The cheapest repair is the one maintenance prevented.
Tune-Ups & Scheduled Maintenance
Modern tune-ups are about ignition, air, fuel and fluid condition on a schedule your manufacturer already published. We follow your vehicle's factory interval, do the work with quality parts and tell you honestly what is not due yet.
We are especially familiar with Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and Mazda service schedules, spark intervals, VVT services and fluid specs. Well-maintained engines pass smog. Most emissions failures we see are maintenance failures wearing a check engine light.
What's included
Scope of work
- Spark plug and ignition coil replacement
- Engine air filter and cabin air filter
- Fuel filter and fuel-system cleaning service
- Throttle body and induction cleaning
- Belt, hose and PCV inspection and replacement
- Transmission, coolant, brake and power steering fluid service
- Factory 30k / 60k / 90k mile scheduled maintenance
- Multi-point inspection with a what's-due-next list
Symptoms we fix
Sound familiar?
- Rough idle, hesitation or a shudder under load
- Dropping fuel economy
- Hard starting in cold weather
- Overdue by mileage or years
- Recently bought a car with no service history
- Preparing for a smog test or a road trip
How we work it
The four steps, every time
- 01
Interval check
We look up the factory schedule for your exact year, engine and mileage.
- 02
Inspect
Multi-point inspection so we recommend what your car needs, not a package.
- 03
Service
Quality parts and correct fluid specifications, torqued to spec.
- 04
Document
You leave with a record of what was done and what comes due next.
Questions
Straight answers
Do modern cars still need tune-ups?
They need plugs, filters and fluids on schedule. The parts last longer than they used to, but they still wear out.
Will a tune-up help me pass smog?
Often yes. Worn plugs, a dirty filter or old fluid raise emissions well before they trigger a light.
Do you follow the factory schedule?
Yes, by year, engine and mileage — and we tell you what is not due yet.
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Get a straight answer on your vehicle.
Tell us what it's doing. We'll tell you what it takes — in writing, before any work starts.