Jim Nelson What is a cabin air filter? Is it: A. A filter for your Pewaukee house? B. A fresh, piney scent? C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it’s C. A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment. It filters out common Pewaukee air … Read more
When was the last time you used a key to open your door? Lack of use and lack of maintenance is the two main reasons why at Nelsons Automotive Of Pewaukee we find that a large percentage of cars we service have seized door lock cylinders. Now you ask why that is important, when all I … Read more
When your car breaks down in the Pewaukee WI area, or just needs some routine service, it can make you a little nervous. Because your car’s so important to your life, you need to be back on the road as soon as possible. And, with the problem fixed right the first time. We’ve been checking … Read more
Myths passed around our Pewaukee WI community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths. Some bloggers recall the SUVs of yesteryear and declare their modern decedents to be virtually maintenance free and … Read more
We just performed another Groupon, Total Vehicle Care Package and our customers comment was that he originally thought he was taking really good care of his vehicle until having us go through it. He was very surprised to find that the place that had been changing the oil on his higher mileage 2002 Tahoe had … Read more
When I was a kid in Pewaukee, my dad always made sure he took the cars in for Spring and Fall checkups. I was telling a friend that it’s about time to get into Nelsons Automotive of Pewaukee for my checkup and he said that he read on the internet that modern cars don’t need … Read more
There are a surprising number of small, inexpensive parts that can lead to expensive engine damage when they fail. It doesn’t seem right. Fortunately a lot of those things can be taken care of in routine maintenance. They may not be easy to remember, because it is a long list, but your service center at … Read more
No one near Pewaukee, WI likes high fuel prices. But if one good thing has come about, it’s that people are really focused on how to reduce their fuel consumption. North Americans literally drive billions of miles less each month during times of high fuel prices. But we still need to drive, so it makes … Read more
Let’s talk about deciphering the auto service menu. Pewaukee, Brookfield, Waukesha and Sussex WI service centers like Nelsons Automotive of Pewaukee have a list of the routine services they provide. But some people don’t know what these services really are unless they ask. Let’s go down a typical list, in alphabetical order, starting with air conditioning service. … Read more
We live such busy lives nowadays: work, social events, running the kids all over Pewaukee. Some days it’s all we can do to keep track of everywhere we need to be. That’s why you’ve gotta be organized. Lists, PDA, calendar- we have to keep track of it all. So let’s talk about schedules. Specifically, automotive … Read more