil and filters leave with the mechanic.
  • Will a mobile service affect my warranty?
    Servicing at the correct intervals with oil and parts that meet the manufacturer specification protects your warranty. What matters is the specification used and that the work is recorded, not whose premises it happens on.
  • What happens if I skip a service?
    Oil loses its additives over time, so it stops holding soot in suspension and stops protecting against corrosion. The result is sludge, which blocks the oil ways feeding the camshafts and turbocharger, and accelerated bearing wear.