by Admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Porsche
Ready for the road Lowering Engine Engine on engine stand New Turbo Bad Turbo This Cayenne came in to us with a customer concern about smoke coming out of the tailpipes at about 100,000 miles. An inspection of the tailpipes confirmed oily residue, further...
by Admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Porsche
New & Used Brake Pads New & Used Brake Pads Porsche 911 Turbo S Porsche Ceramic Brakes All laid out with new brake hardware Lets get started The Porsche 911 turbo can be optioned with awesome ceramic brakes. Saving several pounds each and offering...
by Admin | Oct 29, 2013 | Porsche
This engine had the classic intermediate shaft bearing failure. I have not seen and actual data on the failure rate of these bearings but many sources estimate it to be about 1%. When this bearing fails there is typically a loud banging noise coming from...
by Admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Volkswagen
The Parking brake cables on these VW Jettas can rust internally. This can cause the parking brake not to engage properly or not to disengage, neither of which are good situations. This is a pretty straightforward Volkswagen repair. Some interior...
by Admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Volkswagen
This particular Volkswagen Repair found a turbo charger that failed. It was severe failure where the impeller came off the turbo and large amounts of oil went through the turbo into the exhaust. We let the customer know when we installed the...
by Admin | Oct 7, 2013 | Audi
Doing a brake job on an Audi A4 seems like a pretty simple job, and its certainly no problem for our factory trained technicians. Its the details that make sure the end result is a quiet, safe brake repair that restores the original Audi factory performance to...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Volkswagen
We don’t see many of these, so I thought I would post a couple of pictures. From wikipedia, “Manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany (1968–1974), Hannover, Germany (1974–1983), Puebla, Mexico...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Audi
The Audi A4 2.0 is generally a very reliable engine. They have had some problems with their high pressure fuel pumps and the associated camshaft drive lobe, but the motors themselves, like their 1.8l predecessors are pretty reliable. This particular engine...
by Admin | Aug 30, 2013 | BMW
These late model BMW’s 335’s seem to have a weak AC evaporator. We seldom see evaporator problems on cars this new but these models had a weak unit. Our local BMWdealer has 9 of these units in stock, so that tells you something. ...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2013 | Mini Cooper
This 2004 Mini Cooper came in with clutch problems. As is often the case with clutch problems it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly which part of the clutch and clutch release mechanism failed, but our trained Mini Cooper mechanics, know when something is...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2013 | BMW
Many people in Colorado with BMW X5 and X3 SUVs want to tow a small trailer or mount their bike or ski rack to the back of their vehicle. There are aftermarket trailer hitch kits for some of the years, but not all of them. The BMW factory trailer...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2013 | BMW
This customer came in with her 2007 BMW 328i complaining of smoke and a burning smell coming from her engine compartment. An inspection of her engine found that the plastic valve cover had deteriorated and was causing a large oil leak. Unlike...
