When you pop the hood and look at the complicated mechanical devices called engines, you notice right away there’s plenty of wiring. In fact, the wires seem to snake around the engine in a complex configuration that makes little sense to anyone who is not a mechanic. Auto engines have plenty of electrical configurations that are critical to their smooth operation. The fact is that when a car experiences problems, it could easily be an electrical problem as much as it could be a mechanical problem.

Any qualified mechanic needs to be familiar with both mechanical and electrical problems in order to be efficient at his or her job. That means a mobile car mechanic must be prepared to complete a variety of repairs including those related to the electrical systems.

Seeking the Elusive Electrical Problem

Many times electrical problems are the most elusive, because they can occur intermittently. For example, the car engine may not work properly, but only after the engine warms up. Or the ignition works randomly. Perhaps the engine cuts out without notice while cruising down the highway. Then again, your car might have a faulty alternator or a defective wire.

All of these are electrical problems which can be fixed by mobile car mechanics. Using state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment is necessary to pinpoint electrical problems in computerised engines, so it’s important to use a technologically current mobile car service.

The kinds of electrical repairs fixed by mobile mechanics include the following.

• Fault testing including reading computer fault codes

• ECU and PCM

• Electronic ignition repairs

• Electronic dash repairs

• Engine light analysis

• Electronic or electric module analysis

• Starter replacement or rebuilding

• Alternator replacement or rebuilding

• Battery replacement

• Electric brake repairs

• Alarm wiring repairs

• Air conditioning repair

Of course, there are plenty of wiring problems an engine can experience and they can be very difficult to locate unless the mechanic is experienced. Analysing electrical problems requires using special equipment combined with mechanic expertise. Today’s engines are extremely sophisticated combinations of electronics, electrical wiring, and moving parts and seem like they are half-computer and half-mechanical.

Quirky Problems Require Expert Repairs

There were 266,539 new vehicles sold in Victoria in 2008. There are over 3,921,574 cars on the road in Victoria. If you could talk to the various car owners who have experienced engine problems, odds are you would find the quirky problems are related to electrical issues. Fortunately the right diagnostic equipment can make it much easier to pinpoint the problem quickly.

Mobile mechanics can perform a variety of electrical repairs on-site. These include emergency repairs such as battery replacements to more complex repairs done at your home or at work. When you utilise mobile car mechanic services, you get convenient repairs for less cost than you would pay at a typical car shop.

Quirky electrical repairs can be expensive when the mechanic is not fully prepared with the right experience and the right diagnostic equipment. That’s why it’s so important to choose a qualified and certified mobile car service.