Southern Ontario Mechanic Reviews Thread

TurboABA

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Joined
Jul 24, 2010
Location
Kitchener, ON
TDI
RIP-2010 Jetta 6spd 2014 Touareg Execline '14 A6 Technik S-line
If\When the shop can just get paid for 5 hours of diag without needing to do anything, why would they invest $10k in a service station, etc?
 

MrCypherr

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Joined
Sep 3, 2012
Location
Ontario
TDI
Mk6 Wagon
5 hours for AC diag. What are they doing, taking half the dash apart? Shouldnt take that long if they knew what they were doing.
 

tregowner

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Joined
Aug 13, 2024
Location
Toronto
TDI
Touareg
Hello. New to the forum. And looking for a knowledgeable diesel and electrical specialist with integrity and reasonable prices. Around Toronto/Mississauga area. Willing to drive a bit for a good service.

My 2010 Treg TDi started throwing codes i am not sure i wanna tackle without extensive knowledge. And living in condo building makes it a bit tough to do repairs.


This thread have been started quite some time ago. So a lot of people mentioned here could have moved. Some stopped logging on. So a fresh info is welcome. Preferably not just username but current location and phone number if possible.

I will go through the thread over time.
 
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alphacat

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Aug 10, 2024
Location
North York ON
TDI
Golf wagon 2011
I'm curious how a shop cant recover AC, remove the belt, undo the 2 bolts on the lines, and the 4 bolts on the compressor and reinstall but can diag a compressor.
The diagnosis was compressor and dryer unit. My guess is that they could not get to the dryer. They did not charge me for the 5 hours of work.
Before there was some slight cold air coming from the vents, now nothing. So I guess there is no refrigerant in the system and if the compressor was not bad before, it is now.
 

ToSlow

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Joined
Jun 8, 2024
Location
Canada
TDI
2015 sportwagen
The diagnosis was compressor and dryer unit. My guess is that they could not get to the dryer. They did not charge me for the 5 hours of work.
Before there was some slight cold air coming from the vents, now nothing. So I guess there is no refrigerant in the system and if the compressor was not bad before, it is now.
What ever you do, do not put that crap from canadian tire in it, most AC machines now are smart and will code out causing the the machine to stop working if it reads anysort of containments
 

MrCypherr

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Joined
Sep 3, 2012
Location
Ontario
TDI
Mk6 Wagon
The amount of times I've seen machines go down because of the crap at CT or those stores screw it up is crazy. Its not even the expensive to get it recovered and recharged. Its the old R134a.
 

norbert77

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Feb 2, 2022
Location
Petrolia
TDI
01 beetle
I'm looking for a good mechanic in either windsor, chatham, london, or Stoney Creek to do my subframe bushings, and then an alignment
 

Speedmaster_102

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Sep 19, 2020
Location
Southwestern Ontario, Canada
TDI
2014 Golf Sportwagen TDI
 
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