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Maintenance is what stops the breakdown.
Work you do at a certain mileage so the expensive thing never happens. These are write-ups from jobs on our own bench.
Timing belts
What the interval really is, and what happens on an interference engine when you miss it.
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Intake cleaning on FSI & TSI
Why direct-injection engines carbon up on the valves, and what cleaning them involves.
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Headlight lens restoration
Wet sanded to 2000 grit and UV clear coated. $85 for the pair, not $200 to $500 per light.
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Hinge and latch lube
A five-minute job that keeps door latches, a known VW weak point, working.
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