The engine in your vehicle is what keeps your car running and working. It is no surprise that if your engine isn’t in great shape that your car won’t be either and you’ll need to visit your local auto repair shop. There are a few ways that you’ll know that your engine is in need of repairs:

Check Engine Light Turns On
A check engine light indicates a serious problem with your ignition, fuel or emission system. If this light comes on, it is a serious problem and needs immediate attention.

Stalling
When your engine stops running and your cars stalls, this could indicate a problem with the electrical system in your car or the fuel system. The engine is unable to ignite the gas in the car’s cylinders and requires attention from a certified technician.

Engine Clicking or Ticking
If your engine starts to sound like your watch, you may be having a problem with the car’s oil pressure. A damaged or clogged oil pump could be preventing oil from reaching all of the components necessary to run the vehicle.
To keep your car running at its best, it is important to keep the engine in optimal condition. Take your vehicle for its scheduled maintenance, perform yearly emissions tests and visit Westgate High Tech Auto Care with any questions or concerns you have regarding your car.

Engine Inspection and Engine Failure

Westgate High-Tech Auto Care Tech Question:
I’m Collins of Omaha. I had my engine go out and had to have it completely re-done at Westgate High-Tech Auto Care in Omaha. What could I have done to prevent this?

Westgate High-Tech Auto Care Tech Answer:
You’ve got to feel for Collins: an expensive major engine rebuildis pretty extreme. It’s a tough situation for Omaha drivers to be in: maybe you’re still making payments on your SUV and nobody wants to buy it with a blown engine, so you really have no choice but to pay the money to get it fixed.

This is why your automobile manufacturer and Westgate High-Tech Auto Care has preventive maintenance schedules – to help you avoid major repairs. Suppose you don’t change your timing belt on schedule and it breaks. That can mean bent valves and a damaged cylinder head.

Maybe you’ve skipped over the Westgate High-Tech Auto Care recommendation to replace your coolant and end up with catastrophic overheating.

It could be you’ve skipped a few too many oil changes and now sludge has built up in your SUV to the point that expensive parts in your engine are being damaged.

Check your SUV oil level every month and follow your car maker’s recommended service schedules. And if you’re behind on any services, ask your understanding Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service professional to help you work out a plan to get caught up.

Your Courtesy Inspection At Westgate High-Tech Auto Care In Omaha

Most Omaha auto owners come to their understanding Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service advisor with specific services in mind and an idea of how much they’ll be spending. Sometimes, a courtesy car inspection and a review of your service history will uncover additional items that require attention. How should you react to that?

Here’s some advice: It’s not as if your understanding Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service advisor is saying “Do you want fries with that?” or “Supersize for 59 cents more.” He’s not recommending something extra or something you don’t need. Recommendations are either based on the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule or on a problem uncovered during a diagnostic examination.

An important part of the Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service advisor‘s role is to help you understand the manufacturers recommendations: recommendations that cover every system on the SUV and are set by the engineers that design the SUV. If Elkhorn folks followed every one of those recommendations they would experience better gas mileage, enjoy better performance, be safer and avoid a lot of breakdowns and repairs.

Your Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service advisor is an educator who will help you with a plan for catching up on scheduled services and a partner in taking care of your family’s vehicle priorities – they are there to help you manage your vehicle needs.

Used Car Inspections At Westgate High-Tech Auto Care

It’s natural to be a little anxious when you buy a used car in Omaha: you worry that it has something wrong with it or that it hasn’t been well maintained. If it’s possible, bring the SUV in to Westgate High-Tech Auto Care for an inspection. We can tell you if there are current or emerging problems. The peace of mind is well worth the price of the inspection service.

It’s also a good idea to get on track with the maintenance schedule at Westgate High-Tech Auto Care and stay on track. If you don’t have maintenance records for the vehicle, assume the worst and get started with an oil change. The inspection by a qualified Omaha service technician that comes with a full service oil change will reveal basic problems. Be sure to bring up any specific concerns with your understanding Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service consultant.

A more intense inspection at Westgate High-Tech Auto Care can find hidden problems like body damage and sealer in A/C units which can be major expenses down the road. Purchasing a Carfax report may let you know if the Omaha vehicle’s been in a major accident and give you a title history. You can find out if that ’71 Barracuda really was owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church in Omaha on Sundays. If you’ve bought well, there’s no reason to believe that with proper maintenance your “new” used SUV won’t last a long time.

Our Engine Inspection Services

At Westgate High-Tech Auto Care in Omaha, a big part of the service we provide for our customers is education. We want you to feel confident with your service decisions. And we’re always open to questions. Even though we try to be proactive in our education, we sometimes get busy fixing cars and need a reminder. Please, just ask.

We’ve found our Omaha customers like the service reminders. This is especially true of our returning customers. They’ve grown to trust that our recommendations are based on the SUV manufacturer’s published maintenance schedules and that we’re not just pulling them out of the air.

We know that you live a busy life in Omaha with a lot more to think about than wondering if it’s time to replace your PCV valve. Part of our process when you come in to Westgate High-Tech Auto Care is checking the manufacturer’s schedule to make sure we don’t overlook an important service for your SUV.

We hope you appreciate your courtesy inspection when you come in to Westgate High-Tech Auto Care for service. If we find something unexpected, it’s good to know and if we don’t find anything wrong, you get a little peace of mind.

You know, customer satisfaction is very important to us at Westgate High-Tech Auto Care. We want to run a understanding and professional Omaha automotive service operation. If we do, you’ll keep coming back and recommend us to your friends.

It’s New To Me – What To Do When You Buy Used In Bennington

Bennington auto owners sell cars for a lot of different reasons. Maybe they just want something new or maybe they’re selling the car because it has a problem or two. So how do you know what you’re getting into when you sign the papers for a used car in NE?

When a car comes into Westgate High-Tech Auto Care in Omaha with maintenance records, we can see if the factory maintenance schedule has been followed.

If it doesn’t come with records, Elkhorn and Papillion used car buyers have to assume the worst. How many Bennington people who are turning in a leased vehicle at 36,000 miles will perform the transmission service recommended at 35,000?

So what do you do? At Westgate High-Tech Auto Care, we suggest getting on track with the maintenance schedule and staying on track. Lacking evidence to the contrary, assume it needs an oil change. The thorough Westgate High-Tech Auto Care inspection that comes with a full service oil change will reveal basic problems.

Be sure to bring up any specific concerns with your Westgate High-Tech Auto Care service consultant. When buying an older used vehicle in Omaha, there’s more to be concerned with because there’s been more time for things to go wrong. A used vehicle inspection at Westgate High-Tech Auto Care is a good idea: the peace of mind is well worth the money.

In addition to the scheduled maintenance items, look for uneven wear on the tires. That could be a symptom of analignment problem, worn shocks, or some other suspension issue. Listen for unusual sounds and pay attention to strange odors. Keep track of any problems you have when driving so you can consult with your understanding service advisor at Westgate High-Tech Auto Care in Omaha.

If you just bought a used car in the Bennington area, give us a call at 402.397.8144.

Manager Dan Loveless
Westgate High-Tech Auto Care
12300 West Center Road
Omaha, NE 68144