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Oil Change in
Snellville, GA

Oil change in Snellville, GA for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen. The oil that carries your engine's approval, a fresh cartridge filter, the level checked the way the car wants it, and the reminder reset on the factory software.

CARFAX 2025 Top-Rated Service Center: German Performance
  • 4.8-star CARFAX rating
  • 180+ Google reviews
  • 15+ years in business
  • Genuine factory parts and fluids
Sound familiar?

OIL CHANGE SERVICE FOR
SHORT TRIPS AND LONG ONES

Two kinds of cars come through here in Snellville. The one that runs to Briscoe Park, the Shoppes at Webb Gin and back, and never realy gets warm. And the one that does 78 in to Atlanta and home every day, an hour each way in the summer heat. Both need fresh oil sooner then the dash says. For diffrent reasons.

Short trips are the worst. The engine never gets hot enough to boil off the water and fuel that collects in the oil, so it turns to sludge in the pan. The long comute cooks the oil instead. And the car that sits for weeks with old oil in it is no better off. Its the same job either way, just sooner.

A yellow oil light or a service mesage means book it in this week. A red oil pressure light means pull over and shut it off, dont limp it home. Bring it to the German auto repair shop in Snellville that fills the oil your engine was built for and puts the numbers on the invoce, and has since 2010.

What's included

WHAT A GERMAN
OIL SERVICE INCLUDES

Technician draining oil from a lifted BMW M5 into a funnel at German Performance

A German oil change is more then a drain and fill. Every maker publishes its own oil approval, its own capacity and its own reset steps. Skip one and the engine pays for it latter. Done right, its the cheapest insurance your car will ever get.

  • The exact approval your engine lists, never a generic synthetic
  • A cartridge filter from the OEM suplier with new seals every time
  • Every oil change leaves with a 12-month, 12,000-mile warranty
01

Approved Oil for Your Engine

BMW LL-01 and LL-04, Mercedes-Benz 229.5 and 229.51, VW 502 00, 504 00 and 507 00, Porsche A40 and C40. The approval on the bottle matters more than the brand. The wrong one clogs a particulate filter or streches a timing chain early. A BMW oil change starts with looking up your engine, not grabing a jug.
02

OEM Filter and Seals

These engines use a cartrige filter, a paper element that drops into a housing, not a spin-on can. It comes with new O-rings and a crush washer, and they go on everytime. Reused seals and cheap filter paper is where the leaks and the low pressure warnings come from.
03

Correct Fill and Level Check

Capacities on these engines run from six to more than ten quarts, and many newer models has no dipstick. We fill to the published capacity, then confirm the level electronically at the temprature the procedure calls for. Guess it and your a quart off, and the engine knows.
04

Service Reset

The reminder and the condition based service data get reset through the factory software, ISTA, XENTRY or ODIS, so the cars own schedule stays right. A generic tool clears the message and leaves the counter wrong, and the next shop has no idea wen the oil was changed last.
05

Inspection on the Lift

While the car is up we look at what an oil service is the cheapist chance to catch: leaks, boots, belts, tires and brake wear. We allso check the drain plug and filter paper for metal. Anything we find goes on the invoice wether you act on it or not.
06

Interval Advice

Every German maker publishes a mileage or time interval, and most of these engines do better on the short end when the car makes short trips or sits alot. A Mercedes oil change or an Audi oil change is no diffrent. We'll tell you what the book says and what we'd reccomend for your car.
Where we are

OIL SERVICE FOR
ALL OF GWINNETT COUNTY

Most of our oil changes come from Snellville, Loganville, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn and Stone Mountain, dropped of on the way to work and picked up on the way home. If its a BMW or an Audi, the BMW repair and Audi repair pages cover what else we watch for.

Same-week appointments are usually open, and an oil change dosent take long. Call, tell us the year, model and engine, and we'll confirm the approval before you get here. No suprises on the bill.

What people are saying

anan barghouti

7 reviews · 1 photo

Great price

There’s nothing but good things to say about this shop. This car needed a lot of work from oil leaks, engine mounts, airbag light, to coolant leaks, and they did this work in a day. Fast and great work. This if for sure my go to shop from now on. Highly recommend!

Anan’s black Mercedes outside German Performance

Chelsea Brown

4 reviews

I've been coming here for years, and the quality of work and customer service is always great! They also work quickly, so there's very little downtime whenever I drop off my car. I'd recommend German Performance to anyone who needs a trustworthy mechanic!

FAQ

Who's the best oil change shop near me in Snellville?

Ask around Snellville and you'll here our name a lot. German cars only since 2010, 180+ Google reviews and a 4.8 CARFAX rating. Come by, watch the techncian look up your approval, and decide for yourself.

How often does a German car need its oil changed?

The book says 10,000 miles or one year on most current models. Short trips, heat, towing and sitting are all harder on oil then steady miles, so we'd go sooner. If the car barely moves, the time limit maters more than the mileage.

What oil does my car take?

The answer is an approval code for your engine and year, not a brand: BMW LL-01 or LL-04, Mercedes-Benz 229.5 or 229.51, VW 502 00, 504 00 or 507 00, Porsche A40 or C40. We look up your exact car and fill that, no gessing. A general synthetic can still be wrong for you're engine.

Why is a German car oil service more involved than a quick lube?

These engines hold more oil, it has to carry a specific approval, the filter is a cartridge with its own seals, and many need the level confirmed electronicly and the reminder reset with factory tools. None of that happen in a ten minute bay.

Can you reset the service reminder?

Yes, on the factory software, so the cars own schedule stays right. A generic tool clears the message and leaves the counter wrong, wich is why some cars show service due a month after a quick lube. Ours dont.

Will going to an independent shop void my warranty?

No. Federal law protects your right to have routine maintenance done by an independent shop, as long as the right spec parts and fluids is used and the work is documented. You leave with a writen record of what went in.

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