Services

GERMAN-AUTOMOTIVE

We offer a complete range of mechanical and electrical services, factory maintenance, advanced diagnostics, key fobs, tires and alignment, air conditioning, and more, read below for details

Oil and filter change/Scheduled maintenance

At German Automotive we believe in shorter oil change intervals therefore although you can choose to follow manufacturer's own service intervals as they are displayed in the instrument cluster we suggest oil changes at every 10,000 km interval. For this reason you will find an oil sticker attached to your driver's door jamb set at 10,000 km

We provide two types of oil changes:

Basic oil change which includes oil and filter, reset tire pressures and service reminder, reset TPMS, oil sticker on the door and visual inspection on brakes and tires.

Full oil service, which includes the basic, plus road test before and after, check for additional services as recommended by manufacturer (filters, transmissions/t-case/differential services, spark plugs, fuel filters etc), complete suspension and steering inspection, check brakes and record measurements, check tires and record measurements, check lights, make note of existing warnings in the instrument cluster, check for fluid leaks, check condition of the drive belt, lubricate all doors/hood/trunk latches and hinges, top up all fluids.

In order to minimize cost we suggest alternating between basic oil changes and full oil services; but still having your car looked over every 20,000/two years in order to avoid surprises.

All filters that we install (air, cabin, transmission, fuel, etc) are of highest oem quality from Mann, Hengst, Mahle and Purflux. We do not use any other brand of filters period. The oil and filter quality will make the difference between your engine lasting 150,000 kms or 500,000 kms.

All our parts are guaranteed for two years. We cannot and will not install customer's supplied parts except in special cases at our discretion.

Never drive with a flashing check engine light (severe misfire), red oil pressure light (low oil pressure), high coolant temperature (engine overheating), red battery light on (alternator not charging or broken alternator belt). Either engine damage will occur or there is a good chance that you will be left stranded.

Factory style maintenance

Factory maintenance is similar to the "Full oil service" except it is brand specific, and we follow the brand's recommendation in terms of maintenance.

For example "Service A" for Mercedes Benz, "Vehicle inspection" for BMW, "Inspection due" for Audi, etc.

We also provide service and repair for Jaguar and Land Rover, for both gasoline and diesel engines. Approved oils and filter is the norm and access to SDD/Pathfinder diagnostic systems is essential when working on these cars.

We are a registered repair garage on TOPIX for direct access to factory manuals and technical bulletins so we can tackle any service or repair for your Jag or Land Rover using proper and up to date information.

Range Rover Supercharged 5.0 V8 engines are very powerful but also prone to exhibit timing chain issues and the supercharger "isolator" is a weak spot. The Evoque/Discovery and their 2.0 engines also suffer from the common intake timing adjuster failure and transfer case issues.

Diesel Service

We have extensive experience with diesel engines ranging from VW-s turbo diesels/TDIs from the 90s all the way up to current Mercedes OM642 /OM651, BMW M57, and Audi/Porsche 3.0 V6 diesel engines and that makes us the perfect choice to look after your diesel powered vehicle.

Today's very complex and troublesome diesel engines especially the adblue/DEF variety need proper diagnostic techniques and oem testers if one hopes to be successful in repairing them.

Nox sensors, adblue heaters, urea injectors, DPF regeneration, SCR converters are all components and systems that were introduced only in the last decade in order to make these engines emission compliant.

While working at the dealer I had the opportunity to work with dozens of Mercedes diesel engines, and successfully completed training in both OM642 and OM651 (the V6 and I4 diesel engines) at Mercedes Benz Training Academy.

Whether you are looking for a place to service your diesel powered vehicle or are having issues with loss of power , diagnose your check engine light or Adblue warning light is on, we can help you sort out your problems at a lesser cost than the dealer but with comparable efficiency and quality.

Tire Service

We also offer tire services, whether your steering wheel shakes at highway speeds and need your tire balanced or you want to get ready for the cold season and install winter tires on your vehicle we are ready to fill your tire needs.

Are your tires getting low and looking for a great price on tire replacements? We deal with tire wholesellers and can provide very competitive prices either on factory matching tires or performance upgrades.

If you have a slow leak or a nail in your tire we dismount the tire and patch it from inside for a permanent fix. We use quality tire changer and tire balancer and we make sure your expensive wheels don't get dinged or scratched in the process.

Your wheels will be torqued and tire pressures set to manufacturer's specifications.