Little River Garage

04/09/2026

Imported Nissan Elgrand (Impul) with a 131mA parasitic battery drain. Managed to successfully locate the source of the drain and rectify this issue for the customer.
If your vehicle has a known good battery yet still goes flat overnight or over the course of a few days while parked, you may have a parasitic battery drain.
Don’t keep spending $$$ on batteries and get your vehicles issues diagnosed and repaired properly.

27/07/2026

26/06/2026

This 2017 Toyota Hilux came in with a dead miss on cylinder #3. On further inspection it was obvious an open circuit was the issue, an easy and quick repair to get this customer back on the road and able to get to work. New plug and pins, patch harness wired in and some protective loom tubing and she’s back on the road. As a side note, it’s a good idea to unfasten and remove the plastic engine cover (if your vehicle has one fitted) every now and then, in order to visually check your wiring condition and potentially spot any little surprise mice nests as they do love the insulation on the underside of the engine covers particularly.

22/05/2026

2008 Mazda 2 knock sensor replacement. Symptoms of a faulty knock sensor include check engine light on, reduced power/sluggish acceleration, poor fuel economy, pinging/knocking from the engine. Some vehicles also present hard starting condition and a rough idle. If you’re experiencing similar symptoms with your vehicle don’t ignore it. The knock sensor is a critical component in your engine management system that protects your engine from catastrophic failure.

18/02/2026

Fair to assume this cabin filter has been in there a minute. If you have a strange odour or noise when your blower fan for your A/C is running, this may be your issue.

03/02/2026

2002 Suzuki Carry van in for its first ever timing belt. They don’t make belts that last 24 years anymore 😁

19/12/2025

Well it’s that time of year once again, we will be closed from today until Monday 12th January.
From myself and the team here at Little River Garage, we wish you a safe and happy Christmas. A big thank you to all our customers for your business, support and patience throughout 2025 and we look forward to seeing you in 2026!