General mechanics and diagnostics in Montreal

General mechanics at Garage Path57 is billed at $110 per hour ($130/h if you supply your own parts).

What is covered

• Electronic diagnostics — reading the codes and, above all, interpreting them
• Suspension: shocks, springs, links, ball joints
• Steering and alignment
• Exhaust: muffler, pipes, catalytic converter, mounts
• Engine: belts, pumps, gaskets, cooling
• Battery, alternator and starter
• Clutch and transmission

The check engine light, without the myth

An error code does not tell you which part to replace. It tells you which circuit is reporting an out-of-range value. An oxygen sensor code, for instance, can come from a faulty sensor — or from an upstream air leak skewing its reading. Replacing the sensor without looking further means paying for a part for nothing and coming back in a month. Diagnostic time exists precisely to avoid that.

Why $130/h with your own parts

When the garage supplies the part, it warranties that the part works: if it fails, the garage takes it back. With a part you bring, that warranty is gone, and if the part is bad the labour has to be redone. The $20 gap covers that risk. The choice stays yours.

Garage Path57 — 7971 15e Avenue, Saint-Michel, Montréal (QC) H1Z 3N5 · (514) 433-7479 · Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. · Closed Sunday · Google rating 4.9/5 (116 reviews).

Garage Path57 · 7971 15e Avenue, Montréal (QC) H1Z 3N5 · (514) 433-7479