252 Imports

07/01/2024

252 Imports will be closed July 4th-5th.

06/24/2024

We see a fair amount of timing chain failures resulting in bent valves in the VW/Audi 2.0 turbo engines. Also, in this picture the #2 cam lobes are actually twisted! They should be aligned. Whats different between the timing chains that go 200k or more miles vs the ones that fail at 120k? In my opinion, more frequent oil changes.

03/26/2024

252 Imports will be closed April 1st-5th

02/19/2024

We will be closed Monday 19th. As always feel free to drop off or leave us a message.

12/26/2023

252 Imports will be Closed Dec 25th until Jan 3rd. Happy holidays!

11/15/2023

An often overlooked and relatively inexpensive maintenance item. Most manufacturers recommend changing brake fluid every two years.

11/10/2023

We do not rebuild transmissions or diffs but I had to pop this one apart just to look at….

11/10/2023

11/10/2023

This N20 BMW engine came in completely seized due to lack of oil pressure. If you check out this picture we took after removing the engine from the vehicle, the oil pump is clogged with plastic debris. What is the plastic?…..chewed up timing chain guides. Don’t ignore timing chain rattle in N20’s or any other engine. It would definitely have been cheaper to replace the chain and guides than the entire engine.

10/25/2023

Found a whole new kind of “cracked” cylinder head!

06/26/2023

252 Imports is temporarily closed due to power outage from last nights storm. Our phones are also down. Sorry for any inconvenience!