MarsBar
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2008
- Location
- San Jose, CA
- TDI
- B4V#2 "Flash", 2000 Jetta GL, B4V#1 "PaTuDI" (2008-2018 RIP)
FYI -- Streetwerke in Palo Alto is no longer doing diesels.
Trusted TDI Mechanics - By State
- Thread starter jwlionking
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pawel
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2008
- Location
- Naugatuck, CT
- TDI
- '09 TDI 6 MT, Platinum Gray Metallic, Anthracite Interior
How about good TDI mechanic in Philadelphia metro area? I know that "the list" has few mechanics, but did anyone used them recently? Any new mechanics that are not on the list?
TornadoRed
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
Check with Richieracket, over in South Jersey. He may be the best you'll find within 75-100 miles of Philly.pawel said:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/member.php?u=34435
pawel
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2008
- Location
- Naugatuck, CT
- TDI
- '09 TDI 6 MT, Platinum Gray Metallic, Anthracite Interior
thanks TornadoredTornadoRed said:
babyjetta
New member
No VA mechanic
Where in northern VA? Do you have the contact info for him?pythonxx said:
ymz
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- May 12, 2003
- Location
- Between Toronto & Montreal
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon, 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon
Just about around the corner from you, in Stafford...babyjetta said:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/member.php?u=14402
Yuri.
babyjetta
New member
Thanks, I'm sending him an email right away.
Mike Mc
Member
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE GURU
Jason King worked for VW dealerships for 37 years and retired as a Master Technician. He now works at his home. He specializes performing timing belt changes. I have known him and used his services on several of my Volks diesels for 27 years. He has authorized me to provide his phone number for those needing his help. 850-994-7151
Jason King worked for VW dealerships for 37 years and retired as a Master Technician. He now works at his home. He specializes performing timing belt changes. I have known him and used his services on several of my Volks diesels for 27 years. He has authorized me to provide his phone number for those needing his help. 850-994-7151
TornadoRed
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
That's pretty good news for folks living along the Gulf Coast; there really hasn't been anyone to recommend between Jacksonville and New Orleans. And there are enough TDIs in that area to keep Mr King extremely busy.Mike Mc said:
d2305
Veteran Member
Yes, we have a guru now!
daemon.key
Member
has anyone in the west tennessee area had any experience with EUROCARS in Jackson TN?
I have thus far had 2 VERY BAD experiences with them. my dad took his 02 beetle to them when it was having starting problems. they kept the car over a week, called in a specialist, billed him several hundred dollars and still DIDNT get the car fixed. they said they flushed the fuel lines and cleaned the tank as well as put on a new fuel filter. when we took the car to them it would turn over and run for a few minutes, and when we picked it up it wouldnt do anything. we ended up taking the car (on a trailor) to the stealership where they determined that the injector pump had failed. they also "RE"cleaned the fuel tank and took pictures of the sludge they wiped out of the tank!!!
2nd experience- the timing belt on my 02 jetta tdi broke @ 71k miles and i figured since they were just 40 miles down the road i would take it to them instead of going on to German Auto Tech in West Memphis... BIG MISTAKE! they have had my car for nearly 3 weeks now. He's been telling be for about 10 days that he's waiting on the head to come back from the shop. he finally got the head tuesday of this week, at which point he FINALLY noticed that the cam followers needed to be replaced?!?!?! WHAT!!! somebody please tell me why you wouldnt look at the cam followers when you tore the engine down. anyhow- TONY (the owner) told me on wednesday that my car would be finished and test drove by lunch time on thursday so i went ahead and booked a job for the car on friday (i run a pilot car business with the jetta). i called thursday at 2:30 and they told me that it was going to be friday when it was finished, so naturally I FLIPPED OUT! now i have NO WAY to cover the work i have planned for the jetta on friday and on the other hand i have an IDIOT giving me excuse after excuse about why he doesnt have my car finished. when i asked Scott (tonys mechanic) what they had left to do to my car he told me that they STILL had to put the timing belt, 2 pulleys, and the water pump on AND put the motor back in the car!!! my question is : what the heck were you doing to my car after you pulled the head off and sent it out of town? i guess after they sent the head off they shoved my car in the corner and went to work on something else.
sorry to rant on and on about my situation- the point of this post is to WARN ANYONE CONSIDERING GOING TO EUROCARS IN JACKSON TENNESSEE! TAKE YOUR CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE IF YOU VALUE YOUR VEHICLE AND YOUR POCKET BOOK!!!!!
my recommendation is German Auto Tech in West Memphis Arkansas. they are super nice guys and KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING! they're also VERY punctual and dont have a list of excuses about why they done have your car finished yet.
whew... glad i got that off my chest!
I have thus far had 2 VERY BAD experiences with them. my dad took his 02 beetle to them when it was having starting problems. they kept the car over a week, called in a specialist, billed him several hundred dollars and still DIDNT get the car fixed. they said they flushed the fuel lines and cleaned the tank as well as put on a new fuel filter. when we took the car to them it would turn over and run for a few minutes, and when we picked it up it wouldnt do anything. we ended up taking the car (on a trailor) to the stealership where they determined that the injector pump had failed. they also "RE"cleaned the fuel tank and took pictures of the sludge they wiped out of the tank!!!
2nd experience- the timing belt on my 02 jetta tdi broke @ 71k miles and i figured since they were just 40 miles down the road i would take it to them instead of going on to German Auto Tech in West Memphis... BIG MISTAKE! they have had my car for nearly 3 weeks now. He's been telling be for about 10 days that he's waiting on the head to come back from the shop. he finally got the head tuesday of this week, at which point he FINALLY noticed that the cam followers needed to be replaced?!?!?! WHAT!!! somebody please tell me why you wouldnt look at the cam followers when you tore the engine down. anyhow- TONY (the owner) told me on wednesday that my car would be finished and test drove by lunch time on thursday so i went ahead and booked a job for the car on friday (i run a pilot car business with the jetta). i called thursday at 2:30 and they told me that it was going to be friday when it was finished, so naturally I FLIPPED OUT! now i have NO WAY to cover the work i have planned for the jetta on friday and on the other hand i have an IDIOT giving me excuse after excuse about why he doesnt have my car finished. when i asked Scott (tonys mechanic) what they had left to do to my car he told me that they STILL had to put the timing belt, 2 pulleys, and the water pump on AND put the motor back in the car!!! my question is : what the heck were you doing to my car after you pulled the head off and sent it out of town? i guess after they sent the head off they shoved my car in the corner and went to work on something else.
sorry to rant on and on about my situation- the point of this post is to WARN ANYONE CONSIDERING GOING TO EUROCARS IN JACKSON TENNESSEE! TAKE YOUR CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE IF YOU VALUE YOUR VEHICLE AND YOUR POCKET BOOK!!!!!
my recommendation is German Auto Tech in West Memphis Arkansas. they are super nice guys and KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING! they're also VERY punctual and dont have a list of excuses about why they done have your car finished yet.
whew... glad i got that off my chest!
hook"em
New member
Anyone know of a mechanic in the Corpus Christi area ?
ymz
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- May 12, 2003
- Location
- Between Toronto & Montreal
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon, 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon
I don't know if he's a professional mechanic (he sounds like one), but UserID "Mike the TDI Killer” has changed TDI belts before... http://forums.tdiclub.com/member.php?u=75650hook"em said:
Yuri.
hook"em
New member
Yuri,
Thanks ,I am trying to get a hold of him.
hook"em
Thanks ,I am trying to get a hold of him.
hook"em
Martman
New member
Contact info for MOGolf
Does Anyone have a phone number and adress for MoGolf? I need a TB exhange . have sent 2 PM's but no response so far.
Does Anyone have a phone number and adress for MoGolf? I need a TB exhange . have sent 2 PM's but no response so far.
Amlohdi
New member
Tulsa Oklahoma
Consider this a suggestion to update the “Trusted Mechanic” list and a nomination for adding Ray G to said list.
Ray has done great work on my A4 TDI. He changed my TB back in the spring. Recently he serviced my 01M transmission, changed out my crusty intake manifold for a fresh and clean one, dialed in the timing and few other things. He has taught me much and provided quality service while saving me tons of cash.
Now for some tags: trusted mechanic; Tulsa; Oklahoma
Consider this a suggestion to update the “Trusted Mechanic” list and a nomination for adding Ray G to said list.
Ray has done great work on my A4 TDI. He changed my TB back in the spring. Recently he serviced my 01M transmission, changed out my crusty intake manifold for a fresh and clean one, dialed in the timing and few other things. He has taught me much and provided quality service while saving me tons of cash.
Now for some tags: trusted mechanic; Tulsa; Oklahoma
mikes tdi
Well-known member
where is the trusted tdi mechanics listed by state??????
its not at the trusted tdi mechanics by state sticky!
its not at google.i know its here somewhere on the tdi site but where???
try to go to the 101 forum and click on sticky 3 -trusted tdi mech by state.
see what i mean???
its not at the trusted tdi mechanics by state sticky!
its not at google.i know its here somewhere on the tdi site but where???
try to go to the 101 forum and click on sticky 3 -trusted tdi mech by state.
see what i mean???
TornadoRed
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
It's been over a year since the top post was edited. So a lot of useful information is NOT back on page 1 -- it's scattered throughout this thread.
And, unfortunately, info about a lot of TDI shops is noted in other threads but never made it to this one.
And, unfortunately, info about a lot of TDI shops is noted in other threads but never made it to this one.
I would be willing to go through all of the posts and create a new word document of the people that meet the criteria to be added to the list. Also take requests from the persons already on the list that need their information updated. Such as people that have a new shop, website, etc...TornadoRed said:
With a Moderators consent of course that has the power to edit the first post. I do not see any point in superseding the first post with a new list on page 40 or later.
ymz
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- May 12, 2003
- Location
- Between Toronto & Montreal
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon, 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon
That's something that's needed, but there should be a couple of qualifiers included...jharrison said:
Some of the people who have gotten on the list don't really have any verifiable expertise with TDI-specific service... A shop that has been included on account of having done a good job replacing shocks or brakes doesn't automatically become an acceptable choice to change a timing belt, although it may be top-notch in that regard as well...
Perhaps some mention of the type (and manner) of service performed by the person being recommended would be helpful...
Just a thought or two...
Yuri.
jwlionking
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Sep 20, 2003
- Location
- Saxton, PA - Central/Western PA
- TDI
- 2012 Jetta TDI Black 6 Speed Manual
List updated.jharrison said:
Download the word document I have posted on top and edit it. I can then re-upload it and paste the document in the first post.
Do not delete anything off the list unless you verify a post saying so since I also get verifications by pm.
Shops should only be added if verification has been attained by either multiple members or a trusted member.
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TornadoRed
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
PM sent with some updated info...
jwlionking
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Sep 20, 2003
- Location
- Saxton, PA - Central/Western PA
- TDI
- 2012 Jetta TDI Black 6 Speed Manual
Updated 
Thank you very much for the time you put into that PM.
Thank you very much for the time you put into that PM.
just a note about my personal experiences with people included in this list.I contacted four that were within a reasonable distance for me to have a timing belt job done.The first failed to respond to messages left.The second agreed to do the work then later declined.The third quoted around $1100 - $1400.The fourth did the job today,as quoted ( $643.45 inc.parts / labor / taxes ).Thanks Jason of L&S in Port Jervis NY.I'll keep you posted and will be back with my 2006 before too long.
TEX
Active member
an updated list would be great.
and someone from Austin TX would be even better.
and someone from Austin TX would be even better.
TornadoRed
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- West Des Moines (formerly St Paul)
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, silver; 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, indigo blue; 2003 Golf GL 5-spd, red (PARTED); 2003 Golf GLS 5-spd, indigo blue (SOLD); 2003 Jetta TDI wagon, Candy White (SOLD)
List is updated though not complete.TEX said:
Austin, no. How about San Antonio? $700 for Passat TDI.
http://www.dieseltoyz.com/Tdi.html