I came down to monterey with the girlfriend to celebrate our anniversary. As I get to the restaurant that we are having dinner at I see steam coming from under the hood. I checked it out and it looks to be that my radiator is slightly leaking from the top where metal meets plastic. My question is anyone know of a reputable shop in the area that has reasonable pricing?

 

How's the heat gauge? Does it flicker up and down? Might be a slow leak.

 

The needle is good stays where it normally stays. I see coolant on the radiator but it hasnt made it to the ground.

 

just check out Yelp. Im local but I've only gone up north to a subie specialist. Im sure there are some solid shops around though.

 

Slightly leaking? Sounds like that sucker is busted. That's where they crack.

If you have the car running and you put a load on it does it start spitting coolant out of a crack about where the house hits the radiator?

As for in the area... I don't know of any suby specialists in the area but Lopez Auto is right next to my office on Market. They did my smog. It's a dinky dirty little shop but radiators are easy.

Nearest shop is going to be Speed Element.

 

Valley Center Car Care is run by a long time friend of my family's.

It's on 1029 South Main St in Salinas.

Great guys there that I can vouch for for sure.

 

You could try Teknik Motorworks in Seaside. 5 minutes from monterey.
831-394-6294
1637 Del Monte Blvd.
Seaside , Ca
93955

 

Heard good things about this shop too!