I have a 1995 525 bmw with 180 thousand miles and as you can imagine it needs some help. I t runs good never gave me any mayor problems , but recently it takes more gas, and it pulls a little when in the freeway. I relly thank you for your answers . if I go to the shop and they see a woman mm, immediately the charges double.
i would recommend adding a k&n air filter and changing the spark plugs as far as the pulling it could be your tires but with 180000on the car u probly need an alighnment i dont know where u are but around ny an alighnment should cost about $70 ... air filter probly $60 but thats a lifetime filter and the plugs probly $8 a peace i dont know if u have a 4 or 6 clynder u will need one plug per cylender .... good luck
If the transmission is slipping, it is too overdue so as to add some thing. If it isn't, get rid of the pan and blank it out wholly and exchange the filter out. Then take it to a provider middle and feature the transmission fluid wholly flushed and changed with new fluid. There is unique apparatus made to participate in this provider - it actually flushes out the ancient fluid even as pumping in new fluid. I do not advocate any additive - only a prime first-rate transmission fluid.
PLEASE do not put your trust in thesemechanic in a can" additives. They are crap. More then anything, they usually do nothing more than mask a problem until its twice as worse. The first suggestion is a tune up for the gas mileage. Without more detail, I can't suggest anything on the freeway pulling problem. It could be anything from an allignment problem to just a bad tire. As for the double fee mechanics, unless you plan on having a man handle these affairs for the rest of your life, its time to take action now. Now I consider myself an honest mechanic (I'm afraid a dying breed), but I understand there are too many crooks and opurtunists out there. However, any women can offset this simply by learning some basic automotive knowledge. Turn the tables on them. NOTHING scares these scam artists more than a women walking in acting like she knows a little about her own car.
Well Lili let me start by saying there are no miracle additives out there. Additives are only good for the manufacturer that makes them and the store that sells them. There could be a number of reasons your 525 is using more fuel. It needs to be corrected and not hidden with additives. If it is pulling while it is being driven on the freeway, you can also be assured it is wearing out your tires at an incredible rate. This too needs to be corrected. Something is bent, loose, or out of adjustment causing the pull. Now let me address the third part of your question where you feel you may be taken advantage of when having your car repaired. This is a reasonable fear but not an accurate one. Women are difficult to try to take advantage of and let me explain why. Women, in most cases, are in charge of the family finances. They want to know where their dollar is going and what they are getting in return. I have noticed a trend in the last few years where women are also taking control of getting the vehicles serviced. And they ask questions. They ask what kind of repair are they getting for their dollar? What caused the failure anyway? What kind of warranty will they get with their repair? How can they prevent this kind of failure in the future? When women ask these kinds of questions and take notes, it can be very intimidating to a shop owner. This is NOT a woman to take advantage of. This woman is serious about quality service for the money. Women are also good at keeping receipts and paper work. Ask a man where the receipt is for his last auto service. Chances are you will hear this answerUh I don't know. I will see if I can find it" This is a guy that would be easy to take advantage of. He doesn't have a clue. Ask a woman for a receipt and she will provide them going back to the beginning of time.
