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    4.6 (425 reviews)

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    Kea C.

    Been taking all my vehicles to this place for the past 20+ years, always friend, fast and good service. Prices reasonable and best in & out in minutes.

    *Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr* Who needs that plastic stuff, anyway! :-/
    Matt R.

    Came here for 12 years to do regular oil changes on a Subaru Impreza/Saab 92X. Apparently a 2005-era car was within their skillset. Newer vehicle? Beware! While working on replacement of the front fascia of my Fiat 500, which had been to Pro Lube 2-3 times for oil changes in 2019-2020, I found that Pro Lube had cut away part of the underbody shields to gain easier access to the oil drain, and removed one of the underbody fascia bolts in the process. Whether this was related to the failure of the adjacent bumper cover brackets is not clear, but it's still a hack that damaged part of the vehicle. Now I wonder if they bothered to change the oil filter cartridge that's also hard to access? Avoid!

    cars in oil changing bays.
    Steve F.

    it was quick and the people there were all friendly. they did a few extra things, add water to the washer fluid resevoir and a quick vacuum to the cabin filter, maybe because it wasn't busy or maybe because they like giving a little extra? dunno, either way i'm never changing my oil at home again! i'm going to my local Pro Lube! and seriously the price is top dollar value.

    1977 Lincoln Continental Sedan lube job makes the suspension really smooth. "Floating on the highway"
    Delmar T.

    Lube job for my 1977 Lincoln Continental Sedan. In addition to synthetic oil change for my 2004 BMW 325i 3-series wagon. (7quarts)

    I guess the posted prices are just decorative since he was trying to charge me $95.

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    6 months ago

    Quick and professional. Will go again 4 sure. Friendly on the phone. Well run business, as far as I can tell. You can trust these guys!

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    11 months ago

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    1 year ago

    Closes at 5 on Saturdays. Yelp has the wrong hours. My go to place. Also come here for diff and manual transmission oil changes.

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    1 year ago

    They charged me 178 for an oil change. Used to go with my old car and it was always reasonable.

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    2 years ago

    No wait on a Friday morning and they were so nice and helpful! Truly only took 10 minutes and it was less expensive than other places nearby

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    2 years ago

    Fast, affordable, and nice guys! Cleanest shop I've ever seen. Worth a little extra drive.

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    3 years ago

    Upfront, professional and courteous, through and through pricing seems standard. Not busy.

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    5 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Easy in and out in 20 minutes. Clean friendly I'll go back. Everything as an oil change should be

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    2 years ago

    So KEWL! & polite. When I saw they had CASTROL oil I requested it even thought it raised the price. Sweet! and open on Saturday! choose love

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    2 years ago

    They were incredibly fast, efficient, and organized. I will be going back for my next oil change.

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    4 years ago

    Great little shop for an oil change! Fast, friendly, and efficient. Highly recommended!

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    3 years ago

    Most reasonable oil change and super quick. Was literally in and out in 5 min, and $30 cheaper than oil changers. Awesome.

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    4 years ago

    Very unprofessional and mouthy. Won't come back. Also told one price then rung up another.

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    I went in for oil change. They changed filter in glove box and another that I don't know name of as…read morewell as oil. The next day as. I was driving home to Long Beach CA, I opened glove box and realized it was hanging half off and it fell off completely after I tried to close it. They didn't tell me they broke it and I couldn't go back obviously. I am so pissed. The glove box is in the trunk now. DO NOT use JIFFY LUBE.

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    1 star only...because 0 isn't an option…read more I booked an 11:00 a.m. appointment for an oil change in advance. I wasn't a walk-in. When I dropped off my car, I was told it would be ready around 12:30-1:00 p.m. and that I'd receive a call when it was done. I decided to stick around the area. At 1:00 p.m., after waiting two hours, I walked back to check on the status and found that they hadn't even started working on my car. When I told them I was leaving, the employee suddenly asked if I could wait another 10-15 minutes because he could "start it now". So frustrating. My scheduled appointment meant absolutely nothing until I complained and I was not interested in a rushed oil change... If your business can't honor appointment times, don't offer appointments. Respect your customers' time. I would not recommend taking your business here. I certainly won't be back.

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    I've generally had good experiences at this Big O with one annoying exception I'll outline below…read more I got new tires not that long ago and had an oil change while I was at it. My car is a bit of a pain in the ass to change the oil on so I can't actually go to like jiffy lube or oil changers or any place like that. I need a tech that's at least one step up from that level. Don't need to be a full-on Master mechanic or anything but it's not as simple as a regular old Honda or Toyota or whatever. You actually have to take some parts off of the car to get to the filter. Annoying, I know. It's why I don't do the changes myself. It legit takes at least 30 to 45 minutes of actual wrench time. Anyway, at some point after I got my tires replaced I noticed a slow leak in one of them. Checked the tire, no nails or screws or anything in it. I was due for an oil change anyway so I'll go back to Big O for that and have them check the tire while they're at it. Now, I know it's leaking because I've had to put air in it several times. When I pick up my car I asked him if they were able to fix the leak he says looks at the notes the tech left and says they took the wheel off and dunked it and couldn't find any leak. I was annoyed but also in a hurry so I just took my car in went. I stopped back on two other different occasions to have them fix that leak and they could never confirm that it was leaking . They didn't have any suggestions for me or anything. I ended up getting a valve core tool and replacing the valve core which slowed down the leak but didn't solve it. While I was doing that I noticed that it appeared to be leaking worse when I touched the valve stem, like I could hear the air hissing out, so I went and had that replaced (somewhere else). Now the tire is fine and I'm annoyed with Big O. A tire shop should have been able to diagnose that even if it wasn't bubbling when it was underwater. It's simply should have been the next thing that they checked. I wish I had thought to do so but I'm not a tire tech or anything. Still rounding up to three stars because generally speaking I've been happy with the service that I've received there and the guy's behind the counter are always nice and usually helpful.

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    3 months later and still a perfect door alignment repair! Ford Bronco came in with a poorly…read morealigned driver door that let in wind noise in driving along the freeway. It's fully fixed! It's a local / family business and you'll be served kindly. Small note they may not accept car drop off due to vehicle space. We drove from Walnut Creek and had to go back home and drop it off the following day so keep that in mind if you're coming across the Bay Area. I would come back again.

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