E-Z AutoCare Lynn

E-​Z AutoCare is my go to garage for hard-​to-​diagnose problems. Here are two examples.
Another garage had literally tried to destroy my car. (When I had the other garage do an oil change, they did not put oil in the vehicle, loosened one of my spark plugs, and poured a small amount of oil onto the loose plug to gum up the cylinder.) When the valve lifters started making noise, rather than bring the car back to the other garage, I brought it to E-​Z AutoCare.
The mechanic took out the fouled spark plug (noting that it was loose before he removed it) and he observed that the oil fouling it was old, not fresh, meaning that whatever caused the oil to get into the plug had happened some time ago. He also observed that there was oil on the engine block around the spark plug wires. When he drained the oil, he observed that almost no oil had come out.
The mechanic cleaned out the affected cylinder, replaced the spark plugs, ran engine cleaner through the engine to remove some of the oil fouling the cylinder, drained the crankcase, and filled the oil. The valve lifters quieted down after about 100 miles (as the mechanic said they probably would), and the engine has run well ever since.
Some time later, I had a problem with one of the front brakes intermittently applying. Two other mechanics and a dealer had failed to diagnose the problem. However, the mechanic at E-​Z AutoCare diagnosed the problem right away – a brake line had gotten bent so that the fluid did not properly drain consistently. They replaced the brake line, and the problem never came back.

Went there today to get my front pads and rotors replaced. After short wait for the parts the technician was able to install the new pads and rotors without issues. Also very happy with the competitive price on the job. Will definitely be back and thank you.

Interesting set of reviews. I would not have stopped there had I read them. I came in cold and without expectations. They have done two things to my car now, and each time, ahem, they seemed honest and careful. They warned me about things that could have happened, but did not, and so far, things work well on the car. The guys seemed sensible, and I met a woman in the waiting room who swore by them, and not at them.
There could be problems here, they were not busy all the time and it looked different mechanics look after different cars (e.g., not a group practice but a bunch of different guys, so your mechanic and milage may vary). So, a guarded 4 star review.
Oh, and they are across from Building 19 ⁷⁄₈ says their ‘preferred customer special’ card, which is worth something to be in Maine, where they give directions based on places that aren’t there anymore and have not been there for years (closed about 5 years ago?). this is worth +1 star.

I must be special, because I have never had a problem with oil changes there. I find all the guys to be friendly and helpful, and I was in and out in 15 minutes. My single complaint is the music in the waiting room, it kinda sucks, but I can stand it for 15 minutes.

I have always taken my older Volvo car there. Mechanics are very Knowledgeable and I’m in and out of there for an oil change in under 15 minutes. Honestly I think anybody who writes a review longer than a paragraph has way too much free time on their hands.

I don’t know why this place has so many bad reviews. I’ve had nothing but great service from them. This is my third oil change from them and they have been nothing but pleasant and accommodating towards me. The only gripe I have about their service is the fact that they don’t reset my car after the oil change (it keeps telling me I need one) and it was the second time they did that (hence the four instead of five stars).

So I needed a last minute oil change and i sent the FI to get it done on a sunday morning as the place I usually go to was closed. Of course they managed to convince him that I needed a flush because I pushed the car to the limit on the oil change and the flush was absolutely necessary… ugh. Never again. I ended up paying 94.62 for an oil change for a Rav4… completely unnecessary. They technicians here are scammers and try to make up for their lack of business by adding on unnecessary services to the few customers they do get.

This place used to be an EZ Lube shop and I always had great service here. The name has since changed to EZ Auto Care and I assume it’s under new management/​ownership. My wife went down for an oil change and they tried to push an engine flush on her because «she was over on her last oil change.» She called me before responding, so I told her to say no, finish the oil change, and never go back again. Scammers. It’s been widely reported that an «engine flush» has an extremely high incidence of causing other engine problems and is not a recommended service by most auto manufacturers. Stay away.

My car should have passed inspection, I had a tail light with what appeared to be a crack, but you could not push it move it or anything, they failed me for inspection. The two mechanics I brought it to after said that they must have been the biggest ass holes to fail me for that, now 165.00 later I can finally get their rejection sticker off ASS HOLES