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The Importance of Regularly Servicing Import Car's Belts and Hoses

The belts and hoses under the hood of your import car are some of the most vital components for the wellbeing of your powertrain. If you neglect your belts and hoses, your car’s engine could become irreparably damaged.

Read on to find out more about why our Las Vegas import car experts recommend routine service for your belts and hoses.

What Happens If You Don’t Maintain Your Import Car’s Belts and Hoses

The belts inside of your import car are essential for the functioning of your car’s air conditioner, power steering, water pump, and alternator. If your import car’s belts break, your car will at best stop working until the belt is replaced. At worst, your car’s engine will incur serious damage and need to be repaired or replaced. Your import car’s hoses, on the other hand, carry fluids in order to allow the brakes and cooling system function properly.

You Can’t Tell the Condition of Your Import Car’s Belts and Hoses from Driving

The reason why it’s necessary to service your import car’s belts and hoses is that these components will not give you a warning before they are on the brink of failing. During each oil change, pinch your import car’s belts and hoses to check for cracks and unusually hard or soft spots. If you install new hoses, be sure to also replace the clamps.

Hoses and Belts Typically Fail On the Inside

A simple inspection does not always indicate that there’s trouble with your belts or hoses. For this reason, you should replace each component according to the recommendations inside your owner’s manual.

Come to Meyers Auto Parts of Las Vegas to learn more about servicing your car’s hoses and belts, or to purchase all of the parts you need for your import car. For more information, call us at (702) 431-8000 or visit our website.

Want to Work on Your Mercedes, BMW or Hyundai? Learn about Vital Tools for Every Home Mechanic

Are you wanting to work on your BMW, Mercedes, or Hyundai in Las Vegas? Adjusting and installing import car parts can be done inside your garage if you have all of the right tools. In order to get all of the tools you need to install your import car’s parts, watch this video and hear what the experts have to say.

First, be sure to only buy the tools you need. If you’re only going to use a tool once, rent it at an auto parts store. Pliers are one of the most important tools for your car. Lineman’s pliers, slip joint pliers, and needle nose pliers are vital. Be sure to also get a variety of types and sizes of screwdrivers, too. As for wrenches, you’ll want to be sure you get a wrench with metric socket sizes for your import car.

For more tips on purchasing tools that will allow you to work on your import car, drop by Meyers Auto Parts of Las Vegas. You can call us at (702) 431-8000 with any questions you may have about your Mercedes, BMW, Hyundai or other import vehicle. So, visit our website to see our four locations in the Las Vegas Valley.

How to Gap Your NGK Spark Plugs

If your import car needs new spark plugs, remember that there are a few things you need to do to ensure a proper fit when you install new ones. Watch this video clip for some important spark plug pointers.

Inspect each spark plug before installation to be sure that it has the right gap for your car. You can use a wire-style gap tool—available at Meyer’s Auto Parts—to safely adjust the spark plug to your car if need be. You can even use the gap tool to check the gap size; all you have to do is compare the spark plug size to each of the tool’s wire looms. Remember: If the spark plug tip gets broken, it’s not safe to use it in your import car.

For a great selection of quality spark plugs and installation tools for your import car, come to Meyer’s Auto Parts of Las Vegas. Call us at (702) 431-8000.

Essential Safety Equipment for Working on Your Vehicle

Working on your import car can be fun and rewarding, but it can also be very dangerous. To make sure that you don’t get hurt when you’re working in the garage, go to your local import auto parts store and invest in the following pieces of safety equipment.

Eye and Skin Protection

Many of your import car’s components contain fluids that are harmful to your skin and eyes. Protect your most important assets by wearing some goggles and gloves, which you can purchase at your local import auto parts store.

Jack Stand

There are a lot of ways to lift your import car off of the ground so that you can work on it, but only a small number of those methods are safe. If you use a jack to lift your car so that you can perform any number of maintenance procedures, you should be sure to rest the car on jack stands and not the  jack itself. A jack—especially on jack—will not offer as reliable support as a set of good jack stands will.

Lighting

When you lift your car up using a jack stand, you’ll notice that the higher you lift it the better the lighting situation will become. With that said, you should always have a powerful source of light to make sure you know exactly what you’re doing, especially if you’re working on your car with less daylight. 

Wood Blocks

Whenever you work on your car on any sort of incline—a set of ramps or a sloping driveway, perhaps—be sure to chock the tires with blocks of wood. This will prevent the car from rolling unexpectedly and causing a terrible accident.

For more safety tips that will ensure your safety when you’re working on your import car, come to Meyers Auto Parts of Las Vegas. Give us a ring at (702) 431-8000 if you have any questions for our car experts, and visit us on the web to check out some of the parts we have to offer you.

More Facts about Your Import Car's Fuses, Cross-Drilled and Slotted Brakes and Oxygen Sensors

The more you know about your import car the better. Whether it be a Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Hyundai model, educating yourself on how to properly maintain your import car will be extremely beneficial if you’d like it to run smoothly (and look good) for many years. Previously, we’ve discussed items like car fuses and how they work, as well as replacing your oxygen sensor. Visit the links below to learn more about these topics:

Learn more about how your import car’s fuses work at HowStuffWorks.com.

Discover more about car brakes and how they bring your import car to a stop by visiting CarBibles.com.

Discover the advantages and drawbacks of cross-drilled and slotted brakes at Autos.com.

Find out more about how oxygen sensors work and how to diagnose oxygen sensor problems by going to AA1Car.com.

For tips on replacing your oxygen sensor, go to PopularMechanics.com.

And, stop by Meyers Auto Parts to get tips from Las Vegas’ very own import car professionals. We’ll help you figure out any questions you have about your vehicle. Learn more about maintaining your BMW, Mercedes or Hyundai cars by contacting our experts at 720-420-7140 today.