West Bend & Hubertus Auto Repair

Do you ever find yourself wondering when is best to replace your brakes? What are the symptoms of bad brake rotors? How do I tell if it is the front or the rear brakes? When should I finally take it in to a shop? There are many signs of brake problems that could help one decide that enough is enough. For example, you may hear noises when the brake pedal is depressed (pushed down), the brake pedal may start to be able to be pressed fully down to the floor of the vehicle, or you may even feel a pulsation in the brake pedal when stepping on it. What are the components of the brakes on your vehicle you may ask? On your brakes there is the rotor (which is the big circular piece you see underneath the tire) and the brake pads (which is the smaller piece that sits on top of that brake rotor). When you step on your brake pedal the pads come together squeezing the rotor causing the rotor (and tire) to stop rotation and stop your vehicle. When the brake pads are worn, to the point they should be ... read more

BG Products is committed to maintaining vehicles through high quality automotive maintenance service for fuel systems, engines, transmissions, brakes, power steering, cooling, battery, drive line, and climate control systems.Cooling System Is your vehicle’s coolant level low? Is your engine running warmer than it should? Your car may need a cooling system service. We use BG’s products, cooling system cleaner and super cool. These products clean debris from the cooling system, removes rust, scale, and sludge from the cooling system fins, cleans rust from coolant lines, and replenishes depleted coolant additives. After doing a cooling system service the cooling system will function better, longer coolant life, increase the vehicle’s performance, and less chance of the vehicle overheating. Brake Service Are you feeling gradual loss of your brakes? Our BG product Brake Fluid, ultra-dry flushing formula removes contaminants from the brake system. This will help prevent ... read more

Purchase a new vehicle lately? The times are changing once again. Oil changes are becoming a less frequent task with newer cars. Did your dealer suggest every 10,000 miles or just once a year? Think again. Although your car could possibly last that long without an oil change, why take the chance? For these newer cars with such infrequent oil change recommendations, we still suggest getting your oil changed every 5,000-7,500 miles. Why? Think of oil in your vehicle like your body and water. Our bodies are 60% water. There's always H2O streaming through us. Yes, we can go a few days without it, but it is still important to replenish ourselves and stay hydrated since we lose that water in different ways. However, the longer we go without water, the more our body starts to shut down and not cooperate. The same goes with our vehicles. Oil is constantly pumping throughout the vehicle and its engine. Our job, as the user, is to maintain the oil so that it's always clean and at the level it ne ... read more

Here in Wisconsin there are 7 counties that are required to have their vehicles ran thru emissions including  Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha. This test is a way the state is able to monitor that the vehicle is running up to their standards and not putting pollutants into the air. The Wisconsin Vehicle Inspection Program also identifies vehicles that have tampered emissions control equipment. The owners of those vehicles are required to have tampered items replaced, repaired, or returned to properly working. When Does My Vehicle Need Testing? A vehicle will need to be tested every 2 years by a certified testing site. Vehicles manufactured in an odd year will get tested in years that are even and vice versa. For example, a vehicle manufactured in 1999 would be tested in 2018, 2020, 2022, etc. On the other hand, a vehicle manufactured in 2002 would be tested in 2019, 2021, 2023, etc. The test needs to be performed before the motorist is able t ... read more

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ROTATE AND BALANCE YOUR CAR'S TIRES? Rotating and balancing your tires are two services that can increase the safety and efficiency of your tires. In fact, the most efficient method of increasing the life of your tires is by rotating and balancing them! Tires, as you know if you've ever had to replace them, can be a huge cost when it comes time to get new ones! Ever curious what we do when we rotate and balance them and why? Well now's the time to learn! What's a tire rotation? When your tires are rotated the wheels are removed from their current position and moved from a diagonal position from where they are. Therefore, the tires on the vehicle are criss-crossed. For example, your front driver's side tire is moved to the rear passenger side of the vehicle and the tire from your rear passenger side of the vehicle is brought to the front driver's side. This is done with the other side as well. By rotating your tires, you are ensuring that the tread on the tires ar ... read more