BMW WARNING LIGHTS
Chances are that if you are currently searching for a BMW mechanic, you have some sort of warning light in your car’s message center. Warning lights, especially check engine lights are the most common phone calls we receive. If your check engine light is on solid, this means you should schedule your car in to be diagnosed by a BMW mechanic as soon as time allows. Preferably in the next few days. If your check engine light is flashing, this means you should pull over as soon as it is safe to and turn your vehicle off. The check engine light flashing is a warning that there is a malfunction severe enough to possibly cause damage to emissions components on your vehicle. We would advise calling your BMW mechanic before continuing to drive your vehicle. They will likely recommend sending a tow truck to pick you up to avoid any further damage.
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How often you need to change your brakes
How often you need to change your brakes on your vehicle has many variables. Type of vehicle you drive, where you live and your driving habits are the main 3. Changing brakes on different types of vehicles- The make and model of the vehicle you drive makes a big difference in how often you need to change your brakes. For example- If you drive a Ford F350, it is big and heavy. On top of your truck being big and heavy, you are likely using it for truck stuff like hauling more heavy stuff and towing a trailer. The heavier the vehicle and the heavier the load, the harder your brakes must work to safely stop you. Therefore, you will need to replace your brakes a little more often. On the opposite end would be a Toyota Prius. Your Toyota Prius is light and has regenerative braking. Regenerative braking actually uses the electric motor to assist you in stopping and it recharges the battery at the same time. This makes for a very light load on the actual brake pads. I have seen trucks wear out the first set of brakes around the 30k mile mark. And I have seen hybrid vehicles go 200k miles on the first set of brakes.
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Why Auto Repair Shops Charge Diagnostic Fees
Diagnostic time expenses are an equally unwanted expense for both the consumer and the repair shop. For the consumer, they are often buying the unseen and untouchable. They spend a few hundred dollars to find out exactly what is wrong with their car but don’t get to see it, touch it, hear it or anything. Then they still have to pay for whatever repair is recommended once diagnosed properly.
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What makes a good auto mechanic shop
Our family-owned auto repair shop right here in Layton, Utah has a slightly different approach when looking to add a new mechanic to our team. Yes, it is important to have a lot of experience and knowledge to be a good mechanic but to be a good mechanic here at Shadetree Automotive, you must be an amazing person to be around as well. Step one when interviewing a potential new mechanic is to determine if they are genuinely a good person. “I have the tools and skills to teach someone to be a better mechanic, but I do not have the skills to teach someone how to be a good person. Their parents needed to do that years ago” is a common quote from our owner Tom Lambert. So when we start the hunt for our next mechanic, we are asking very specific questions to ensure we find a good fit for our very specific culture.
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