Autozone Blackburn

03/07/2025

Does your aircon or heater smell?
Is the fan not blowing as strongly as it used to?

These are common signs of a dirty cabin filter. Cabin filters should be replaced at least every 2 years—or sooner, depending on your driving conditions.

This customer came in complaining about a bad smell and debris coming from the air vents. When we removed the cabin filter, we discovered it was the original factory filter from 2018... That’s 7 years’ and 100 grams worth of dust, bugs, and leaves!

We replaced it with a high-quality RYCO cabin filter and cleaned the air conditioning system with an A/C sanitiser to eliminate bacteria, germs, and odours.

If your cabin filter needs checking or replacing, you know who to call!

16/06/2022

We are having a large increase of cars coming in with major fuel system problems. If you are concerned that your car is not running as it should or your fuel economy is not as good as it used to be get it in to us to inspect before it causes very expensive problems. We are currently recommending as a precautionary measure to use a complete fuel system cleaner every 5000kms. We stock a Melbourne made additive that has been designed for our fuel and conditions. There are different additives specifically designed for diesel, standard unleaded cars and European / performance cars. These are $30.00 each whereas the cost of possible repairs from contamination can go into the 1000's of dollars. We also strongly advise against using any ethanol based fuels in your vehicle.

Victorian motorists are reporting filling up their car with polluted fuel at petrol stations across the state, as the recent of deluge of wet weather is suspected to have contaminated supply.

03/11/2020

FREE Roadside assistance with all scheduled and logbook car servicing.

Professional roadside assistance when you need it most
The Club Evolution roadside assistance package is designed to give more when you need it most and free of charge when you have your vehicle service. Every time you have your vehicle serviced with us you can rely on fully trained licensed technicians that listen and care about your vehicle, in fact we treat it like one of our own.

At service we issue free 6 month or 12 month (depending on manufacturers recommended service schedule for your vehicle) roadside assistance so you can count on us while on every journey.

16/09/2020

I’m pleased to inform you that Stage 4 restrictions pertaining to logbook and scheduled vehicle servicing have been eased after a long and collaborative discussion with the Victorian Government by the VACC.

Under the Victorian Government’s Stage 4 restrictions, which came into effect on 2 August, routine maintenance was not a permitted activity unless it was deemed to be critical. Following extensive lobbying from VACC, these rules were relaxed on 25 August to allow vehicle servicing to be undertaken while a vehicle presented for urgent repairs.

VACC recently wrote to all Labor and Independent MPs advising that restricting general vehicle servicing would inadvertently place Victorians at risk. Specifically, concerns were raised about a vehicle’s safety condition due to a lack of professional oversight. Constructive meetings were held with the Department of Jobs, Regions and Precincts where VACC proposed an automotive-specific COVIDSafe Plan in a bid to reopen automotive workshops.

In response, VACC has been informed by the Victorian Government that:

Routine maintenance (i.e. logbook or scheduled maintenance) is permitted as a standalone service for safety purposes only, including for repairs and product recalls. Under the current guidance, automotive, machinery and equipment repair and maintenance are permitted to operate:
• where service providers are providing support to a permitted service or industry or
• where it is required to maintain the health and safety of Victorians at home or at work (e.g. routine maintenance, vehicle repairs and critical maintenance including disinfection).

04/04/2020