I took my wifes vehicle in because of engine trouble. He took it apart... read more I took my wifes vehicle in because of engine trouble. He took it apart and tells me its contaminated gas. Well since he pulled all of the gas out of the vehicle insurance wont cover it. He showed me samples of gas. I took a sample of the same gas and let it sit out to replicate what he showed me and it nothing happened. He then said he found the problem fixed everything. He replaced the fuel rail, injectors, the valve that was causing the misfire, and a broken timing chain guide. He went to take it for a test drive and the motor blew. so I was $4k into this and he couldn't even give me a running vehicle in return. on top of that it had a small vibration coming from the center of the vehicle and proceeded to tell me it was mud in the wheel wells. I knew that wasn't the issue. Come to find out it was coming from the transfer case. If you take your vehicle to this guy your wasting your time and money. He doesn't know what hes doing.
We brought our sons 2003 Chevy S10 in to find out why it was running s... read more We brought our sons 2003 Chevy S10 in to find out why it was running so poorly. 2.2 liter straight four. Engine was skipping badly. I just didn't have time to deal with it. I am not a professional mechanic but have been working on cars since I was a kid and I'm almost 50 now. (my dad restored cars when I was growing up) The diagnoses was a blown head gasket and would cost 987.00 to replace. Ok, truck hasn't been overheated and coolant level isn't going down at all. Guess its time to check it out myself. My son and I removed the plugs, looks like valve seals are leaking a little oil but no sign of coolant. We checked the wires, # 2 wire had a short. We installed new plugs and wires truck ran perfect and check engine light went out. It's been 3 weeks since we installed new plugs and wires, no sign of plug fouling. Simple repair. Not sure if the mechanic is just inexperienced or just needs more work but beware!
