For yall that have read my posts, you know I'm as new as can be when it comes to car mechanics. So when it comes to engines I dont know much, but when it comes to people I can tell as good as any if someone's going to waste your time/money or worth doing business with.
I've looked for a shop who knows LCs since I got mine back in January. I didnt have much luck... from local shops telling me I had head gasket leaks bc they saw oil near the engine, to shops telling me they would charge me XXX$ to check engine stuff out (and openly acknowledge they dont know much about LCs).
Robert at DEALER ALTERNATIVE in Coeur D'Alene, ID is a great shop and knows our rigs.
They checked the entire engine out, gave me a list of what was going on. Luckily nothing urgent. He took the time to go through it all with me. Did a tranny flush + fluids for $50. Total the guy took about 2 and 1/2 hours for my rig today (including the tranny flush) and I walked out of there knowing more about what was going on with my rig all for $118.
Robert was a mechanic with Toyota for 30 yrs (IIRC) and has been running his own shop for 15 yrs. I would highly encourage anyone who needs a good, trustworthy shop who knows LCs to go there. They do it all--from alignments to lifts and everything under the hood.
(if I knew enough about the internet, I'd put a positive review up about him and his shop... unfortunately just yall here at MUD... but I hope it helps some of yall!)
I've looked for a shop who knows LCs since I got mine back in January. I didnt have much luck... from local shops telling me I had head gasket leaks bc they saw oil near the engine, to shops telling me they would charge me XXX$ to check engine stuff out (and openly acknowledge they dont know much about LCs).
Robert at DEALER ALTERNATIVE in Coeur D'Alene, ID is a great shop and knows our rigs.
They checked the entire engine out, gave me a list of what was going on. Luckily nothing urgent. He took the time to go through it all with me. Did a tranny flush + fluids for $50. Total the guy took about 2 and 1/2 hours for my rig today (including the tranny flush) and I walked out of there knowing more about what was going on with my rig all for $118.
Robert was a mechanic with Toyota for 30 yrs (IIRC) and has been running his own shop for 15 yrs. I would highly encourage anyone who needs a good, trustworthy shop who knows LCs to go there. They do it all--from alignments to lifts and everything under the hood.
(if I knew enough about the internet, I'd put a positive review up about him and his shop... unfortunately just yall here at MUD... but I hope it helps some of yall!)
