by Daran Thomas | Dec 30, 2020 | BMW Repairs, BMW Services, Brakes, Peak Auto
Has any one else noticed that since BMW switched to Pennzoil AKA Shell full synthetic engine oil, their oil change intervals have gone from approximately 15,000 Miles to approximately 8,000 miles? We service BMW’s Oil in the Cary Apex area of North Carolina and for...
by Daran Thomas | Dec 28, 2020 | Audi, BMW Repairs, Mercedes Benz Services, Mini Cooper, Peak Auto, Toyota, VOLKSWAGEN
PEAK AUTO BRAKES At Peak Auto we specialize in brake service and repair. We use OEM brakes parts and Fluid including Textar, Zimmerman, and Pentosin. Brake fluid sounds like a simple part of the system, but what is the difference between DOT 3 and DOT 4. Also, what is...
by Daran Thomas | Dec 28, 2020 | BMW Repairs, BMW Services, Peak Auto
Peak Auto BMW BMW claims that in the 1980’s the only reason the made a V8 was for the American market. Before that time BMW was making straight 4 cylinder and straight 6 cylinder engines. BMW floated a rumor that it was buying used 4 cylinder motors to use in their...
by Daran Thomas | Dec 28, 2020 | Audi, BMW Repairs, BMW Services, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes Benz Services, Mercedes Repairs, Mini Cooper, Peak Auto, Toyota, VOLKSWAGEN, Volvo Service
BMW Quality Longlife-01 Fully Synthetic Motor Oil, why does it keep changing. For years we were all told by the BMW Dealer that the only motor oil for our BMW’s was made by Castrol but in 2015 BMW dropped this manufacturer and switched to Shell or in the US Pennzoil....
by Daran Thomas | Dec 23, 2020 | Audi, BMW Repairs, BMW Services, Mercedes Benz Services
Peak Auto BMW requires 4 wheel alignments to be accomplished by weighing down the vehicle with 50 lbs bags of sand. Each bag is placed in a specific location in the vehicle. A 330 would be different from a Z3 or a X5. The real reason for using weights during alignment...
