East Bay Area mechanic shop recommendations

[Fifty]

I’m in the eastbay, over in the concord area.

Can anyone recommend a shop that’s familiar with the 15+ vehicles?

I’m out of warranty and quite frankly, there is certain stuff I don’t want to deal with should it pop up. And I don’t want to deal with the dealer.

For instance, I want to do the new 8l90 atf fluid flush, to get rid of the shudder...and I don’t have a fluid pump and I fear what the dealer will charge me.

 

[Mickey_7106]

i know you said you didn't want to deal with dealerships but give Able Chevrolet in Rio Vista a try. The corvette community is big on taking their car there. the service manager and his wife both race a C6z and a ZR1

 

[Fifty]

Bump for shops in the Bay Area

 

[Fifty]

Going to bump this again. I’m looking for a good repair shop. Specifically someone who can do transmissions.

My 37k 2015i Yukon xl with the 8l90 is getting some slip when starting off.
Dealerships refused to do the oil flushes over the years. Mechanic finally told me because they didn’t get enough book hours so they would all say they can’t replicate issues.


I’m too fat lazy and broken to drop the pan in my driveway to swap the filter and do a light refill… let alone do a TC replacement.

So I’m looking for a good place that can do it. Sonax has some parts that help with pressures and resolving the issue if you don’t want to tune the transmission. (I’m in cali so the tune is smog illegal)

Anyways, looking for a trans shop… easy Bay Area cal?

 

[Fifty]

Afm just took a crap.

Any Bay Area Gm mechanics anyone can recommend?

 

[Fifty]

Had a few recommendations for MtZ auto repair in Martinez,

When I dropped the Yukon xl off for the failed afm/dod, they had another one on the lift for what appears the same thing.

So at least I know they have experience. Sadly I’m in commiefornia so a new gm cam, lifters etc etc etc

I wish I could do a dod/afm delete but because o have to deal with cali smog checks… no such luck.

The engine made 48k miles before failure…. Sad.

 

[TollKeeper]

You can still technically do the tune out of the AFM/DOD. I think its @BlackBearPerf that offers one that you plug into your OBD port. Then when you go in for your emissions, you unplug it, get sniffed, plug it back in.

You can also just get it turned off I think in the ECM. Thats not a tune, just a turning off of a feature.

I admit I dont know Commy laws, but Commyrado is not far off from it, and I got away with it in my last ECM.

 

[Fifty]

I think there is a way to run a dod delete and Turning it off on the ecm.

And as long as they don’t do a ecm tune comparison then I’d be good.

My luck is that I’d get a random star inspection and have to have my ecu compared. And then I’d be screwed.

I hate this state.