Routine Maintenance & Inspection Items

Maintain Your Car To Keep It Running Reliably, Smoothly, To The Lowest Operating Cost

Your standard of luxury import have vastly difference maintenance needs than a domestic car, truck, van or SUV. Keep your vehicle running as intended with specialty maintenance services such as:

  • Oil changes - Synethetic & Standard
  • Fluid checks AND FLUID EXCHANGE (AND WHY)
  • Brake system inspections AND ROUTINE REPAIRS
  • Coolant system RADIATORYFLUSHES AND fluid top-off
  • AIR CONDITIONING CHECK AND MAINTENANCE
  • TIMING BELTS
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Timing Belts:

The timing belt on engines is one of the most important items on a vehicle. This belt is a cogged belt that connects the crankshaft pulley to the camshaft(s) pulley(s) which in turn move pistons up/down and open/close valves. This function is what allows an engine to breathe and create compression and power. The correlation of all this is imperative and when a timing belt is worn enough to slip or break can sometimes cause catastrophic failure. Sometimes valves hit pistons when this occurs, causing engine damage. All manufactures have a recommended mileage they feel is important to service/replace this belt. On some engines, the timing belt also runs the water pump. The best way to service this belt is to replace all related components such as water pump and associated pulleys.

Expert Brake & Inspection Service for Complete Stops

Your brake system is the most vital system in a car. It is important to ensure your car has the ability to stop in as short of a distance as possible.  We provide comprehensive service for modern disc brakes with services including:

  • Visual brake examination
  • Brake line installation
  • Brake pad replacement
  • Disc brake examination and repair
  • Drum brake diagnostics and repair
  • Brake bleeding
  • Brake fluid flushing

Fluid Inspection Exchange

  • Brake Fluid Flushes
  • Power Steering
  • Transmission
  • Differentials & Transfer Case
  • Coolant / Antifreeze
  • Air Filter
  • Cabin Filter
  • A/C Refrigerant R134A Systems & New YF1234 Systems 
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Today’s vehicles are different from manufacture to manufacture, but they do have basic similarities as well. They all use engines that are powered by gas or diesel, have transmissions, drivetrain, creature features, brakes, and more. Whether it’s a European import or a Domestic breed, things do wear out and need maintenance or replacing. The best way to know your car is being taken care of to give you many years and miles are to be proactive in its care. All fluids that make a vehicle move eventually wear out. As miles accrue, metal fragmentation occurs causing gear oils to be contaminated with metal particles, reducing their ability to lubricate internal parts.


Engine oil: breaks down from combustion and a dirty environment. Brake fluid becomes contaminated from seals wearing out becoming part of the fluid. Basically, the same thing happens with every fluid in a vehicle. Every system that uses a fluid eventually degrades and then contaminates the fluid itself.

Fuel: quality today is a far cry from being real gas. The use of oxygenated fuels is causing some problems in our fuel injection systems. The latest design of fuel delivery is “direct injection” which in theory is awesome but the industry is having some real problems with this. An excellent way to prevent fuel system problems is to perform a fuel induction service. All gas engines still have spark plugs and they are normally replaced at 60,000-90,000 miles. Car manufactures are coming up with some incredibly different oil viscosities. It is imperative to stay with the correct oil your car is designed for. Altering from this and using inferior fuel can cause some serious engine problems. 

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The main goal at our shop is to help you by doing the repair your car needs. We know that taking care of the maintenance is critical and we can help make sense of what the maintenance schedules are recommending.

We also stock a wide selection of the most common import repair parts so that when you come to us with a problem, we can swiftly make the repairs you need and have you on your way quickly.

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