Many first time customers come to our shop because their cars were diagnosed and repaired at another shop, but the original problem with their vehicle remains! Due to our proximity to Manhattan in Long Island City, we also get a lot of European vehicles which require advanced diagnostic and auto repair. Which means the car […]
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We recently had a customer come in with a 2019 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 that was overheating. The customer told us that it was taken to a different shop where they diagnosed the Mercedes Benz GLC and concluded that the cooling fan was faulty. They proceeded to replace it but the car continued to overheat.
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We had a customer come in with a 2003 Mercury Sable that had an engine randomly stalling. The customer would be waiting at a light and the engine would randomly shut off. We started by scanning the power train control module to see if there were any codes. Misleading Engine Codes We found a check
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We recently had a customer come in with a 2016 Dodge Challenger with a flashing check engine light. We scanned the car and got the codes; Why Engine Misfires Happen Engine misfires happen when either AIR, FUEL, or SPARK as insufficient for the combustion process in each cylinder. We can check for air by checking
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A check engine light on your dashboard can actually come on when there is nothing mechanically wrong with your car and can simply be a false alarm. Most cars made after 2000 have an array of sensors that monitor certain systems and they simply send out a signal that everything is fine. These sensors aren’t
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The BMW N20 Engine is a popular turbo charged 4 cylinder engine equipped in many BMW models produced from 2011-2017, which have a problem of developing misfires when they age. Here at Tolima’s Auto Center, we have seen many BMWs come into our shop with misfire issues or stalling. Customers will come to our shop
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At some point every driver gets a check engine light, but there are also situations where you get a flashing check engine light. We will discuss what the deference between them and why one of them can should be checked out at your earliest convenience and the other requires you to get it checked as
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There are some motorists that drive around ignoring a check engine light. They will drive around for weeks or months until whatever problem their car had becomes too big to ignore. This is where what might have been a small repair becomes a big head ache.
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When something breaks many people tend to think that diagnosing a car is simple, quick, and as easy as hooking up a code scanner. Due to the popularity of YouTube Auto repair videos videos, the general public has the misconception that the car is capable of telling you exactly what is wrong.
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One of the most common reasons our customers bring their cars to us is for of excessive engine shaking. This happens when the car is at idle, sitting at a red light. This type of problem tends to be caused by an engine misfire. As the name implies, a misfire occurs when your engine doesn’t
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