Engine Repair in Bedford, Ohio

Tell us what the vehicle is doing and we will tell you what the job involves. On many vehicles a good replacement engine is the more sensible route than a rebuild, and we will be straight with you about which applies.

Call the shop and describe it, when it happens, whether it changes with engine speed or road speed, whether it is there cold. A knock that changes with engine speed is worth stopping for. A tick that goes away as it warms up usually is not urgent, but is still worth checking.

It usually means oil is reaching something hot, most often an exhaust component, through a leaking gasket or seal. It is worth finding early, since a leak that drips onto the exhaust is also a fire risk.

The classic signs are white smoke from the exhaust, coolant loss with no visible external leak, overheating and oil that looks milky. Confirming it takes a proper test.

Both measure how well the cylinders seal. Compression testing shows whether a cylinder is low, and leak down testing shows where the pressure is escaping to, which points at rings, valves or a gasket.

No. Knocks and ticks can come from valvetrain components, timing chain tensioners, exhaust leaks or accessory pulleys. Where in the rev range it occurs narrows it quickly.

By the manufacturer's mileage or age interval, whichever comes first. On an interference engine a snapped belt causes major internal damage, so this is not one to run past the interval.

Sometimes it is and sometimes it is not. We will give you the cost and the condition of the rest of the vehicle, and if a repair is not worth doing we will say so.