by Alan Blanchard | Sep 12, 2026 | Volkswagen Repair
You start the Jetta on SE 82nd, set the dial to red, and wait. Ten minutes later the glass is still fogged and the vents are still pushing cool air at your hands. That isn’t the weather being stubborn. Something in the car has stopped doing its job. Weak cabin...
by Alan Blanchard | Aug 12, 2026 | Audi Repair, Volkswagen Repair
Your 2013 Audi A4 stumbles at the light. Cold starts sound rough, fuel economy slipped, and the check engine light flickers on a hard pull up the West Hills. On a direct-injection engine, that usually means carbon. Audi and VW fire fuel straight into the cylinder on...
by Alan Blanchard | Jul 23, 2026 | Audi Repair
You’re crawling north on I-5 through the Rose Quarter on a 90-degree afternoon, the AC fighting to keep up, and the coolant gauge is sitting higher than it should. That’s not your imagination. Stop-and-go traffic plus summer heat is the exact load that...
by Alan Blanchard | Jun 17, 2026 | Porsche Repair
Quick Takeaways: Porsche cooling systems rely on parts that work hardest in summer heat. Coolant degrades over time, losing its corrosion and heat-transfer properties. Plastic coolant parts and water pump impellers are known wear items. Portland’s mild spring masks...
by Alan Blanchard | May 7, 2026 | Porsche Repair
If your Porsche is burning oil, idling rough, or pushing blue smoke out the exhaust in Portland, a failed air-oil separator is one of the first things a qualified Porsche specialist should check. The air-oil separator — commonly called the AOS — is a known failure...
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