Johan Behm Motors

Please note: We will be closed on Friday 22 March 2024 due to the holiday on Thursday 21 March 2024.

Good day everyone,

As 2023 dawns on us, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your loyal support during this year.

Enjoy the much-needed rest, we hope that 2024 will be a fruitful year, full of opportunity and success for each and everyone.

If you are traveling over the holidays, please do so safely.

This year we will be closing on the 20th of December and will re-open on the 3rd of January 2024.

Have a blessed festive season!

🔧The Johan Behm Motors team🔧

Good day Stellenbosch and surrounds!

Tomorrow, 10 October 2023 we are celebrating our 41st year in business 🥳🍾🥂

We would like to thank you for your support this year by giving back to you. This year we will be lowering our A/C services (re-gassing) to only R350.00!! This will be valid from 10-13 October 2023.

That’s right, our normal price is R550.00, but for our birthday week it will be reduced to only R350.00!!

PLEASE NOTE that we have limited space available per day so please make a booking with us before all the available slots are booked out.

We look forward to seeing you here and celebrating with us 🥳🍾🥂

🔧The Johan Behm Motors team🔧

Hi everyone,

We are proud to announce that we have invested in a power solution to limit the effects of Loadshedding on our operations. It will enable us to serve you more reliably and we can even do steam cleaning during Loadshedding.

We would like to thank our customers for their continued support as we strive to make the experience even better.

We would also like to give a special thanks to Schmidhauser Electrical for the neat installation and quality workmanship. Please consider them for your back up requirements.

🔧The Johan Behm Motors team🔧

Please note: We will be closed on Friday 28 April 2023.

Please note that our hours are changing. From 3 April 2023 we will be open Monday - Thursday 07:00 - 17:00, Friday 07:00 - 15:00, closed on weekends.

~Management~

Please note: We will be closed on Monday 20 March 2023 due to the planned protest.

Good day everyone,

As a better year comes to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your loyal support during this year.

Enjoy the much needed rest so we can start 2023 afresh with new determination and drive so that we can all play our part in reviving the economy.

If you are traveling, please do so safely.

This year we will be closing on the 15th of December and will re-open on the 4th of January 2023.

Have a blessed festive season!

🔧The Johan Behm Motors team🔧

Good morning Stellenbosch and surrounds!

Today, 10 October 2022 we are celebrating our 40th year in business 🥳🍾🥂 It's a big one for us and we have you our loyal customers to thank for it.

We would like to thank you by this year offering you A/C services (re-gassing) for only R40.00!! This will be valid for the week of 10-14 October 2022. That’s right, our normal price is R550.00 but for our birthday week it will be reduced to only R40.00!!

Please note that we are restricted to a maximum of 15 A/C services per day as it takes approximately 30mins to complete one service.

We are not taking any appointments for the A/C services this week. First come, first serve - so get here early!! ⏰️⏰️

We are using this opportunity to also introduce you to our newly acquired sophisticated A/C machine which can catch up and recycle aircon gas, dry and clean any moisture and dirt from your aircon hoses while re-gassing your specific vehicle with the correct amount of gas just in time for this year's late Cape summer season.

We look forward to seeing you here and celebrating with us 🥳🍾🥂

🔧The Johan Behm Motors team🔧

We will be closed on 8 and 9 August 2022. Have a good weekend and be safe!

🔧 The Johan Behm Motors team 🔧

Western Cape Lubricants Spotted right at our entrance this morning @ 55 George Blake street, Plankenbrug, Stellenbosch 😁

Good day everyone,

As yet another turbulent year comes to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your loyal support during this year.

Enjoy the much needed rest and spend some quality time with family and friends SAFELY so that we can start 2022 fresh and without any new restrictions.

If you are traveling, please do so safely.

This year we will be closing on the 17th of December and will re-open on the 3rd of January 2022.

Have a blessed festive season!

🔧The Johan Behm Motors team🔧

On Sunday the 10th of October this year we are celebrating our 39th birthday! Join in on the celebration by booking your vehicle for service with us via e-mail and using "39" in the subject line. You will then receive a complementary electronic diagnostic scan on your vehicle to the value of R690.00. Take advantage of this promotion between 11 October 2021 and 25 October 2021!

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Being kind to your clutch can save you a packet

Any learner driver can appreciate the frustrations of clutch control in a manual vehicle. Mastering this is however essential to becoming a capable driver and passing your driver’s test – and, it is also an important part of keeping your clutch in good condition.

Dewald Ranft, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), confirms that apart from the quality of the installation, incorrect clutch control is the most common cause of a clutch burning out.

Other variables that play a role in the life expectancy of a clutch are general levels of vehicle maintenance, road conditions and the vehicle’s normal labour load.

“This is why some people need clutch replacements after only a few thousand kilometres, while others drive with the same original clutch in their vehicle for 10 or even 20 years,” says Ranft.

He explains that the clutch connects and disconnects the power from your engine to your wheels, via the gearbox. When you press down on the clutch, it disengages the engine from your wheels. This allows you to change gear.

In other words, you can’t change gears when the clutch is raised. Unless you’re in neutral, when you raise the clutch, it engages the power.

“Clutch control is about mastering this power transfer. It is particularly important for maintaining control of the car at low speeds. It allows you to do a number of things, such as change gear, pull off and drive in slow-moving, stop-start traffic,” Ranft says.

“The clutch is subjected to constant friction, so it will wear out eventually. How long your car drives without having to replace the clutch depends entirely on the way you drive.”

10 tips from MIWA to help prolong the life of your clutch:

1. Never regulate the vehicle’s speed in heavy traffic conditions by means of clutch control. Instead, apply the park brake at traffic lights and select neutral until it’s time to pull off.

2. Don’t press the clutch pedal unnecessarily while driving or when the vehicle is stationary.

3. Allow the vehicle to warm up (reach normal operating temperature) before applying aggressive load to the driveline.

4. Keep the vehicle’s revs per minute (rpm) as low as possible and the slip-time as short as possible when you pull off from a standstill.

5. Never pull off in a higher gear than first gear.

6. Do not overload. Avoid pulling heavy trailers.

7. Avoid launching the vehicle on an uphill or in muddy conditions if possible.

8. Maintain the condition of the hydraulic fluid by visiting your local MIWA workshop and filling up with the correct specified fluid according to the Original Equipment (OE) manufacturer.

9. Have the hydraulic system bled properly when gears are starting to grate during gear changes and have the system flushed every 40 00kms.

10. Only fit OE or quality aftermarket clutches.

“There is a lot motorists can do to care for their car’s clutch, including not skipping services. A burnt out clutch can be very costly depending on the vehicle type and availability of parts,” Ranft concludes.

“The best way to avoid expensive repairs is to understand how a clutch works and learn to be kind to your clutch from the time you start driving. Any clutch inspections or repairs should be carried out at a MIWA-accredited workshop.”

How a piston should not look...not sure if its a laughing or crying face?

Worn tracks on a fuel level sensor inside the fuel tank causing the fuel guage to not function at all / only partially function.

However, this is not always the problem if your fuel guage stopped functioning.

Sometimes it is a problem inside the instrument cluster, but it is much easier to rule this out by self testing the cluster before removing the fuel tank.

Not always rats that are eating and damaging wiring in vehicles, this was the work of a small puppy 😂😂🙈🙈

A very often neglected service part, the cabin / pollen filter where outside air gets filtered before it reaches your cabin. It can cause poor performance of your aircon and also bad odours in your cabin. Remember to insist on replacement hereof on at least every second service / if you travel on lots of gravel, every service.

DYK? Parking your vehicle outside, especially under trees for extended periods can be a bad idea. The leaves block the water drainage ports and causes water ingress to your vehicle interior leading to expensive damage. Have these ports checked and cleaned out regularly and try to avoid parking under trees altogether.

We have been using WM Penn / Fuchs lubricants in your vehicles since the start of business in 1982. We have, and continue to find this German engineerd oil of superb quality and reliability and highly recommend it.

A very lucky Focus ST customer...the spark plug ground pont broke off on one of his spark plugs and luckilly didn't cause any engine damage. This did however cause a misfire which was solved by replacing the spark plug with a new one

Some important and welcome news!

See you soon!

We stock some of the most popular battery sizes. Our prices are competitive with other makes but take note of the warranty offered and that Maxim batteries are maintenance free as an added bonus!

You can now reach us via Whatsapp on +27799552159 for appointment bookings or other queries. Add us here:

We sanitise your vehicle after work is done using a fogger with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ionized nano silver particles which provides protection against the Covid-19 virus and other virusses for up to 90 days after application.

Because the fogger turns this mixture into a fine mist and we apply it very quickly at your door handle areas and to the interior with enough circulation it will not cause damage to your interior.

We will also always ask for permission to apply this to your vehicle. It is free for all work over R600 and costs R100 on its own.

Another big boy about to go in...

Come to us to have your old faded headlights restored to look as new...

We also do reliable battery testing using the right equipment...

We also service trailers. Please remember to have your wheel bearings checked before taking a long trip as from standing all year, bearings get dry and it can cause unnecessary problems along the way...