Diagnostics
Check engine light, warning chimes, intermittent gremlins. We scan it, then actually trace it — a code is a clue, not an answer.
Book a diagnosisOwner-operated · Rick's shop
Straight answers.
Honest work.
No surprises.
Bring us what it's doing — the noise, the light, the shudder. You get a plain-English diagnosis and a written estimate before a single bolt comes off.
Free written estimate No work without your OK Parts & labor warranty
Services
Everything short of bodywork
If it keeps you off the road, it's on this board. Not sure which one you need? That's what the estimate is for — describe the symptom and we'll work it out.
Brakes & Suspension
Pads, rotors, calipers, lines. Struts, shocks, bushings and ball joints. The stuff that decides whether the car stops and sits straight.
Get an estimateMaintenance
Oil and filters, fluids, belts, plugs, batteries — the scheduled service that keeps the expensive repairs from ever showing up.
Schedule serviceEngine & Drivetrain
Timing components, cooling systems, starters, alternators, clutches and axles. Bigger jobs, quoted honestly — including when it isn't worth it.
Talk it throughHeating & A/C
Blowing warm in July, blowing cold in January. Leak testing, recharge, compressors, blend doors and blower motors.
Get it fixedTires & Alignment
Mounting, balancing, rotation, alignment and steering. If it pulls, wanders or wears the edges off a tire, start here.
Book alignmentNo fixed price list — on purpose. A brake job on a 2012 pickup and a 2022 crossover aren't the same job, and pretending otherwise is how people get overcharged. Tell us the car and the symptom; you get a real number.
Request my free estimateHow it works
Three steps, no runaround
Tell us what it's doing
Send the year, make, model and the symptom — a grinding noise, a dash light, a smell. Photos and phone videos help more than you'd think.
We diagnose & quote
We put eyes and a scanner on it, find the actual cause, and send back an itemized estimate with parts and labor separated out.
You approve, we fix it
Nothing gets done until you say go. If we find something else once we're in there, the work stops and you get a call first.
The standard
Why people stay customers
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One mechanic, start to finish
The person who diagnosed your car is the person who repairs it. Nothing gets lost being handed down a line.
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Estimates cost nothing
You'll know the number before you commit — and you're free to walk away with it. No pressure, no counter-offer.
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Nothing without approval
No line item ever appears on your invoice that you didn't agree to first. If the scope changes, the work stops.
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Straight talk about old cars
Sometimes the right advice is "don't fix it." You'll get that answer here even though it costs us the job.
The shop
When we're open
Hours
- Mon8:00 — 5:30
- Tue8:00 — 5:30
- Wed8:00 — 5:30
- Thu8:00 — 5:30
- Fri8:00 — 5:30
- Sat9:00 — 2:00
- SunClosed
Get hold of us
- Phone / text (555) 018-2200
- Email service@rdmechanical.com
- Service area The local metro area
Before you come in
- BringYour keys
- NoteWhen it happens
- NoteAny noise
- HelpfulPast invoices
The more detail you can give about when the problem shows up — cold start, highway speed, hard braking — the faster and cheaper the diagnosis gets.