It just might not be so good for you. The reason the smell is so intoxicating is that it is made of several volatile organic compounds (voc’s) that are produced in the manufacturing process. “It’s a chemical cocktail made up of lots of toxins,” says Jeff Gearhart,...
Auto Maintenance
Posts in the Auto Maintenance category
Mercedes-Benz Magic Body Control
In a recent article we penned for Mercedes-Benz Startuned magazine we looked at the amazing new concepts in automobile suspension systems. What follows is just a small excerpt of what advancements are being made Evolution of the automobile suspension system...
Musty smell in your cars’ ventilation system?
We often get complaints of a musty or moldy type smell in some of our customer’s cars particularly this time of year. What this is caused by is usually a contaminated cabin filter and or a combination of the filter and the evaporator harboring bacteria generated from...
The Federal trade commission and the Magnuson-Moss Act
A customer recently commented to us about seeing a regular amount of Mini Cooper automobiles in our facility for service. He remarked to us that he had been taking his Mini Cooper sedan to Portland for routine service. Now for those of you not familiar with our...
Brake Rotor Resurfacing
Brake rotor resurfacing has been around a long time, since about the mid 1960's when disc brakes started becoming standard fare on automobiles. Most shops would purchase a brake lathe in order to service brakes that had disc rotors to produce a premium finish on...
Energy Consumption and the VW Emissions Scandal
I’ve tried for the last few months to get some detailed information as to exactly the amounts of pollutants the VW diesels are putting out but the numbers are actually pretty vague. So how much are they polluting? Well I have yet to find actual numbers but we’re...
October is Car Care Month!
Here are some tips to get your car ready for winter check your tires' tread life and pressures have your antifreeze protection level tested check your heater function and cabin filter make sure all your fluid levels and filters are good check your maintenance schedule...
Air Conditioning Refrigerant – What’s in your Car?
Who cares? You might ask. All I care about: Is it cold? Well, the EPA for one cares and generally we do care when it comes to the atmosphere and what we are breathing. Trust me I’m the last one to want more regulation in our industry but...
Extended Warranties: Are they worth it?
On the short and simple side NO! Now I need to qualify that answer by saying that it has been my experience over 40 years of servicing autos that there have been occasions where our customer who purchased the product came out ahead by buying an extended...