Auto Teknika

We took our old 2008 BMW to Auto Teknika twice and received excellent service both times. Hilary is a great communicator - friendly, detailed, and knowledgeable. The first time they diagnosed and repaired an issue related to the purge valve which fixed the rough starting issues and the pricing was very reasonable. The second time the repairs diagnosed/needed were extensive and we ultimately decided not to pursue fixing the vehicle. The shop was very understanding and made every effort to keep the price low for us. Overall, highly recommend for repairs on Euro cars.

I am ALMOST hesitant to write a review, because I am afraid everyone will know how great this place is, and it will start being so busy we can't make an appointment:) We wanted to find a place to take our foreign car without paying the prices of a dealership and a colleague recommended Auto Teknika, and they have been excellent. Here's why- they are subject matter experts in their field, and we can trust them. My spouse and I took my car in because the brake lights came on and they inspected it for us and told us honestly that our brakes pads actually had about 5,000 miles life left in them. They would be happy to replace them now- yet we still had use and value in that product. Wow! A mechanic and repair shop that was not focused on just getting our money- yet had the integrity to tel

**Second Experience w. Auto Teknika*** I am so grateful to the this shop, and to Hilary, Geordi, and all the techs here. This week, they completed a very complicated diagnostic, engine swap, and clutch replacement on my 95k mile Mk7 GTI. My car is heavily modified, and most of the work I had done myself at home on jack stands. When my engine started randomly shutting down, I knew something bad was happening. My worst case scenario was confirmed when I had my car towed to the shop, and had them run a detailed diagnosis on the car. They found that a spark plug electrode had shot out into the cylinder, and caused irreparable damage to my engine. They suggested a full engine swap from a donor GTI was the best course of action. I sourced the engine from a reputable salvage yard that specialize

I perform most of my own mechanical work but occasionally there will be a job that I would rather just not tackle. One of those jobs is replacing the timing belt of a transverse mounted engine on a front wheel drive platform. I had planned on hiring Auto Teknika to replace the timing belt and water pump on a VW Passat. Before I could schedule that work, the TDI engine began leaking coolant. That changed the schedule, and I had the car towed to Auto Teknika on a Monday morning. I did not have an appointment, but they diagnosed the failure of the oil filter housing very quickly. Apparently that plastic component which handles both oil and coolant is prone to failure. They were upfront and completely honest about the cost and time to perform the work. By their estimate it would be the followi

After the local Audi dealership tried to rip me off with their lazy diagnostic practices and inflating the actual needs for repair, telling me I had to replace the entire timing chain system and all the control arms on the suspension for $8k because the oil light came on, I decided to get a second opinion. Local mechanics recommended Auto Teknica saying he's a wizard, though a bit particular about things. I loved how clear the expectations were from the start. The communications from the office and with him by phone and email were excellent. He did his own evaluation and ended up replacing a much smaller subset of parts and it was very clear he took his time to assess the true needs and find a much more appropriate and effective solution. For only $1400 he took care of me. I will never go