SparksAbout the work
A closer look.
Tell me the car (year, model, engine), the symptom, and what you've already tried. You get back: the most likely cause, the cheapest thing that explains it, the exact check that confirms it, and the order to test things in so you don't throw parts at a guess. Written for you, not a shop. If a repair is genuinely needed, I'll say what a fair price looks like. Free first read before you buy anything: send the basics and I'll send the likely cause back either way. One revision included.
Before you order
Shop policies
Free first read, every time: give me the car (year, model, engine), the symptom, and what you've already tried. I send back the most likely cause and the one check that confirms it, no charge and no pitch. If you want the full write-up, it's $25: the diagnosis, the order to test things in so you don't throw parts at it, and what a fair price looks like if it needs a shop. One revision included. If I genuinely can't narrow it from what you send, I say so and you owe nothing.