CarHavn EuroTech Center

We know you have been getting those emails from the BMW franchise peddling their $225 oil service for 3 years (3 years!). This is why it’s bad for you. 1. The catch in this promo is 3-years of CBS (Condition-Based Servicing) dictated maintenance.  The condition-based system programmed in BMWs is terrible. It recommends oil service for far too long an interval, generally one year or 10,000 miles. That's insane! You should be doing it once every six months for 5000 miles. How do we know? Because we have seen cars that have followed CBS to the T and have so much sludge inside. We have taken oil samples of oil at 5,000 miles (we'll be glad to show you) - and they're disgusting. No way oil can last more than 5,000 miles. 2. You know BMW doesn’t make oil, right? They just bottle somebody else’s product. Whose? Your guess is as good as anybody's. That's why it's cheap - it's a rebrand. Us, on the other hand, use only top-notch LiquiMoly products, a very well known

Audi has a long history of manufacturing highly efficient 4-cylinder engines since at least 1972. The most recent iteration is the EA888, which power many of the most popular models including the A3, A4, A5, A6, sedans and Avants, and the Q3, Q5, and some Q7 models.  The EA888 is a technologically advanced, powerful, and very fuel efficient power plant. As it is in such widespread use, it's weak spots are well-known, and proven solutions have been developed to address them. Having worked in hundreds of them, we at CarHavn know them very well.  One of the most important issues is a stretching timing chain, which we generally see as early as 60K and as late as 100K miles. Even though timing chains were supposed to last the lifetime of the engine, reality has shown their lifespan to be much shorter.  Symptoms of a failing Audi timing chain include: Unusually long cranking times Check engine light on with codes related to 'crankshaft to camshaft correlation' Hesitation, lack of

The Power of Preventive Maintenance 🚘 Beautiful BMW X1 came for regular service. One of our eagle eyed techs (following our inspection process) detected radiator and cooling hoses beginning to leak. Savvy owner approved the service - saving him a headache at what invariably is poor timing. Lesson? An ounce of prevention…

  VW/Audi have been leaders in the engineering and manufacturing of fuel-efficient and powerful 6 cylinder engines for decades. The current, most popular one is named 3.0 TFSI Supercharged – and it was first introduced in 2010 in the Q7. It is a high-tech power plant with features such as port-fuel injection, variable valve timing, a timing chain, and many others. The one area where it falls short is the piston rings. Background What is a piston ring? In internal combustion engines, the piston is a fast-moving metal component contained within a cylinder. Piston rings attached at the piston head make the piston tight. A piston’s purpose is to transfer force from expanding gas in the cylinder to the crankshaft via a piston rod. The intake, compression, combustion and exhaust processes (the ‘4-stroke’ cycle) take place above the piston in the cylinder head, which forces the piston to move up and down within the cylinder, causing the crankshaft to turn. Each piston experiences tremendous

  All modern cars rely on electronics. That’s a blessing and a curse – electronics make our cars safer, more fuel efficient, and better performing than ever before, but the level of complexity has grown exponentially. All Euro manufacturers require frequent software updates. The diagnostics laptop queries the modules in the car, and compares the software versions they run with the latest releases from the factory. Same as your smartphone! These updated software versions solve common issues identified at the service bays, add functionality, and prevent future failures. Another crucial use for programming is when replacing modules. Whether it's a new module or a re-built one, all modules will need to be programmed once they are installed in the vehicle. The typical Euro car has dozens of modules - we can program them all. Some include: BMW/MINI: Footwell module, Mechatronics, Engine control module, Climate control module, Car access module (CAS), immobilizer Audi/VW: Body control mod

  VW/Audi have been leaders in the engineering and manufacturing of fuel-efficient and powerful 4-cylinder engines for decades. The current, most popular one is named ‘EA888’ – and it was first introduced in 2007. It is a high-tech power plant with features such as port-fuel injection, variable valve timing, a timing chain, and many others. The one area where it falls short is the piston rings. Background What is a piston ring? In internal combustion engines, the piston is a fast-moving metal component contained within a cylinder. Piston rings attached at the piston head make the piston tight. A piston’s purpose is to transfer force from expanding gas in the cylinder to the crankshaft via a piston rod. The intake, compression, combustion and exhaust processes (the ‘4-stroke’ cycle) take place above the piston in the cylinder head, which forces the piston to move up and down within the cylinder, causing the crankshaft to turn. Each piston experiences tremendous amounts of force and heat