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North Olmsted Auto Repair: HVAC, Recharging and Refrigerant
Weber Automotive has partnered with Virteom to engageour customers and website visitors in our services and the technology behind them.In our video series, Jacqui and Weber Automotive Owner, Bryan Weber, talk about auto repairs, services, and the process that powerthem. In this video, we talk about heating and cooling systems in cars. Watch or read the transcription below! Automotive HVAC Systems The weather in Northeast Ohio is extreme. Its really cold in the winter and really hot and humid in the summer, especially in July. When it comes toheating and air conditioning your car, how does Weber Automotive help you feel comfortable no matter the temperature? (Learn More About AC and Heatinghere.) Automotive Air Conditioning Automotive air conditioning beginning to become really high-tech. It used to be, in the 70s, a regular car would have roughly 4 pounds of refrigerant. Now, most cars have less than a pound of refrigerant. Its a huge difference. The Charge is Critical to Systems
North Olmsted's Independent Auto Shop Offers Loaner Cars and Shuttle for Extended Repairs
Weber Automotive has partnered with Virteom to engage our customers and users about our services and the technology behind the scenes. In our video series, Jacqui and owner, Bryan Weber, talk about the latest tech, products, and some of our coolest projects. This video is all about our loaner car and shuttle service we offer while our customers are getting repairs done at our facility. Watch or read the transcription below! If you just wrecked your car, youll probably need to order some parts, and it might be in the shop for quite a while. If youre under 25, you cant get a rental car. So, Weber has come up with options for all customers so they dont have to put their lives on hold for an auto repair. Dont Put Your Life on Hold for Your Car Repair When we have a repair beyond an oil change, its going to take an extended period of time. Maybe half a day, a day, maybe three or four days. It just depends on what it takes, what the service is, and if we need to get parts. We have a small
Weber Automotive Takes Action to be an Environmentally Friendly Auto Shop
Weber Automotive has partnered with Virteom to engage our customers and users about our services and the technology behind the scenes. In our video series, Jacqui and Bryan talk about the latest tech, products, and some of our coolest projects. This video is all about our environmental impact and how we combat negative effects each day. Watch or read the transcription below! In the auto industry and in the world in general, there is a lot of waste happening and the environment is really important. We believe that were borrowing the environment in the world we live in from our kids and grandkids. So, we like to minimize our impact on our environment. Recycling On Site One of the things weve done in order to minimize our impact on the environment is brought in a recycling dumpster to always be on hand, since its not provided near our location. This is important because in each city, you probably have to pay to have an extra dumpster like that on site. Its not provided, we do pay for
Digital Inspections Grant Peace of Mind and Allow Car Owners to Get Photos via Text / Email
Weber Automotive has partnered with Virteom to engage our customers and users about our services and the technology behind the scenes. In our video series, our owner Bryan and Jacqui discuss topics that are taking Weber auto care to the next level. We implement technology with auto care and service. This video is all about our digital inspection service, which is all done digitally through a mobile device. Watch or read the transcription below! What Are Digital Inspections? We live in a digital age and even in the auto industry having digital services is really important. At Weber Automotive, we do something called digital inspections. What is that exactly? Digital inspections are when we whenever we get a car in for any type of service its very important and for us to look the car over, thoroughly. We do an inspection and have some varying points. Some points are comprehensive and some are brief, but what we do that is kind of unique is that digital inspection. We run through an
The Importance of Well-Balanced Wheels and New Auto Repair Technology
Weber Automotive has partnered with Virteom to talk about the meaning of Honest and Fair Auto Repair through video. At Weber Automotive, we aim to be the best in the business. These videos help us inform our customers along with residents of North Olmsted and surrounding areas about their cars and vehicles. *below is a transcription of the video. Tire Balancing Machine Simulates Road Pressure to Give You a Smooth Ride Bryan, the owner of Weber Automotive sits with Jacqui to discuss tires for your car - balanceand quality. Weber picked up a new machine, made by Hunter, and its a wheel balancer that has a road force simulator on it. Theres a spinning wheel that rapidly spins the tire to be balanced and while its spinning it has 1200 pounds of pressure against it simulating the road force against the tires. So instead of just spinning and balancing it also simulates the road force. What that amounts to is that there an incredibly accurate balance. So the car just rolls on the road
Brake Caliper Servicing? What's That?
If youre not a hard-core car enthusiast, you may not understand all of the maintenance that needs to happen to keep your vehicle running at its best. One important process that you might not realize your vehicle needs is brake caliper servicing. You may be wondering what brake calipers are! Brake calipers house the brake pads and, using brackets, pistons and caliper slide pins, help push the pads into the brake rotors when you apply the brakes. Over time, the slide pins lose their lubrication and dont slide the calipers so well. This lack of lubrication causes a few things to happen. First, because the brakes dont contact the rotor properly, your brake pads can wear unevenly. Second, the slide pins may stick, causing the brake pad to continually contact the rotor, resulting in a buildup of heat, which wears your brake pads down faster. Third, your brakes stopping power may be weak due to the brake pads not hitting the full surface of the brake rotor. All this means you arent getting the
Squeaks and Noises
Now that the weather is (finally!) warming up, you are sure to be driving with the windows down, enjoying the warm breeze. Also coming through the window may be squeaks noises you hadnt heard with the windows rolled up. A loose or worn serpentine belt will cause a squealing noise coming from under the hood. A slipping belt can be heard immediately after starting the car when the belt starts to move. Have your automotive professional check if the belt is loose or needs to be replaced altogether. Squeaking noises may be a sign that your brakes need to be inspected, or perhaps your shocks struts took a beating this past winter. Do you hear thenoisewhen you turn a corner? Thisnoiseusually comes from yourcarssuspension and often is caused by normal wear or from hitting potholes or other road debris. Worn out bearingsmake noise as well, as they are a buffer between the axle and the wheel. The friction from the worn-out bearings is what can cause the humming noise. Under-inflated tires
Preserving the Life of Your Fuel Pump
Two Tips for Helping Your Fuel Pump Last Longer Fuel pumps can be an expensive and unwanted hassle to replace. You can improve fuel pump longevity in your vehicle by using these simple tips. Save yourself time, money and stress by incorporating the following into your car-care regimen. 1. Avoid Contamination Fuel tank contamination can destroy your fuel pump. Contamination can occur from the fuel itself or simply from an older fuel tank. Buying your fuel from a reputable pumping station can reduce the risk of poor-quality fuels contaminating your fuel pump. When the fuel is clean, the risk is considerably less. If you are dealing with an older vehicle and therefore an older fuel tank, the build-up of rust from corrosion that can occur over many years may be contaminating your fuel from inside your vehicle. The solution here is to have your tank cleaned thoroughly. In some cases, depending on the level of corrosion, it may even need to be replaced. 2. Dont Go Below a Quarter Tank Youre
Quality Replacement Parts
Let me tell you about an experience, at a well-established Italian restaurant, that had changed hands a few months ago. The previous owners were an Italian couple that used old family recipes and fresh ingredients to make their pasta and sauces from scratch. They enjoyed stellar reviews for decades. The new owners took a different approach. The cooks followed the same recipes, but were told to use bagged salads, canned sauces and vegetables, frozen meat, and boxed pasta. As you can imagine, there was a difference between the old and new way of preparing the food and their online reviews reflected that change. Same chefs same recipes. Poor ingredients. From that story, you can understand how quality affects results. The same applies to the quality of replacement parts that an auto repair shop places in your vehicle. The parts need to deliver the performance you expect right out of the box and over the long haul. At Weber Automotive, our North Olmsted auto repair shop features quality
What's Gasoline Octane?
Have you ever wondered why there are different grades of gasoline? All grades of gasoline have whats called an octane rating. So what is it and, more importantly, what should you use in your vehicles? What It Tells You First of all, the engine in your vehicle burns fuel by compression in other words, your engine is an internal combustion engine or burns fuel internally. The engine allows a mixture of air and fuel into the combustion area and a piston then compresses this mixture. Your spark plug then ignites this mixture causing an internally explosion that produces the power to run your engine. Therefore, the octane rating tells you how much the gasoline can be compressed before it ignites spontaneously. Should gasoline ever ignite by compression rather than by the spark plug, then it would cause the engine to knock, possibly damaging your engine (think of it as taking a hammer striking the top part of your piston) obviously this is not something thats desirable. For Example Take
