Indy Shop Recommendations

[cansis]

Hello North Sound Cruisers! Unfortunately I do not live in the PNW (I’m a 60, 80, and 100 Series Land Cruiser owner living in Oklahoma), but my brother-in-law lives in the Seattle area and his 2014 Tundra with 232k miles (5.7L shared with the 200 Series) was just diagnosed with coolant leaking into a cylinder by Michael’s Toyota of Bellevue. They quoted $16k to replace the engine with a used unit with 80k miles.

He did take it to another shop (G&M Auto Repair in Bellevue) and they scoped the cylinders and found coolant in cylinder 6, saying either a crack in the block or head gasket. They also recommended an engine replacement.

All that being said, is there a solid independent Toyota mechanic that you guys would recommend? He misses the knowledgeable and trustworthy indy he previously used in Tulsa, and I would love to help him find something similar in the Seattle area. Any help is appreciated, and thank you for any advice and input!

 

[staggrlee]

Well I'll throw one out there. Totem Lake Autocare Caleb bought the business about a year ago and the shop's previous owner always did me right. Had the 100 in last fall with Caleb for some rather difficult rear-end work and they stayed with it when a lot of shops would have thrown in the towel. He's a Toyota fan, even though it's not necessarily their primary focus.

Not sure how keen they are on engine swaps, but they're certainly equipped for the task. Worth a call.

 

[joemamma]

I live in the kent area and was using Gregg's. They sent me to extreme auto works on central +1 253-236-5419 great guys.

 

[cansis]

Thank you greatly for the recommendations!