J. E. I. - Complete Auto Repair (JAPANESE ENGINE INC)
2024-10-30T22:51:22.395Z
Karen (the owner) would not take my money. I have a vehicle with high mileage that is consuming oil at a high rate, but otherwise performing well. No visible oil leaks. No oil smoke emanating from tail pipe. Compression test done last week showed good pressure. What to do? A leak-down test was recommended by one of those on-line mechanics.I then booked a time with Karen for such a leak-down test and diagnoses, $115. But when I brought it in, Karen looked up potential problems for that engine and shared them with me. She answered all of my questions about the probability of problems if we did the test, and what might be the solutions. She said that the engine in question, a four cylinder from Hyundai, seems to have a chronic problem strikingly similar to mine. And that there were likely no easy fixes. We both concluded that doing the test was probably superfluous. The engine seems to be deeply flawed. We concluded that I should dispose of the vehicle before it poses a hazard to the driver.... advice I took to heart. Ok "how much do I owe you?" She smiled and said "nada"...I objected several times, but she refused each time....The owner is a class act..