While we may be getting dumped on with a nor’ easter this week, Spring is fast approaching! With that in mind, it’s almost time to get those snow tires off, and put on a nice new set of summers. At Euromotive, Steve loves Barum tires. Never heard of Barums? You’d be surprised who they are… The history of Barum tires is actually an interesting one, three manufacturers in Czech merged. Those companies, Bata, Rubena, …
Developed in conjunction with the engineers at KW Automotive, the team at HPA Motorsports provides an out of the box coilover solution that is preset to perform. HPA’s SHS coilovers offer an unmatched balance between handling and comfort. All SHS applications are based off KW’s twin tube low pressure damper design. Embracing KW’s patented valve technology, the high-speed dampening characteristics remain similar to OEM offering a near factory comfort level, while the low speed dampening …
Today we have a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI in, that is suffering from Diesel contamination. This can occur from poor quality diesel, filling up with gasoline, or other like not replacing fuel filter, and, in this case caused the high pressure fuel pump to fail. Because of the lubricants in diesel, the high pressure fuel pump does not require oil as it is operating. However, because of contamination, the pump did not receive lubrication, causing …
Job of the day: Here we have a 2010 Audi A6 with the 3.0T Supercharged. The vehicle was continuously overheating. There are two common issues with this vehicle: 1. The original water pumps had a plastic housing, causing failure. 2. The thermostats have issues as well. We are replacing both the Water Pump with an updated metal water pump, and putting in a new thermostat.
Here’s an interesting one, a couple days ago, we had a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta come in, and the key wasn’t turning in the ignition. We pulled the steering column apart and had to replace the ignition housing. Now it works like a charm!