European Auto Repair & Maintenance Blog
BMW OIL SEPRATOR
All vehicle engines pollute. In order to cut down on pollution, or as we say in the 21’s Century “emissions”, vehicles have a few systems to manage and minimize their effect on nature. When and engine runs it uses oil to lubricate all its moving parts, as the engine...
MERCEDES BENZ C300 SERVICE APEX NC
Meet Sri: Sri drives a Mercedes Benz C300 and recently moved to Apex NC. Sri brought his Mercedes Benz C300 to Peak Auto for a Mercedes A service and transmission service. Sri dropped off his Mercedes Benz in the morning and picked up a loaner-car while his Mercedes...
VOLKSWAGEN AUDI BMW TRANSMISSIONS
If you drive a Volkswagen, Audi, or BMW with an Automatic Transmission and have in the past owned an American or Japanese vehicle you probably have looked for the transmission dip stick and wounder why there is not one. For reasons unknown to Peak Auto in the Cary NC...
SERVICING CUSTOMERS
How do you know what good service is in a retail industry such as Auto Repair in Cary NC? Some industry expert like to compare auto service with dentist office visits, OUCH! I would much rather have someone inflict pain on my Mercedes Benz than on one of my back...
MERCEDES BENZ GL REPAIR CARY NC
Meet Alvin: Al drives a Mercedes Benz GL 450 and drove all the way from Belhaven NC to Peak Auto located next to the Cary Auto Mall at 833 US 64 West because he had heard good things about Peak. Al’s Mercedes GL 450 suspension light was on, and after the vehicle sits...
BMW VS. MERCEDES
BMW Peak Auto is located nest tot the Cary NC Auto Mall at 833 US-64 West in Apex NC. We specialize in high-end luxury vehicles and we are often asked what is the best German car on the market. Our first question is, what year? At Peak Auto we have our own perspective...
BMW OIL
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...
BRAKES PART 2
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...
BMW V-8
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...
MOTOR OIL
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....