Good auto shop recommendation?
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Good auto shop recommendation? Around 91791 area? I want to do a full maintenance on my car.
AC belt
Serpentine belt
Coolant flush
Oil change
Tranny fluid change
Rear end fluid change
Plugs
Plug wires
Am I missing anything? Also how much money am I looking at to change all those things?
AC belt
Serpentine belt
Coolant flush
Oil change
Tranny fluid change
Rear end fluid change
Plugs
Plug wires
Am I missing anything? Also how much money am I looking at to change all those things?
From your list, it sounds like you're in need of basic maintainance work. Any reputable shop in and around your neighborhood can help you out. I think it might come down to how much they charge for labor that'll determine the best price.
Most of the things you've listed are things you can do yourself. There are plenty of articles and websites that have step by step instructions. You can read it at least to know what the shop is going to do on your car. (Ex: If they're charging you $100 for a differential fluid change, from reading the writeup, you know its a simple process you can try to tackle yourself to save some money). Also, if you're doing routine stuff, you can add fuel filter, power steering fluid, brake fluid and cleaning out your throttle body. There are write ups all over this forum; it just takes a bit of digging.
Here are a couple of websites that I've saved over the years; hope it changes your mind to do a little wrench work on your car. It's trial and error and you get to know your car a bit better.
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/
http://www.ls1howto.com/
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm
How to: Change your spark plugs and wires.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...g_and_wire.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/447.htm
How to: Change your oil.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...oil_change.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/448.htm
How to: Change differential fluid
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/lubeoil.htm
How to: Change transmission fluid
https://ls1tech.com/forums/4150471-post10.html
By the way, welcome to the forum.
Most of the things you've listed are things you can do yourself. There are plenty of articles and websites that have step by step instructions. You can read it at least to know what the shop is going to do on your car. (Ex: If they're charging you $100 for a differential fluid change, from reading the writeup, you know its a simple process you can try to tackle yourself to save some money). Also, if you're doing routine stuff, you can add fuel filter, power steering fluid, brake fluid and cleaning out your throttle body. There are write ups all over this forum; it just takes a bit of digging.
Here are a couple of websites that I've saved over the years; hope it changes your mind to do a little wrench work on your car. It's trial and error and you get to know your car a bit better.
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/
http://www.ls1howto.com/
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm
How to: Change your spark plugs and wires.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...g_and_wire.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/447.htm
How to: Change your oil.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...oil_change.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/448.htm
How to: Change differential fluid
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/lubeoil.htm
How to: Change transmission fluid
https://ls1tech.com/forums/4150471-post10.html
By the way, welcome to the forum.
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From: West Covina, So Cal
From your list, it sounds like you're in need of basic maintainance work. Any reputable shop in and around your neighborhood can help you out. I think it might come down to how much they charge for labor that'll determine the best price.
Most of the things you've listed are things you can do yourself. There are plenty of articles and websites that have step by step instructions. You can read it at least to know what the shop is going to do on your car. (Ex: If they're charging you $100 for a differential fluid change, from reading the writeup, you know its a simple process you can try to tackle yourself to save some money). Also, if you're doing routine stuff, you can add fuel filter, power steering fluid, brake fluid and cleaning out your throttle body. There are write ups all over this forum; it just takes a bit of digging.
Here are a couple of websites that I've saved over the years; hope it changes your mind to do a little wrench work on your car. It's trial and error and you get to know your car a bit better.
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/
http://www.ls1howto.com/
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm
How to: Change your spark plugs and wires.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...g_and_wire.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/447.htm
How to: Change your oil.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...oil_change.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/448.htm
How to: Change differential fluid
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/lubeoil.htm
How to: Change transmission fluid
https://ls1tech.com/forums/4150471-post10.html
By the way, welcome to the forum.
Most of the things you've listed are things you can do yourself. There are plenty of articles and websites that have step by step instructions. You can read it at least to know what the shop is going to do on your car. (Ex: If they're charging you $100 for a differential fluid change, from reading the writeup, you know its a simple process you can try to tackle yourself to save some money). Also, if you're doing routine stuff, you can add fuel filter, power steering fluid, brake fluid and cleaning out your throttle body. There are write ups all over this forum; it just takes a bit of digging.
Here are a couple of websites that I've saved over the years; hope it changes your mind to do a little wrench work on your car. It's trial and error and you get to know your car a bit better.
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/
http://www.ls1howto.com/
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm
How to: Change your spark plugs and wires.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...g_and_wire.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/447.htm
How to: Change your oil.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...oil_change.htm
http://www.myls1.com/myls1-com-install-guides/448.htm
How to: Change differential fluid
http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/lubeoil.htm
How to: Change transmission fluid
https://ls1tech.com/forums/4150471-post10.html
By the way, welcome to the forum.
I might just do most of them myself on the weekends on something.
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I used to go to coronado island with my hpi baja 5b and just bashing on the beach.
thanks for the offer.
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