I need to have my lifters replaced and it is so hard to find a trustworthy shop. Does anyone in the Bay Area have any comment on Flintworks in Campbell? I'm thinking of using them. Sharkwerks doesn't really do repairs and they are too busy.

 

I heard good things but it was a while ago. BR racing is also good if u r in Los gatos

 

I chatted with Alex at Sharkwerks for a coolant fitting repair project and they are 6 weeks out, minimum.

Have heard good things about BR (Bruce and Rob) as well.

 

How did you know your lifters went bad?

 

If that doesn't work out, Ron Kain @ IPB autosport in Sac is excellent and well known.

 

I opened this thread many months ago and was really in denial even though many symptoms pointed to bad intake lifters.

Since then, I still get strange AFR disparities between banks at random times and the low load or idle misfire on some cylinders comes and goes. Now there are also very tiny alloy particles visible in the oil filter element when I cut it apart. I don't think the oil had enough miles on it the last few times I tried looking at the filter and I let it go for 2000 miles this time.
Everything possible has been done to address the CEL except for Intake lifters. There are multiple documented cases of intake lifters coming apart on our cars; it's not unusual.

 

Thank you but Sac is a bit far. I'd go to S Car Go in San Rafael before traveling to SacTown.

 

Yeah, S Car Go would be the way to go since they do a lot of engine builds. Just have to make sure they fit your budget.

 

The estimate is $6800 so I'm not sure how much more S Car go would have been. I hate spending that much on something that never should have failed to begin with but I knew the risks when I bought this rig...which I still love! I drop her off on Tuesday and I'm going to miss her while she is under the knife. I won't miss that CEL every 2 days.

 

I would not go to Flintworks...I had a very bad experience there with just a basic oil change. They did the oil service incorrectly and overfilled by >6qts.

 

It is so hard to find a shop to trust. That's why I do all my own repairs, upgrades and maintenance. Unfortunately this time I can't because of the scope. Local PCA, Yelp and my indy mechanic that can't do this job because they don't have the tools to time the cams all say positive things about Flintworks. Even great shops like S Car Go have a few horrible reviews - so while I appreciate your feedback I am dropping it off tomorrow and I will be monitoring their work throughout the job because I just can't trust anyone else to care as much as I do about my car's health.
Overfilling the oil on these cars is sadly a common mistake especially when they hand off oil changes to less experienced shop staff. It's very easy to forget one of the drain plugs. Do you remember which tech screwed up your oil change?

 

Yes, it was Chris. They said they would clean up the intercoolers, etc. I brought it in to let them do this, but just to find out they didn't do it. I took off ICs to clean it myself and obvious they didn't do it. Good luck.

 

That is bad news. I will definitely be watching them more closely after reading your post. In addition to being present when they pull the cams so I can see the condition of the old lifters, I'm going to formally request that they give me all my old parts before any work starts which they legally have to do.
I really hope the people I trust that recommended this place to me aren't wrong and you had an isolated bad experience. Time will tell

 

A shop that works on Porsches and overfills the oil should be reported widely. It is unconscionable and beyond the pale.

Incredible.