by Bill Moss | Oct 19, 2026 | Tesla Repair
A Tesla charge port not opening usually comes down to one of two things on a Model 3 or Model Y: ice on the door or latch, or a part that has stopped working. Warrenton winters supply ice. A door that also ignores you on a dry afternoon is a different story, and it...
by Bill Moss | Sep 17, 2026 | Audi Repair, Volkswagen Repair
There’s a $20 part on your GTI, Jetta, A4 or A3 that can destroy a camshaft. It sits between the high-pressure fuel pump and the intake camshaft, it’s called the cam follower, and on the 2.0T FSI engine it wears through more often than any other single...
by Bill Moss | Aug 14, 2026 | Auto Info
Your GTI feels strong until a friend’s tuned Golf R disappears up Route 29. The gap isn’t the hardware; it’s the software the factory left conservative. The factory plays it safe. Unitronic ECU tuning rewrites the calibration on VW and Audi 2.0T...
by Bill Moss | Jul 30, 2026 | Audi Repair, Tesla Repair
It’s July in Fauquier County, 95 degrees, and your EV shows noticeably less range than it did in spring. You’re not imagining it. Heat is as hard on a lithium-ion pack as deep cold, and the system fighting it — the battery’s liquid cooling loop — is...
by Bill Moss | Jun 25, 2026 | Mercedes Repair
Quick Takeaways: Mercedes AC that blows warm is most commonly caused by a refrigerant leak, a failing compressor, a clogged condenser, or a faulty blower or blend-door actuator. Fauquier County’s heat and humidity put a Mercedes climate system under sustained load,...