Are You Handy? Keep Your Hands Off These Repairs

Some of us might be the type of people who like to fix things ourselves instead of calling in the pros. I know my dad has been like that for basically my entire life – he’d try his hand at everything from the shower to the “kitchen remodel” to under the hood of his car. Well, sorry Dad, but there are some things in your car’s engine that you shouldn’t be touched unless you are actually a qualified automotive professional. Check out what they are if you’re similarly repair-minded, and if you need a fix then call the pros at Flemington BMW!

First of all, don’t touch the transmission. Don’t even change the fluid. If you make a mistake with the transmission you’re in for a much more expensive repair than you had on your hands before you decided to try and repair it.

Your windshield is another thing that you need to bring to glass professionals. Even those store bought kits that say they fix cracks, well. A professional will get the job done seamlessly, and the kit won’t provide satisfactory results. Just get a pro in there and you’ll be set.

Anything to do with wiring should be off-limits; trying to tinker with anything in the car that has a lot of delicate electronics is a bad idea. So no putting in a new sound system on your own! Do you know how bad electrical fires are? Stay away!

Don’t think about touching the fuel pump, either. This is not only a very precise part, but it requires precise installation and even the smallest mixup can total your engine from the inside out.

The final thing to take to the professionals is engine diagnostics. This should be a no-brainer. The little code reader you can get that turns off the check engine light doesn’t actually fix anything, so why waste money that you could spend on getting what’s making the light come on repaired?