Marco and Guillermo were great to work with. They gave a detailed estimate of the extensive work required to revive our "lemon." This included replacing a faulty oil cooler and radiator. They kept us informed when parts were delayed. They stand behind their work with 1 year warranty. read more

I've been dealing with this company for roughly 20 years. Since I bought my first car. I had my radiators and several fuel tanks fixed and flushed. Loved the service and prices. Recently moved out of the bay to the valley and still drive back to get my services done. Highly recommend this place. read more

I have been coming here for over 20 years and Pancho and Jose have always taken good care of me and my vehicles because unlike many other shops they actually know what they're doing they offer a wide variety of services. I've had radiators repaired and replaced air conditioners recharged axles replaced brakes, tuneups, diagnostics, troubleshooting you name it they do it! Come early as they get busy quickly specially, on the weekends read more

My reservoir coolant was crack and didn't know where to go. I noticed the crack and wasn't close by my apartment. I live in Fremont and I found this shop. Price and labor was amazing . It only took 50 mins to fix. read more

I've been to Radiator Engineer on 2 separate occasions, feeling somewhat desperate with a radiator issue on my '06 Dodge Dakota that no one else could seem to fix. I dealt with Pancho the first time. He spent 20 minutes going over everything and checking for leaks. He completely refilled my system and gave me good advice on how to watch out for problems in the future. He helped me as soon as I came in, and he did not charge me for the refill or diagnosis. Several months later, I went in and met with Jose. Unlike other reviewers here, I found him to be helpful and very knowledgeable, listening to what concerns I had about my cooling system. He also helped me right away, refilled my fluid, flushed my hoses, and replaced my radiator cap for no charge. Maybe because I'm just a regular blue collar guy, I found Jose to be perfectly courteous and helpful. As I learned from many years in the construction business, treating people with respect goes a long way toward receiving respect in return. Just sayin... I will definitely return to Radiator Engineer for future radiator and engine service. They have earned my respect. read more

Great customer service! They fixed my car in a timely manner. I highly recommend these guys!

If you have to deal with Jose you're in trouble he's going to overcharge you and put used parts in and misdiagnosed your car I would stay away from them read more

I recently had taken my car to a auto repair shop in Martinez to get my front brakes done Will upon checking my brakes they called and said the rotors were shot, replace calipers and the pads...total $1400(are you kidding me) Needless to say I called Savvy's and he told me to bring it in and he would fix it for 7 to $800...Great job to the guys!!! Thanks for being honest and also fixing it in a timely manner!! read more

Horrible service. They supposedly fixed my radiator hose and thermostat but they didn't. Car was still running hot so I took it to Chevy dealership. Chevy said "the radiator hose was after market and was improperly installed. Found hose clamp 1/2 inches too far back and only on tip of radiator". I paid over $400 for nothing. Fuck them read more

I drive a '99 Lex Rx300. A couple years ago two of my catalytic converters went out and I had to pour the $$ into my car to get even a bum job done to get it fixed. Last week they went out again and as a single female livin' on my own in Oakland I have a deeply rooted fear of walking into a mechanic alone and leaving a pauper. Poncho the owner, however, did an amazing job of making me feel like my car was just visiting the doctor. He was professional, he was kind. I felt like my dad was giving me car advice and he did everything he could to repair my car within my budget, and in the time frame I needed it done! I was so grateful, I will be a lifelong customer because of the integrity and quality of this experience! read more

These guys hooked me up with a solid radiator flush\cleaning. I went to a few other places and they were the ones that solved my overheating problem. So far I have taken two vehicles there. On the 2nd one .. i had radiator flush,timing belt water pump and thermostat. I would go see them again . read more

I wrote a 1 star review. Recently it has been relegated to the "Not Recommended" section. There was absolutely no reason to do this. I am in my 60s and have written dozens of Yelp reviews, many 5 stars. This also happened recently when I wrote a 1 star review for a cleaning service. Yelp says that it uses an algorythm to automatically sort reviews. However, the last 2 1 star reviews I wrote are not posted in the main section. Two times in a row with a 1 star review? Not a coincidence. read more

Did an engine swap. Jose was very communicative and helpful prior to, during, and after procedure. Net cost still lower than other shops after parts (purchased own engine, shop used alternator) and labor. Team seems super busy and stacked, but produce great work--the staff do it all: work, take calls, customer interaction, do payment management; let them do their work. Wish I had more cash on hand to save them on card transaction fees. Hope they stay in business for a long time! read more

I took my car in for repairs while the owner (Poncho) was out of town. Jose was very rude to me. I felt like he didn't want to be bothered. He never even asked the make and model of my car. He had no interest in helping me. My family has been taking our cars there for years. I left in tears............... read more

Pancho has successfully worked on several of my cars in 2015. I decided to stop by and drop off another car for AC work. I parked in the back parking lot and went into the garage to see if Pancho was there, instead I met Jose (it seems Pancho only works 3 months out of the year). With no stretch of the imagination, Jose is the rudest mechanic I ever met and seemed as if I was bothering him, although it was first thing in the morning and he was not busy. I told him he seemed like he was in a bad mood and maybe we shouldn't perform a transaction today. He blabbered something rude and I left without even discussing what service needed to be performed. Pancho, this guy is making you lose business. Lost a customer. read more

My name is zack I want to radiator engineer to fix my Ac condenser but I find this business not honest shop they told me price cost to replace the condenser $350 with the part and then the couldn't find the part l ask the manager how much it cost if I provide you with the condenser he said $200 we agreed and when I get him the condenser he changed his price on me he ask for $ 250 after I paid him on front $85 dollars he told for diegetic and he will deduct it from the Total price . He checked me and stood my money and he is not honest and he forced me to pay him cash money or he will change me more money. Be carful with this shop . read more

They fixed the air condition of my Mercedes SUV and my BMW Z series. Reasonable price.

The listing for this ad on google search states they are open until 6:30, I was told they are only open until 5:00. When I tried to bring up the discrepancy, I was rudely told that he didn't need my business. He probably doesn't need yours either. read more

I waited 2 hours for them to come and take a look. Noone even bothered they just said oh so and so is gona see whats wrong and give you an estimate and they never did. read more

Poncho was great AND they DID a fantastic job on my 2004 Chrysler seabring he changed thermostat housing,water pump,serpentine belt,and tensioner chain ..Any one that knows about Chrysler seabring knows they are a pain in the butt to work on ,tons of work.pancho and his guys did a great job at a AMAZING PRICE ....it was extremely fair and he had all the parts to show me without me asking like most places.He explained repairs and gave warranty and thorough and readable receipt. I will recommend him to all my friends and to you the public.....THIS IS THE PLACE TO GET YOUR CAR REPAIRED AND NOT GET BURNED !! read more

Great place to have your car serviced...Poncho is very nice and helpful. Definitely will be back in the future.

I took my truck in to have the AC charged. I had just bought the truck and the AC did not work. Price $140, expensive, but I was referred here by my own mechanic so I thought the work would be good. I asked before work was started "what if it is the compressor and a leak?". I was told, by Jose, they would check before charging. They did not. I took my truck back and after pressure testing found out the condenser was bad. I was quoted a repair price ($420) and I (mistakenly) agreed. I say mistakenly because after I agreed I looked up my price for a condenser and the documented repair time and the quoted price was very high. So in the end I paid hourly repair rate of about $150 an hour which is excessively high. I took my truck home and now the hood will not open. I think this was a classic case they can tell you any repair price they want because you are already there. read more

BEWARE! And I mean Beware of this shady business This my first yelp review,I usually use it to look up places. I had to write a review to let the Yelp community know that you must have everything in writing. I concur with all the bad reviews that it has, I will do this review in Spanish because 80% of the customers are Hispanic . Here we go Voy hacer una lista para hacerlo más fácil para todos 1) que te den un precio por escrito, por que si no te van aumentar el precio y después tienen tu carro secuestrado si no pagas 2)Lleve mi carro para el Air condicionado, unas de las mangeras tenía una fuga Y el parte estaba muy carro por el dealer, le dije que iba comprar la parte en el eBay . No le gustó la idea y después me combra $80 por nada, ( DISQUETE POR TEST!) Nunca me dijo que me iba cóbrame por test. Muy deshonesto 3) José egnio muy mal ,enojon 4) peligroso esta esparerando en la sala viendo todos los trancaiones que estaba pasando que no eran derechos 5) MUCH OJO CON ESTE NEGOCIO, EN VEZ DE AYDUR SUS CLIENTES NOS CHI%#n read more