Auto repair in Clovis, CA
We fix cars in our own bay at 1222 Barstow Ave, for customers across Clovis and Fresno. Below is what the common jobs actually cost around here — with the source and the date we checked it, which is more than any other shop on this street will tell you. Diagnostic time is billed at $125 per hour, and we tell you what we found before we touch anything else.
We publish what things cost
Most shops around here will not put a number on a page. We do, with the source we got it from and the month we checked it.
We can buy it instead
We are a repair shop and a used car dealer in one building. If fixing it is throwing good money after bad, we will say so and make you an offer.
Cars other shops turn away
Non-running, no-start, salvage title, older trucks. We recondition our own stock, so awkward jobs are normal here.
In our bay, on Barstow
The work happens at 1222 Barstow Ave. We do not do mobile or roadside repair.
What common repairs cost around Clovis
These are market ranges from RepairPal — some specific to the Fresno area, some national averages, and each card states which — not quotes on your car. What yours costs depends on what we find. We would rather you walked in knowing the shape of the number than be surprised by it.
Transmission rebuild or replacement
$6,003 to $6,525 nationally, per RepairPal. What yours costs depends on the car.
What moves the price
- rebuild versus a replacement unit
- automatic or manual
- whether the torque converter went with it
Sounds like slipping gears, will not shift, shudders under load, reverse gone
Source: RepairPal, checked July 2026.
Engine replacement
We quote this one after we have looked at it — call us and we will tell you what it takes on your vehicle.
What moves the price
- used, rebuilt or new engine
- how much labor the engine bay needs
- whether the overheat took the head with it
Sounds like knocking or rod knock, blown engine, burning oil badly, overheated and will not restart
Head gasket replacement
$2,543 to $3,337 in the Clovis and Fresno area, per RepairPal. What yours costs depends on the car.
What moves the price
- whether the head warped and needs machining
- how long it was driven after it went
- engine layout
Sounds like white smoke from the exhaust, coolant disappearing, milky oil, overheating
Source: RepairPal, checked July 2026.
Will not start — diagnosis
$122 to $233 nationally, per RepairPal. What yours costs depends on the car.
What moves the price
- whether it is battery, starter, fuel or ignition
- how long the fault takes to reproduce
Sounds like car will not start, clicks but will not turn over, cranks but will not fire, dead every morning
Source: RepairPal, checked July 2026.
Brake pads
$330 to $390 in the Clovis and Fresno area, per RepairPal. What yours costs depends on the car.
What moves the price
- pads only or pads and rotors
- front, rear or both
- whether a caliper seized
Sounds like grinding when braking, squealing, pedal goes soft, shudder under braking
Source: RepairPal, checked July 2026.
Air conditioning repair
We quote this one after we have looked at it — call us and we will tell you what it takes on your vehicle.
What moves the price
- a leak versus a failed compressor
- how much of the system was contaminated
Sounds like AC blowing warm, AC stopped working, compressor noise
Diesel injector replacement
We quote this one after we have looked at it — call us and we will tell you what it takes on your vehicle.
What moves the price
- one injector or a full set
- engine family
- whether contaminated fuel took the pump too
Sounds like rough idle, hard starting when cold, white smoke, knocking under load
Diesel turbocharger replacement
We quote this one after we have looked at it — call us and we will tell you what it takes on your vehicle.
What moves the price
- new, remanufactured or repaired unit
- whether debris went downstream into the engine
Sounds like loss of power, whining or whistling, blue smoke, boost warning
Not sure a repair is worth doing at all? Read how we work out whether to fix it or sell it.
Tell us what it is doing
Describe the symptom in your own words. We will come back to you with what it is likely to be and what it takes to put right.
Repair FAQ
- How much do you charge to diagnose a problem?
- Diagnostic time is billed at $125 per hour, and we tell you what we found before we touch anything else.
- Do you work on cars that do not run?
- Yes, every week. Non-running cars, no-starts and cars that have been sitting are normal work for us because we recondition our own inventory. If it will not move under its own power it still needs to get here, and there is a tow option below.
- Can you tow my car to your shop?
- Shako Towing, our sister company at the same address, can bring it in — call them on (559) 270-5796. Shako Towing runs Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM, closed Sunday.
- Do you do mobile or roadside repair?
- No. Everything we do happens in our own bay at 1222 Barstow Ave, where we have the lift and the tools. Roadside and mobile truck work is a different business.
- What if the repair costs more than the car is worth?
- Then we tell you, and you have a second option most shops cannot offer: we will make you an offer on the car the same day. That is the whole reason people bring us the awkward decisions.
- Do you do oil changes?
- That is not what we are set up for — the quick-lube chains do it faster and cheaper than we could. We are here for the jobs that need diagnosis and a lift.
Diesel pickup or work truck? See what we do with diesels. Or call us at (559) 420-8300. Need it towed in first? That is handled by our sister company, Shako Towing, not by us.