Werner’s Import Automotive

Werner’s Import Automotive Most shops see a VIN number. π‘Šπ‘’ 𝑠𝑒𝑒 π‘Ž π‘›π‘’π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ. We are also available until 9pm for emergency services! Call or text!

At 𝑾𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓'𝒔 π‘°π’Žπ’‘π’π’“π’• π‘¨π’–π’•π’π’Žπ’π’•π’Šπ’—π’†, being the Gold Standard in European and Asian automotive care means more than just turning a wrenchβ€”it’s about a commitment to you.

A little piece of history ❀️
05/26/2026

A little piece of history ❀️

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 π‘½π’†π’‰π’Šπ’„π’π’†β€™π’” "𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 π‘ͺπ’π’π’„π’Œ": π‘Ύπ’‰π’š π‘»π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔Think of your engine as a perfectly choreographed dance: your pistons...
05/26/2026

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 π‘½π’†π’‰π’Šπ’„π’π’†β€™π’” "𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 π‘ͺπ’π’π’„π’Œ": π‘Ύπ’‰π’š π‘»π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔
Think of your engine as a perfectly choreographed dance: your pistons and valves must move at exactly the right moment, so they don’t crash into each other. The timing belt or timing chain is the conductor that keeps them in sync.
If that "clock" breaks, the engine can literally destroy itself in seconds. Here’s how to stay ahead of the curve and avoid a massive repair bill.
𝑰𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 π‘½π’†π’‰π’Šπ’„π’π’† 𝒂 "𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒕" 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 "π‘ͺπ’‰π’‚π’Šπ’"?
Most vehicles use one of two systems. Here’s the quick breakdown:
β€’ The Timing Belt (Rubber): These are quiet and efficient, but they wear out like a pair of sneakers. You must replace them every 60,000 to 100,000 miles, or every 10 years (whichever comes first). Otherwise, the rubber degrades and will eventually snap.
β€’ The Timing Chain (Metal): These are built like bicycle chains and are designed to last the life of the vehicle. However, they have two main enemies: dirty oil and low-quality oil. If you skip oil services, the lubrication fails, causing the metal to wear down and become "loose."
Red Flags You Shouldn't Ignore
The tricky part is that your vehicle doesn't always tell you there's a problem:
β€’ If you have a chain: Listen for a metallic rattle when you start the engine. You might also see a "Check Engine" light or experience a decrease in power.
β€’ If you have a belt: There is usually no warning sign at all. It works perfectly until the second it breaksβ€”which is why following the manufacturer’s schedule is vital.
Why Professional Service Matters
Modern timing systems are incredibly precise and require specialized tools and technical expertise. When you have this service performed, a specialist will also inspect "neighbor" parts like the water pump and tensioners.
Smart Move: Replacing these parts at the same time as the timing system saves you from paying for the same expensive labor twice later on.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 π‘©π’π’•π’•π’π’Ž π‘³π’Šπ’π’†
Staying on top of your timing system gives you three big wins:
1. No Surprises: You won't be stranded on the side of the road with a dead engine.
2. Save Money: A maintenance bill is only a small fraction of the cost of a full engine replacement.
3. Better Resale: Buyers pay more for a used vehicle when they know the major services have already been completed.
Don’t wait for a breakdown. Ask your auto specialist to check your service history and inspect your vehicle for any "red flags" today!
~Chris

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘”π‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘¦ π΅π‘€π‘Š 𝑋5." π‘€π‘–π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘’π‘™ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘π‘˜π‘’π‘‘π‘‘Hi Michael! Thank you for the great review. We are absolute...
05/22/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘”π‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘¦ π΅π‘€π‘Š 𝑋5." π‘€π‘–π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘’π‘™ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘π‘˜π‘’π‘‘π‘‘

Hi Michael! Thank you for the great review. We are absolutely honored to be your trusted shop for your BMW X5. We appreciate your loyalty and look forward to seeing you the next time you need maintenance or repairs!

The High-Octane Heartbreak: A Guide to Import Fuel UsageIf you drive a high-performance import (like a BMW, Audi, a supe...
05/21/2026

The High-Octane Heartbreak: A Guide to Import Fuel Usage
If you drive a high-performance import (like a BMW, Audi, a supercharged Jaguar, or a turbocharged Honda), your car has the palate of a Michelin-star critic. You can’t just use "Regular" gas; doing so treats a legendary engine like a disposal unit, leading to a "carbon catastrophe."
Here is how to navigate fuel grades, maintenance, and the unique options available to Iowa drivers.

1. Premium Gas (91+ Octane) is Not Optional
High-performance imports use turbocharged or high-compression engines that squeeze air and fuel into a high-pressure environment.
β€’ The Problem: Lower-grade fuel (87 Octane) cannot handle that pressure and explodes too early. This is called "knocking."
β€’ The Warning: It sounds like a frantic squirrel with a hammer inside your engine.
β€’ The Result: To prevent a total meltdown, your car’s computer will "pull timing," making your 300-horsepower beast feel like a tired moped.

2. The E85 "Corn Juice" Conundrum
In Iowa, we are in the heart of ethanol country. As of 2026, wholesale E85 prices often save you per gallon, making it a tempting "forbidden nectar."
β€’ The Pro: With an octane rating over 100, E85 allows for massive power.
β€’ The Danger: Ethanol is corrosive. Unless your car is specifically modified (or a "Flex Fuel" model), it will eat through rubber seals and fuel pumps. You also lose about 30% of your fuel economy, meaning more frequent stops at the pump.

3. The Secret to Longevity: Maintenance
Modern imports, especially those with Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI), are prone to carbon buildup. To keep your engine healthy, follow these two professional steps:
β€’ Air/Fuel Induction Service: Every 30,000 miles, a professional induction service cleans the "breathing" side of your engine. It removes baked-on carbon from intake valves, restoring fuel economy and smoothing out your idle.
β€’ BG 44K Fuel Treatment: Adding a bottle of BG 44K Platinum to your tank every 15,000 miles provides a deep clean of the injectors and combustion chambers. It is the gold standard for removing stubborn deposits that cause engine hesitation and power loss.

The Golden Rule
If your gas cap says "Premium Fuel Only," it is a requirement, not a suggestion. Treating your import to high-quality fuel and regular BG maintenance is the "membership fee" for owning a car that actually makes you look back at it when you walk away in the parking lot.

~Chris Werner

So a fellow member of a parts dealer group posted this question. What followed was pages and pages of β€œHell no”, β€œare yo...
05/15/2026

So a fellow member of a parts dealer group posted this question. What followed was pages and pages of β€œHell no”, β€œare you stupid”, β€œyou’ll go broke”, and responses of the like. Im proud to say that is where our shop differs. We do not nickel and dime our services to death, and consider fluid top-off a courtesy. Just another reason we are proud to do things differently and focus on our clients! ❀️

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "π΄π‘šπ‘Žπ‘§π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘¦ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘£π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘”. π‘Šπ‘œπ‘’...
05/15/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "π΄π‘šπ‘Žπ‘§π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘¦ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘£π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘”. π‘Šπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›!!" ~ Katherine Richards

Hi Katherine! Thank you for the wonderful feedback. We are so glad our service hit the mark and that the courtesy inspection gave you some helpful insight into your X5. We truly appreciate your recommendation and look forward to being your go-to shop for any future maintenance. See you next time!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘“π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’. 𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑠...
05/07/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘“π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’. 𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑠 π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’. 𝐼𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘Ž π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–π‘”π‘› π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘™ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑖𝑑." ~ Gary Davis

Thank you so much for the wonderful review! My family and I truly appreciate your kind words. We run this shop with the goal of genuinely caring for our customers and providing fair, reasonable pricing, so it means the world to hear that it shows. It was an absolute pleasure getting the wiring harness sorted out on your Range Rover. We love what we do, especially when it comes to keeping foreign models running smoothly. Thank you for trusting us with your vehicle, and we look forward to seeing you next time!

We have some exciting news to share! To better reflect our passion and expertise, Werner’s Elite Automotive is officiall...
04/23/2026

We have some exciting news to share! To better reflect our passion and expertise, Werner’s Elite Automotive is officially becoming Werner’s Import Automotive.

Why the change? We’ve always been the go-to specialists for import vehicles, and we wanted our name to make that crystal clear. Whether you’re looking for precision European engineering or reliable Asian import care, we want it to be easier than ever for you to find us.

What isn’t changing:

The Team: The same expert technicians you trust are still under the hood.

The Quality: Our "Gold Standard" of service and transparency remains our top priority.

The Location: We’re still right here, ready to serve you.

A true example of our commitment to the gold standard! We're thrilled to share this review by Caiden Nixon, which unders...
04/23/2026

A true example of our commitment to the gold standard! We're thrilled to share this review by Caiden Nixon, which underscores the exceptional care and transparency we aim for with every customer.

Review Quote:
"𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂 π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’• π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’† 𝒂𝒕 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑. 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 π’Žπ’–π’„π’‰ π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’‚π’Œπ’†π’ π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’–π’”π’π’š. 𝑰 π’…π’Šπ’…π’β€™π’• 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒕 π’‚π’π’š π’‘π’π’Šπ’π’• 𝑰 π’˜π’‚π’” π’ƒπ’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’”π’„π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ˆπ’π’• 𝒂 π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’• π’‘π’“π’Šπ’„π’† 𝒐𝒏 π’Žπ’š π’•π’“π’‚π’π’”π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ 𝒋𝒐𝒃. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒏 π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’‚π’” π’Žπ’–π’„π’‰ 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’†π’‚π’π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘ 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’Žπ’† 𝒐𝒏. 𝑰 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’ˆπ’π’• 𝒂 π’•π’“π’‚π’π’”π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 93π’Œ π’Šπ’π’”π’•π’†π’‚π’… 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 116π’Œ π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒅 π’‚π’ˆπ’“π’†π’†π’… 𝒐𝒏. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’“π’Šπ’„π’† π’…π’Šπ’…π’β€™π’• π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’• 𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’˜π’‚π’” π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’•. π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’π’š π’“π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’π’…" - π‘ͺπ’‚π’Šπ’…π’†π’ π‘΅π’Šπ’™π’π’

Thank you, Caiden, for your wonderful feedback and for choosing us for your automotive needs! We appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to provide you with the gold standard level of service you deserve. "

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