Recent Projects From Our Shop

This 2000 Tacoma arrived at 200,334 miles low on coolant with an active leak. A pressure test found the radiator's upper tank cracking open at about 9 PSI. The new radiator went in, but the system still wouldn't hold vacuum, and that led us to a second leak at the water pump.

This 1992 Miata came in for a post-purchase inspection. The clutch had no holding power, the slave cylinder area was leaking, and the clutch fluid was dark. Inside the bellhousing, the disc was worn down to its rivets. Here's everything we replaced, and what else the inspection turned up.

This 2001 Pontiac Sunfire had its check engine light on and was stalling as it came to a stop. The code was P0440. A smoke test found a large vacuum leak at the purge valve, plus a second leak at the throttle body.

A September oil change on this 2003 PT Cruiser GT turned up torn control arm bushings, two check engine codes and an oily engine. A month later the owner came back for the front end, the belt drive and a real diagnosis. Here’s what we replaced, and what the diagnosis found.

This 2015 MINI Countryman S came in with a low coolant warning and a check engine light. The scan pointed at the cooling system and oil pressure. The fix took a new thermostat, a repinned sensor connector and a hose, plus a closer look at the oil filter somebody else had installed.

The owner said this 2004 Escalade ESV was hard to steer. We found a leaking Hydroboost unit and hose and replaced them, and turning right went back to normal. Turning left didn't, and that led us to the steering gear.

When our technician got to the front brakes on this 2018 Ram 2500, they were metal on metal. One pad was gone completely, and the caliper behind it had blown out. Here's what we replaced, what we serviced while it was here, and the oil leak we sent to a diesel specialist.

This manual-transmission 2005 CR-V came in with a clutch that wouldn't disengage. The hydraulics were leaking, so we fixed them first. The pedal still didn't work, so the transmission came out, and the clutch disc showed us why.

The converter on this 2017 Outlander Sport was not worn out — it had been cut out and taken. What the repair involved, why the owner did not buy the genuine Mitsubishi converter, and the shield that went on afterward.

This 2013 CR-V came in for an oil change at 265,774 miles. The inspection measured all four corners — and the numbers are why only the front brakes were replaced.

An oil-change inspection found a leaking brake caliper and a pad separating from its backing plate, so we told the owner the truck was not safe to drive. It came back two weeks later with the same mileage on the clock. Here is everything we fixed.

A 26-year-old Camry with 102,000 miles got the full timing belt package — water pump, seals, Genuine Toyota radiator, plugs and belts — in one teardown. What was replaced, why it all happens at once, and the suspension work we quoted but left with the owner.

A multi-point inspection on a 2006 Tacoma turned up a completely failed rear U-joint on an aftermarket driveshaft — flagged not safe to drive. What we found, what we replaced, and the four-figure parts package we told the owner not to buy.