E & J Auto Repair

I'm very happy with the service. I pulled in and asked to replace the heater control valve on my 535i.

They knew their stuff. Inspected the hoses, performed the coolant level checks, and put everything back together.

Most importantly, they performed the repair on the spot. The cost was also reasonable unlike other BMW shoppes that charge arm-and-leg for basic stuff.

A & J were very professional, and easy to work with. Highly recommended.

E & J serviced and replaced a flat tire on my 2018 Toyota Camry hybrid. Happy with both and the value was excellent. Highly recommended*

Best prices and gets the job done. Had my heater core replaced and they did an excellent job. The price was competitive as well.

Thanks to E & J for a fast, efficient and pleasant experience with a smog check.

Yelp wants a longer review, but this is a report on a brief but pleasant encounter with this business. I would return on the basis of this experience.

Trusted this shop with my last car, trust this shop with my current car.
Helped keep costs down on the big stuff (brake work and engine/vehicle computer errors diagnostics), finally fixing a problem the dealerships and chain shops failed to find for *years* (faulty alarm system disabling the car repeatedly, but intermittently). But also saved me significant costs on the little stuff, like tire rotations and oil changes.

I'm glad this place is super local and I'm kind of proud to bring my car here. Finding a reliable mechanic you can trust is worth its weight in gold.

I got myself into a rut with the distributor on my boat. I am moored at Coyote Point Marina and the pin holding the distributor was stuck and so was I.

I passed by E&J and stopped to see if I could pay for some assistance removing the pin. A gentleman named Joe asked to see what I was needing, he promptly took it from me and came back a few moments later with the pin removed.

This very kind soul refused to accept payment and sent me on my way. The world needs more people like him and I'll return for any automotive needs since I was very humbled that he took time out of his day to help me, free of charge.

I am very pleased to have bring my vehicle to E&J Auto Repair. I went in there to change my clutch and they also recommended other work to be done on the transmission such as changing the main seal and transmission mount. They made sure my vehicle was properly as should be. Will DEFINITELY recommend to my friends. Thank you Joe and your crew for the excellent work!

I called up E & J because I had a nail in my tire. They said come in and they'd check it out. Couple of minutes later I pull into their shop. They look at it, pull the nail out, tested it for air leakage and said, "All good. It wasn't deep enough for puncture." I offered money for his troubles and he turned it down. Good, honest mechanic. I would return to E & J just on this experience alone.

Excellent, fast, friendly service and very reasonably priced too. My Honda Pilot's alternator went out and my husband bought one and was going to to put it in himself. He quickly realized it was very deep in the car and complicated to replace. I called E & J, Joe was so nice and he said they could replace in an hour which only cost $100.
I would definitely go back. I couldn't be happier.

I rarely give a one star because I think businesses need more than one chance to prove themselves. On auto repairs though, I think one time is enough to judge. I found this place on a local neighborhood site for recommended auto repair shops and boy do I have to reply to that recommendation too. First, I called the shop the day before asking if I may get my vehicle towed to his shop as it would not start, he told me it would be fine to do that. Mind you, never did he explain the possible problems or charges. I received a phone call from him the next day with his diagnosis of a bad fuel pump and quoted me $1,134. The fuel pump part itself was $567, according to Joe, the shop "manager" and the rest was labor..so he's telling me he was going to charge me another $567 for LABOR on my 2004 Mazda 3 with well over 230,000 miles on it. Give me a break Joe! I never thought I looked like a sucker, but yet again, we never met face to face. After getting other estimates from other respectable local shops they quoted me nothing over $700. And they told me the part was over $150 less than what the "manager" here quoted me.

So after declining service to Joe and his shop he chuckled on the phone and said 'well you have to pay for labor' i then asked how much and after a long pause he said 'one hour' is $99. Just robbery! When I met him to pick up my car and pay the 'labor' I calmly mentioned that on his next customer experience he should mention the possibility of a 'labor' charge if we refuse the estimate of the repair, but no where on his blank facial expression was he taking any of this suggestion in.

BOTTOM LINE: No good professionalism is going on here at E & J. OVER PRICED, DOES NOT MENTION POSSIBLE CHARGES AND CHUCKLES AT YOU WHEN YOU DECLINE SERVICE, oh and be careful, he tends to smoke near all his flammable chemicals around the shop...SHOP AROUND, I FOUND THERE ARE SO MUCH BETTER CHOICES OUT HERE IN SAN MATEO THAN E & J!