Carthage Auto Repair

Why Do My BMW Headlights Flicker? There are many reasons for Why Do My BMW Headlights Flicker. One of the reason’s could be a Failure in The Electrical System caused by a bare or corroded wire. The reasons for the bare wire and corrosion could be caused by the wiring harness not being held correctly and it’s rubbing against the car frame causing the bare spot and corrosion. Another reason may be that a rodent got into the vehicle and started chewing on the wires allowing them to short to other circuits in the vehicle. This could cause multiple Electrical Failure symptom’s such as your BMW Car Battery Dying suddenly or the Dash Randomly Flashes. If you are Experiencing Electrical Failure’s In your BMW give us a call and we would be happy to fix your BMW for you

Why Does My Truck Air Conditioner Freeze Up? There are several that your Truck Air Conditioner Can Freeze Up. One of the possibilities is to much moisture in the Air Conditioning System. In this instance what needs to be done is hook an AC Recovery Machine to the truck and recover the refrigerant. Then depending on the system, we would recommend a new AC Accumulator or an AC Receiver Drier assembly. Also, we would recommend replacement of the Orifice Tube or Expansion valve depending on system configuration.  Another possibility would be that the temperature sensors or the pressure switches are not working correctly and allow the AC Compressor to run all the time creating a freeze up condition. If your Truck Air Conditioner System is Freezing Up or Truck Air Conditioning System Is Not Blowing Cold Air. Bring your Truck to us so can Diagnose Your Truck AC System

Why Does My Check Engine Light Flash? When your Check Engine Light Flashes this is an indication of a serious issue with your engine. While sometimes it can be as simple as changing out the Spark Plugs and Wires or Coils depending on what the vehicle has. On the other hand, it can be more serious and take dedicated equipment to find the issue. One of the first things we do is hook a scan tool to the diagnostic port of the vehicle to look for clues. Depending on what we find we may have to hook our lab scope to the wires at the sensors or the ECM to check signal integrity. If all that looks good, we use pressure sensors in the cylinder, intake manifold and exhaust pipe to find the mechanical issues in the engine. This equipment can find burnt valves, bad timing belts and broken piston rings as well as a lot of other mechanical issues with out a lot of time spent taking the engine apart. If your Check Engine Light is Flashing or on give us a call and we would be more than happy to help y ... read more

Why does my car air conditioner not blow cold air? One of the main reasons your Car Air Conditioner may not Blow Cold Air is that the Air Conditioning System has a leak in the system. While you can buy a can of refrigerant and put it in the Air Conditioning System yourself it’s not the best way to fix your Car’s Air Conditioning System. Some of the do it yourselfer cans contain sealant in them, and that sealant can plug up the small passages in the Condenser, Evaporator, or the Metering Device. All these parts can be expensive to replace. It’s a best practice to take it to a professional Air Conditioning Shop to get the Air Conditioning System leak checked with special tools that can find the leak and fix the Air Conditioning System correctly. If your Car Air Conditioner Doesn’t Blow Cold Air Give us a Call and let us help you get your Car Air Conditioner working properly

Why does my Check Engine Light come on? The check engine light comes on when there is a fault in the engine emissions system. There are many reasons why it could come on. When your Check Engine Light is on your car is telling you something is wrong with it. It is best to get your Check Engine Light checked out as soon as possible. If your Check Engine Light is flashing that means the Catalytic Convertor in your car is going to damaged if you keep driving your vehicle. When your Check Engine Light is on an OEM level scan tool, or the OEM scan tool will need to be hooked to your car’s diagnostic port to retrieve the Check Engine Light codes. We retrieve the codes from your vehicle and look up the testing process in Service Information. The testing procedure needs to be followed step by step to reach the proper analysis and that could be anything from a sensor that has failed and sending the wrong information to the engine ECM to a broken wire. Sometimes it may be as simple as perfo ... read more