Here writing another review on how much Richard and Eric really helped me out. Had a different issue with my car (Toyota hybrid) this past weekend and Richard really helped me understand what was going on. Also, broke down the cost, labor and gave me a great deal. I paid with cash and they gave me another discount. I am a rider share driver part time so my car gets a lot of wear and tare. So, they got it up and running way quicker than I expected. Another 10/10 experience. read more

I couldn't have asked for better serivce! Richard really took care of me. they are a small shop and paid special attention to my car as I had just bought it used and wanted to make sure it was running smoothly. Their prices are excellent as well. I will be going to them for all of my updates and services even though I live over the hill it is worth the drive!!! read more

Highly recommend OE automotive been coming here for years, Richard is honest & consistent with his good work. Thank you again for taking care of my Acura ! :) read more

Richard went above and beyond to help me and my car out. I had an issue with my car not starting, after trying the usual suspects of jumping battery and not hearing clicking, I knew it was something worse. Within seconds of my phone call Richard immediately was helpful in how open and available he was to help me even later on in the day with the emergency, compared to others I tried who seemed fully booked up for the day. Richard recommended a very friendly tow truck driver, Harry, who even offered me a ride after dropping me off. Eventually, after a day to wait for parts, Richard installed for me a new starter and the wirings at a fair price and quick service, and things were good. The story however, didn't end there. About one week later, I had the exact same issue. Car wouldn't start, battery jump didn't do anything, no clicking, etc. I call Richard, a little upset as one would expect, and he calmed me down by saying he would pay for the tow truck to get the car over and let him look again. The parts were in warranty so he just needed to look at it. Gave him a few hours and I get a phone call to come pick up the car, and it's fine. Richard on his own dollar paid to get the car towed over, replaced the parts on his own dollar, without asking me for anything this second time. If that isn't worthy of a 5 star review at the mechanic, I don't know what is. Thank you Richard again for your great service. Tl/dr... Richard will take care of you. I'm a bit surprised he isn't more busier with the professional and respectful way he handled me and my troublesome car! read more

Seriously, the BEST mechanic in LA. I've been going here for 7 years (sorry this review is long overdue), Richard is a very honest and knowledgable. He tells you when you should (and shouldn't) fix your car. Sometimes I bring my car in for little things that I just don't know how to do and Richard just helps for free. He is a great person. read more

Great experience, my brakes were starting to get a little crunchy, so Richard took good care of me. Upfront with price and no upselling, which was very much appreciated. Car runs great now. If you need no-hassle repairs, this is the place. read more

My Eclipse Spyder's engine gave out so on a referral i gave Richard a go and to say im impressed would be a gross miscarriage of justice. He took control of the process from the get go and made sure my car got a new engine with lower miles than i could find and all the other things that were needing to be fixed he did swiftly and always keeping me in the loop. He's since worked on my fiance's Lexus as well and does an incredible job. The lexus lost the power steering pulley and he found it lodged behind the exhaust which he could have easily kept from me and charged me for a new one. He's very concerned with doing it right and when a couple small issues (it was a full engine replacement) like sensors and small things like that came up, he fixed them right away and made sure my car ran better than it ever has. Im thrilled to say im very happy with his work. Thanks again Richard read more

Dikran is an amazing guy & mechanic. He came highly recommended & the service is top notch. Very quick turn around time when I needed my car for work. Highly recommend read more

Highly recommend OE Automotive! Richard handled my daughters vehicle and assessed the problem quickly. He was very efficient and was priced extremely fair. I live on the East Coast and wanted to find a polite and ethical place for her. This place was recommended and I could not be happier with the service and follow up. Be sure to look for the OE Automotive sign as there are two repair shops side by side. Thanks OE Automotive....we will be back! Bill W. read more

OE Automotive quickly and affordably repaired the Check Engine issue that I was dealing with on my 2011 Cadillac SRX. Every step of the repair process was clearly explained to me and I felt included rather than being merely spoken to. This was absolutely the best experience I've had with an independent mechanic, I am so pleased and relieved to have found a mechanic of such high quality. They have earned my business from here on out. read more

OE is always going over and beyond the call of duty when taking care of my vehicles. Work is great and always done in a timely manner. If you need repairs, no matter how big or small this is the place. read more

Went there to get my oil changed yesterday, and was very pleased with the attentiveness. Not only did they Change my oil but they also put air in my tires and checked to make sure everything was running well with my car. Definitely will be going back read more

Went for a pre-purchase inspection- $65- decent price. He looked over the car and said "engine looks really good, brakes good, etc." Went to a friend's mechanic later and turns out brakes are not good and trans is rough. read more

Love this place! I take my cars and my bike to OE. Big Mike and Rich always take care of the problem no questions asked. And they always give me the best price. If your looking for brains and fast service this is the spot! I hate getting my car fixed but with them iit makes it so much easier they even offer towing if needed. Love this place so much sometimes i just stop in to say hi have some coffee and shoot the you know what! read more

Richard and his wonderful team at OE automotive is by far one of the best mechanics I've ever come across. He's not greedy or sleazy. I shouldn't even have to mention it but that's what most people think of mechanics when they run across them. Since I've lived in LA (13 years) he's been my only mechanic. He's diligent with his work, him and his team are extremely professional! And his prices are unbeatable. I definitely recommend him as your go to mechanic. read more

This is the kind of mechanic people hope to find. First let me say I grew up working on old cars, have done complete either done or managed complete car restorations and know a thing or two about cars. I brought my Acura in to OE the first time for a belt and belt tensioner issue. I had already priced it out at two other places including the dealership. One place was trying to sell me on changing a whole other part, which is typical when either they are trying make more work for themselves or don't know what they are talking about. Richard was fair in price and very honest. Second time I went in for a headlight bulb change which on this vehicle is kind of tricky (pulling off the bumper and wheel well) The problem ended up being the ballast but he still changed the old light bulb which was burned out and didn't charge me for the three hours of labor it took to figure out the problem because he "hadn't fixed the problem". The part that needs replacing is gonna take a few days to get here so I took the vehicle and needless to say am going to take it back for the fix. Took it back a while ago and he fixed it. He also without asking replaced the gas cap which I didn't know was leaking but it also was tripping the fuel system light and i was on a mission to figure that out next but he just fixed it. Thanks Richard read more

Gary and Tigran. These guys would lend you a scanner worth $$$ to check your vehicle while you commute to work. I love this place and have been trusting my car over 10 years. Need a lightbulb change? If you have your own = free, if not, they may give you one free if they have one. At one time while waiting for an oil change, a total stranger came in, saying there was a loud noise coming from the bottom of the engine when she was on the road. Gary looked under the car and saw the mudflap hanging from its last screw. He got another screw, tightened it and went back to finish my car. The lady approached him and asked the price. The look on Gary's face was speechless. FREE!! Her reaction to hearing an honest mechanic was just like mine. Come here and all you need to bring with you is a smile. It's rare to be happy going to a mechanic shop, but here it feels like family. Thank you as always. read more

Honestly, every time I have to go to a mechanic, I nearly have a heart attack. They are always the bearers of bad news and drop repairs on me worth an entire paycheck and then some. Plus, I'm a lady so they generally try to rip me off and pressure me into extra purchases. DE Automotive is my new car repair superhero. Sam (who is the owner and/or manager) is SO kind and simply a nice guy. I didn't have a heart attack and he actually conversed with me the whole time the car was being repaired by one of his mechanics. We talked about culture, geography, music, etc. The deep conversation put me at ease and showed what a nice guy he is. And it turns out we have mutual friends! Anyway, the repair was cheap and SO fast that it was done before I knew it. Oil Changes are $25 and he also does smog checks. Plus, every type of mechanical work on foreign and domestic cars. I also had my check engine light on (the repair that was being worked on was a cause already pre-determined); and he ran a diagnostic test for free! The test resulted in a poor O2 sensor and a faulty catalytic converter. He estimated their prices but stated that they don't effect the car and aren't crucial. He said it simply has to do with emissions and only needs repaired when smog check time comes because my car will fail. But until then, no worries! How awesome is it that he didn't try to up-sell me?! Most mechanics would immediately jump and say the problems are critical or that they "highly suggest" the repair in their "worried" tone of voice. Sam did none of that and re-set the system so the light wouldn't come on now that I know the problem. What a great guy! Friendly, fast, and doesn't rip you off. This is the shop for females whom are generally petrified of mechanics! read more

Finding a good and honest mechanic is as important as finding a good doctor. These guys are the best !!!! They are savy and reasonably priced. I brought my car over thinking it was going to be an expensive repair like other peaple warned me but to my surprise these guys troubleshoot the problem pretty fast and charged me a fraction of what I thought it would. Im a customer for life now. Thank you giys for the great and fast service. read more

Honest auto shop in the neighborhood! Score. This was the first time I needed a mechanic since moving to town and I was more than a little weary about just walking into a shop without a personal referral to vouch for the business. Thankfully, Yelp did not lead me astray. My car was having trouble starting up and I called OE mid day on Thursday. Richard was friendly and accommodating. I brought my car in after work and he checked it out and told me that it was just a weak battery. I asked his opinion on auto parts stores and he pointed me in the right direction and offered to install the battery for me once I had it in hand. (by the by Costco was waaaays cheaper than the pep guys ;) OE opens at 8:00 am, but Richard asked me to give him till 8:30 or 9:00 since he had other cars to finish up. I was in the shop by 8:35 and my new battery was in place ten minutes later. No funny business, no gimmicks, no 'oh you need 23 new parts and 87 hours of labor'. He even reminded me to take the old battery back to Costco to get my core deposit back in my pocket. And he refused to let me pay him for installing the battery. Integrity plus kindness. I've officially found my local auto shop. I'll be referring my friends. read more

Super convenient, well priced, and excellent service. Got my car battery replaced and Marty took care of everything for me. Quick with the follow up and pricing was better than the 4 other shops I called. Super friendly and knowledgeable. Will be going to them for all my future automotive needs read more

These guys are great. Not only are they very affordable but they're also very friendly and accommodating. I drive a vehicle which is over 20 years old and lately they've been instrumental in keeping it running and running well! It's tough to find a good mechanic, and these guys are high on my list. read more

I took my car here because it needed a full brake repair. Richard was efficient, friendly, and very helpful in making this happen. He made sure I was aware of any issues my car was having and that I was on the same page. My car is working amazingly now and it feels great to be driving and safe again. I highly recommend bringing your car here. You will be treated fairly and have your vehicle back in tip top shape. Thanks again Richard. I'll be bringing my car to you for any future things I may need. read more

Here is the place to go to no matter what. Gary and Richard are both honest and knowledgeable about what they do. Which sometimes very tough to find good mechanic around. And i recommend to everyone. read more

A friend recommended me here and let me say, Mike and Richard are the greatest! They always give the best deal; and are honest with what really needs to be done instead of trying to scam you! So nice & well priced, won't go anywhere else! read more

I trust Gary completely. He is an excellent and honest mechanic. He helped me allot (when my car battery died and he was closing already he came & helped) and he always does it with a smile & fair price. He is available on his cell for questions and never give me the feeling that I'm bugging him. The service is quick and I just know that I can leave my car in good, knowledgeable hands. read more

Richard is amazing! I've been coming here for various repairs and maintenance over the last 4 years and I am constantly amazed at the honest advice and low prices he gives me. When my brake calipers were rusted and I was unable to remove them, Richard spent several hours trying to remove them. After removing them and replacing the pads and rotors he only charged me for the minimal amount of labor and a low price on the parts. Great service, great mechanic! read more

Just came back from picking up my car. I didn't expect this shop to be able to work on my 2001 BMW M3 since all the reviews mention about Japanese car. But right after the tow truck drop off my car at the shop, Richard has his crews strive to look into the problem and find out what the cause of it. Eventually, we found that the problem is from a bad alternator. After diagnostic process, the guy (I didn't get his name) shopped around their affiliates and see who can rebuild my alternator with good pieces not cheap Chinese junk and it was fairly in an affordable price too. Since, I'm just a recent graduate student who's still looking for a job, I told Richard this and with no hesitation he seemed to understand my situation and offered me a big discount on labor. And the word he kept saying every time we had a conversation was "I don't want you to waste money on what doesn't need to be done", what a first impression, right ? I'll definitely recommend this place to all of my friends and will come back for the next repair. 01/08/14 Again, my car has just died on me last night. This time I was curious whether it was from the bad battery but what I found was a bad battery terminal, it's a big red round BMW security cable that is only available at the dealership. You might think it would be well around $50-1$100 for a battery cable, oh man, it's not. Bmw dealership wants to charges me $512 just for the cable. After hearing that price, I gave a call to Richard at OE Automotive. With no hesitation he told me to tow my car in, which I later found the shop was packed with cars waiting to be repaired. What surprise me most was, they were able to fix it and it costed me only $50, it might sound expensive for just a battery terminal repair but imagine if I were to buy and install it at the dealership, I'm looking at something over $600 with part and labor. Thank you Richard and his crew for saving my ass a big time. I'll never stop taking my car to your shop. Tips: try to be friend with him, he's a friendly little guy who is willing to help you out with any kind of problems you might have with your car. read more

Thnx again Richard for fixing my sons car. It's not making noises and I have a happy 18 year old who is not complaining anymore Great service as always and friendly people. Would recommend it to all. My husband been coming to this mechanic shop for 5 years now and now it's my sons turn. read more

You can trust Richard and Gary. The guys at OE Automotive are very knowledgeable, honest and trustworthy. I dropped off my old Honda when I was having gas-mileage issues and I asked them to look for anything that could be causing it. He fixed my fuel filter and found things from years ago that I totally forgot to go back and get fixed at my old mechanic's in SD. I mean some of this stuff was like ten years ago! They were able to quickly find and fix everything on the car at a very reasonable price and fix oil pan leaks without having to replace parts! I'm so glad my neighbor recommended that I go to OE Automotive and it's such a relief knowing that I found a repair shop in the valley that I can trust. read more

Very nice service. They made my repairs very top notch. They had amazing prices and explained to me every part very well. Richard saved me so much money I wad about to get ripped off at another shop but Richard saud I dont need all those parts and my car is perfect and if anything hapoens they always do the right job. read more

"DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR TO THIS PLACE". I brought my car to Richard for a tune-up and my check engine light was on. this was on 6/14/19. He gave me an estimate for $600.00 which I thought was kind of high, but I agreed to it. The next day I received a call from Richard to come to his shop, when I got there he told me that someone put the wrong plugs in my car and two of the plugs broke off inside the cylinder head and he's having a problem removing the broken pieces. He told me that he has to remove the cylinder head and my bill would now be $1200.00. I told him let me think about it and I will contact you on Monday 6/17/19. I took one of the old plugs to an auto parts store and he told me they were the correct. I relayed this information to Richard and his story changed to the plugs were cross threaded. So I agreed to the $1200.00 any way. He told me it would be ready in one week which would be 6/24/19. I returned in one week and my car was just sitting there and no one working on it and he is in his office smoking a cigar. He told me he is very busy and was sick for 3 days. I told him I need my car before the 4th of July holiday. He assured that when he closes for a holiday he always finishes all repairs. I returned on 7/2/19 and he wasn't even there and I noticed my side mirror was dangling. I asked the other employee if my car was ready and what happened to my mirror. He said he doesn't know and to call first. I went home and 30 minutes later Richard called me cursing and yelling saying he didn't break my mirror and to just come and pick up your car. I am 69 yrs old and disabled living on social security and have never been more disrespected in my entire life. He had my car for 20 days. I drove my car there but had to have I towed at my expense. This business should be closed down and he should be locked up. read more

what a wonderful service here. Richard and George where amazing, they worked on my car and the following day come early just to make sure I could take my car before I went to work. always a pleasure to take my car there and knowing that my car is in good hands. read more

I'm sorry to say that I have to give this place a bad review. I first trusted all the positive reviews and even had a good feeling while on the phone with Richard. But actions spoke louder than words (and reviews) as we took a car in for a quick part fix and it was repaired but within one and a half weeks the car had another problem. We sent the car back and was told a full diagnostics was done to check the car.. and the issue was fixed then less than two weeks later we end up finding out that that the coolant was low.. it's frustrating that a diagnostics is done yet little things like coolant issues is not caught and the car is over heating. I like to feel all set and trust that when I walk away from a repair shop that we will be able to say the mechanic did his best. I don't feel that this shop did it's best. I am nervous to trust anything they say. This has been a shop where I have a feeling that one thing is fixed but you find yourself back for another issue and expected to pay when you were originally coming in for a quick and easy repair. I recommend you keep looking for other shops. read more

Wonderful place! As a female I am always afraid to take my car places because I know they know they can take advantage of me, which has happened before. I just moved here and it was time for my oil change so I found a deal on groupon and picked them based on their other yelp reviews. They were extremely nice and helpful. They let me even sit in the garage and watched while they changed my oil and inspected my car. After I recommend my boyfriend get his oil changed there and when they were working on his car they discovered he needed a new timing belt and fan belts. The quote they gave him was the cheapest one to fix it than anywhere. Any work they suggest you need is on point and they are not trying to get extra money out of you which I really admire. read more

Even though he wasn't able to fix the issue with my car (only a dealership was able to) he was very patient and kind towards me when my car was stuck blocking his driveway for over an hour. He seems to know what he's talking about so I'd recommend him to anyone read more

Fantastic!! I went in because another mechanic told me I'd have to spend $400 on alignment, shims, and the diagnosis. a) D E Auto did the diagnosis at no charge, and b) I don't have shims!! So my total cost was $60! Richard is the guy in charge and he took the time to look over everything, made all the proper adjustments, so that my cost was a low as possible! The folks there are super nice! I'll definitely go back! They do everything there for your car! I highly recommend! read more

Terrible customer service!! I bought a groupon for an oil change and regret doing so. The day I want my oil change, I call this facility in the morning to see if I can bring it in the same day. The person that answers the phone just says, "hello." I was so confused if I even called a business. I ask about the oil change anyway and he continues to mumble and I can't understand him. Then I hear something about coming in at 3 or 3:30 so I say okay. I drive up to the shop at 3pm. I ask the first mechanic I see that I want an oil change. He looks at me with the dirtiest look like I was crazy to even walk into this establishment. He then rudely asks if I have an appointment. I tell him I was told to come at this exact time. He looked extremely annoyed and said he didn't eat his lunch. I tell him again that I was told to come at this time. He snaps back that he needs to eat. I tell him I will come back but as soon as I drive away, I knew I didn't not want to give them any business. I immediately turn to the one place that has consistent excellent customer service, at The Lube Center in Burbank. When I drive up to that establishment, the mechanic was so friendly and when I told him I wanted an oil change, he says, you got it! He pulls up my car for me and I'm out the door in 15 minutes. What a difference in service!!! I WILL NEVER use this OE Automotive again. read more

Gary is a great mechanic who has worked on my cars for 8 years but he's moving to Arkansas. On the other hand, Richard can't be trusted. He was given 8 iridium spark plugs to put in my engine but never put them in and charged me for it. I had a bad engine as diagnosed by Gary who was correct. Richard talked me out of rebuilding my engine by Coast Engine rebuilders in Canoga Park saying I was better off with a used engine. Coast gives a 24 month 24000 mile warranty for $3500. Gary said he found me a very low mileage 29000 mile engine but he storied me by saying the engine he bought in Sacramento was tested in a dyno and checked out perfectly. That was a lie since the engine has used 2 quarts of oil in 2200 miles. I confronted Richard and he had nothing to say. It is sad that Gary who I always respected went into business with a dishonest partner. Gary should be happy he's moving to Arkansas and not sharing space with Richard read more