I have been here in BC about a year now and have had no luck finding a good independent mechanic and I can only do limited maintenance in the parking garage.
I have gone and visted a few shops however it usually ended up with me stepping on the gas to get away from the sketchy mechanics.
I have had people tell me my fuel filter is original (2yrs old), that I have a large oil leak (old oil from filter on the skid plate), and even that my coolant was too acidic based on a smell test...
So anyways, if you guys know of a good mechanic in Vancouver or surrounding areas (I will go far for a good mechanic!) let me know.
Thanks

 

Hey Brian, where is the oil leaking from?

I can help you do a coolant change and see about fixin that oil leak

 

Haha, there is no oil leak! Its just oil that drops onto the skid plate after doing an oil change.
I'll have to zip out to the ridge one of these weekends to shoot the .
I also want to make a little foglight rain guard!

 

Haha, I see I re-read your post Makes more sence now lol

Defantly!! Let me know when your up for it

 

Any weekend it doesnt rain I'll be there

 

theres a shop called New Way Automotive near where i live in burnaby. its right by douglas and still creek bassicly right accross from the lordco just south of lougheed highway.
a guy i know works there. i have only got help from them once, but they seemed pretty good. worth taking a look.
if your looking for some one to wheel with just about any weekend, send me a PM

 

Thanks for the help 'Nuts. I think I may have found a decent mechanic in New West over the weekend. I can actually qualify them as "normal".
I am up for some light duty wheeling to get me back into it. I see in another post of yours you go to Stave lake. What is Stave really all about?

 

You ever see the movie "Road Warrior" or "Mad MAx: Beyond Thunderdome. LOL!

 

Stave is Church on Sundays for many.

 

OK, so thats what I thought it was. Just a massive congregation of rednecks driving into mud holes. Squeal Piggy Squeal!

 

haha pretty much.
or at least on the flats.
there are other trails/roads to explore and stuff if your into that.
which shop in new west did you find? would be good to know. there isnt alot i think id have trouble with, but just incase itwoudl be nice to know.

if you want to check out stave this weekend id be down. i just have to fiddle with my exhuast before i head out. haha and not break anything cause ihave to go up to kelowna the weekend after.
send me a PM if you wanna go, or any one who wants to go for that matter, always looking for more people to pull out of the mud (or pull me out, my truck is still little)

 

My suspension is so shot I can't even make it along that FSR to the flats. Sigh.

 

haha my suspension is pretty rough on that road, but its a solid axle (1985). last time i was out there my exhaust rattled loose of my header, and myheader rattled loose. new gasket and tighted the botls, but the exhuast is still bumping on my cross memeber. gotta lift it up a little

 

Stave is never kind to your ride...

You always end up bashing on it through the stupid mudholes.. Yeah its really fun but the cleanup and damage sucks

Stave hates my front end... or maybe that should be the other way around

Ive yet to go up to the top, last time I was up there was at king of the pitt, and on our way up it started to snow so we just burned and turned.

Not to mention stave mud is more like muddy sand. Horrible for bearings!

I end up just going to a carwash the next night (yes, do this at the unmanned ones!) and spending $15 to powerwash everything off.

 

Who did you find that was half decent? The sketchy chinese shops around here creep me out and $100/hr at the dealer kills me.

 

My first pick is Simon's Automotive. He's a one man show and he's always busy. If you can wait till he can fit you in, he's worth it. He also seems happy to do more extreme stuff to your vehicle should you allow him.

Simon's Automotive
101-5763 198 Street
V3A1G5 Langley, BC
604-533-1162

Not only do I recommend him, but it seems everyone I know that works on their own vehicles use him as a stop-gap when time gets tough, or the problem is more than they want to deal with.

For people in a bigger hurry I recommend Precision Automotive. I've referred a number of people there and not one was ill treated, and the work was done well.

Precision Auto
#101 22575 Fraser Highway
Langley BC
(604) 530-9394

 

Thanks alot for the suggestions srozell. Langley is getting a bit far, but I have been considering driving 3000km to my mechanic in Ontario just to have that unpenetrated feeling.
I have found a possible good mechanic, but will call your suggestions to get more details.

 

What do you need done. I'm up in N. Van and can probably help out with most of your needs? Shoot me an email at tradman1@hotmail.com

 

Sent you an email, so check your junkmail just in case.
Thanks

 

Hi there,

Which mechanic you thought was decent in New West? I live in Burnaby, and i would like to know of a decent place for my truck.

tx