looking for a good mechanic

[Punkydo]

my car went out on my yesterday up in the Walmart parking lot, while on the phone with roadside my car started again but it making a weird sound like something wasnt connected so now I need to take it in to get it looked at. Does anyone know where I can go? I don't know any mechanics in the Soo, thanks for the help

[jaydee]

idk but i know JC's is good on Wallace Terrace n/Farwell /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

[puppy]

Lou's automotive at the corner of Bruce St and Albert St E or Dan's Custom Repair corner of Pim and Queen

[jaydee]

or you can try Kelly's service centre by the Bitonit motors on Carmens Way/second line

[daynzy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: moooochi</div><div class="ubbcode-body">or you can try Kelly's service centre by the Bitonit motors on Carmens Way/second line </div></div>

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo


Excel Auto - at petro can in the east end


or DarMax out in Garden River

[jaydee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Padman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: moooochi</div><div class="ubbcode-body">or you can try Kelly's service centre by the Bitonit motors on Carmens Way/second line </div></div>

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo


Excel Auto - at petro can in the east end


or DarMax out in Garden River </div></div>

hey man JCs is good

[daynzy]

indeed they are.. but i've heard a lot of bad from kelly's parkway

[jaydee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Padman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">indeed they are.. but i've heard a lot of bad from kelly's parkway </div></div>

well, i was a bit partial towards them cause i know who they are, and a buddy worked there before. but in any case, i know JC's who has that too and its good there

[daynzy]

another good one is charlies on bruce street.. honest and fair priced

[jaydee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Padman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">another good one is charlies on bruce street.. honest and fair priced </div></div>

you know the story.... you PISS ON THE FORDS! /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rofl.gif

[deanoo28]

What make and year of car?

[corn316]

stay away from kelly's he cant even do a proper safety i had to finish the repairs to my buddy's van myself so he can leave for his trip to see a doc that he couldn't miss pretty sad when they can't even do a basic brake job

[jaydee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: corn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">stay away from kelly's he cant even do a proper safety i had to finish the repairs to my buddy's van myself so he can leave for his trip to see a doc that he couldn't miss pretty sad when they can't even do a basic brake job </div></div>

whoa dats interesting /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/no_no.gif

[millie]

I'd have to say that if you're at that end of town JC's is the best.

[corn316]

sorry made a mistake its not kellys auto thats bad its excel auto at petro can in the east end thats REALY BAD

[Punkydo]

thanks for all the help everyone!! my vech is a 98' intrepid

[Punkydo]

this is punkydo's other half the vech will start and stall,start and stall repeatly and the oil light would come on and flicker but we just got an oil change! we live in the eastend also

[Soundbear]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: moooochi</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: corn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">stay away from kelly's he cant even do a proper safety i had to finish the repairs to my buddy's van myself so he can leave for his trip to see a doc that he couldn't miss pretty sad when they can't even do a basic brake job </div></div>

whoa dats interesting /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/no_no.gif </div></div>

I'll say, kinda misleading too.

So what was Kelly doing? A safety or a brake job??? What were the circumstances??

I'll say this too, from sad experience. Stay in the automotive business long enough and eventually somebody will think you're a crook. And there's not a darn thing you can do about it.

On the other hand, in the business, it is said you lose 15 percent of your customers every year. And sometimes that's not a bad thing. /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

[daynzy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: corn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sorry made a mistake its not kellys auto thats bad its excel auto at petro can in the east end thats REALY BAD </div></div>

excel is a great shop

[deanoo28]

does the intrepid in question have a 2.7 engine?

[Simba]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: moooochi</div><div class="ubbcode-body">or you can try Kelly's service centre by the Bitonit motors on Carmens Way/second line </div></div>


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[corn316]

AS I MADE A CORRECTION it wasnt kelly's that did a bad job it was excel he did a safety and in order to pass safety ur brake's have to be working properly i have 15 yrs exp as a mechanic worked in different areas of mechanics including trucking where trucks get inspected regulary and for 2 of the companys i worked for i always got a good boy sticker cause i had my fleet well maintained. this car that is being talked about in my earlier post should of never passed safety with roted out rocker panels and bad breaks its the law from the m.t.o i can tell a fly by night safety from a good one it deppends on the guy and how well u know ur costumer and personaly i wont safety a car for someone who is selling a car to someone els cause the cutumer always finds something to hassel u with even if it has nothing with what u did so other advice would be take it to ur own mechanic when u get one done but for this instant is the owner did a bad job and did a fly by night job and being careless with someones life
now is that good work or bad

[washawee]

So I would assume you reported them to the MTO before you did the work and had them look at the car?

[Punkydo]

Yes it has the 2.7 engine and has 136,000kms on it. Sounds good running smooth and quiet, just acted up on sat. oil was full and clean b4 oil change and after.

[lynys]

Hey Punky... You may not remember, but I had a similar problem with mine. I cannot remember what the part was, but it would stall on me while I was driving. Had something to do with a connection (if I remember correctly, it had something to do with a magnet-like part) Anyway, once that part was changed, it was good as new.

I did a quick google search, and this kinda sounds similar to your problem.

Intrepid (http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21064)

[Punkydo]

Thanks lynys, i just hope it's nothing seriuos or expensive!!

[lynys]

When I got it done, it was a really cheap problem. I found a few more articles about stalling. Could be a loose wire that is causing your problem!

Oh, and say hi to the Mr. /ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

[deanoo28]

The oil level was right up and the oil light flickers on when running?
check out http://www.oilsludge.com/

[J*B]

2.7 motors (If you happen to have one in your Intrepid) are known for a manufacturing defect and if you don't use synthetic oil in them or at least change the regular oil every couple thousand miles they get sludged up and the top end starves for oil, many have self destructed prematurely.

[corn316]

my friend got him to pay for the parts and my time to fix his breaks and left it at the but they told him pay up or they will be called he did so he did pay up and now they wont deal with him no more and they tell thier friends to go see someone els

[weasel]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Punkydo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Yes it has the 2.7 engine and has 136,000kms on it. Sounds good running smooth and quiet, just acted up on sat. oil was full and clean b4 oil change and after. </div></div>
if it stalls on you and doesnt start again...check your cam sensor...this had just happened to me on a 95 intrepid 3.5L...all i did was clean up the sensor and loaded some dielectric grease in it and it hasnt happened to me since.

so clean it up first (the connections) and plug it back in...if it works GREAT! then go get die grease so no condensation gets into it

[Punkydo]

thank you so much for all the help!!

[washawee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: corn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">my friend got him to pay for the parts and my time to fix his breaks and left it at the but they told him pay up or they will be called he did so he did pay up and now they wont deal with him no more and they tell thier friends to go see someone els </div></div>

so being a mechanic youself, dont you think you should have beeen obligated to report this to the MTO? Kind of sad you didn't unless you're story is bogus. I know I sure would have reported them, safeties are there for a reason.

[corn316]

wasn for me to report him it was the clients to do that

[Karl]

looking for a good mechanic?


Don't look in the sault then.

[deanoo28]

I think I take offense to that.