ASE Master Certified repair · Dayton, Ohio
Keel Street Auto Works tests the fault before replacing a part, texts you photos from the lift, and starts nothing without your written approval. Domestic, Asian and European cars, backed by a 3-year / 36,000-mile warranty.
Factory-level scan tools and OEM-spec parts for the daily commuter, the family SUV, the hybrid or the light truck, without dealership mark-ups or commission upsells.
Quiet, low-dust ceramic pads, rust-coated rotors, lubricated caliper slides, a brake-fluid moisture test and torque-checked wheels. Priced per axle.
from $340
Manufacturer-spec full-synthetic oil, OEM filter, tyre rotation, battery load test, fluid top-ups and a 42-point photo inspection.
from $98
A four-wheel laser alignment with a printout, plus diagnosis of clunking struts, ball joints, tie rods, control arms and wheel bearings, quoted item by item.
from $129
Refrigerant recovery and recharge, UV and electronic leak testing, compressor diagnosis, water pumps, thermostats and coolant flushes.
from $165
Far more than a free code printout: live scope data, smoke leak testing and circuit checks to fix the root cause first time. Up to 1 hour.
$135
Underbody rust and leak check, a scan for recently cleared codes, a paint-meter accident check and a repair-cost forecast. About 90 minutes.
$155
Most drivers dread a repair shop because they are pushed into urgent work they cannot see. Every car that comes into our two bays gets a complimentary digital inspection sent to your phone, with close-up photos of pad thickness, fluid condition or worn bushings, each sorted into "Safe now", "Plan ahead" or "Needs attention today". If hidden rust or a second worn part turns up mid-repair, we stop and send the photos before going further.
Every written estimate lists parts and labour separately, and we never turn a wrench until we have walked through it with you. The final invoice never exceeds the estimate you approved. Replaced parts are saved for you to see at collection, and qualifying parts and labour carry our 3-year / 36,000-mile nationwide warranty.
From the first message to the moment the keys come back, every visit runs in the same order, and no part is ordered before you approve it.
Ask for a weekday slot and tell us the year, make and model, any warning lights and any noises. A detail such as a squeal only when braking saves time once the car is in the bay.
An ASE technician diagnoses the main concern by testing the part itself, not guessing from a fault code, and completes a complimentary photo inspection.
Look through the photos on your phone, ask your questions, and approve or decline each line item. Anything with safe miles left is listed separately for later.
The car is road tested again and every wheel hand-torqued to specification. Each repair is registered under our 3-year / 36,000-mile warranty.
An ordinary day at Keel Street: synthetic oil services, engines opened only where the diagnosis leads, and suspension measured with the car up on the lift.
Four people run the service desk, the two lifts and the diagnostic bench, and none of them works on sales commission. Most first visits start with Warren for anything you feel through the wheel, or Rachelle for everything else.
Lead undercar, brake and alignment specialist
ASE certified in Suspension and Steering (A4) and Brakes (A5), and Hunter alignment trained, with 12 years in the bay. Warren specialises in four-wheel laser alignments, quiet brake systems and ride quality, and tells you plainly which worn parts matter now and which can wait.
Service director and ASE C1 service consultant
A salaried ASE C1 Certified Service Consultant with nine years managing independent shops. Rachelle turns inspection photos into clear, plain-English priorities without sales pressure, and walks you through every estimate and pre-purchase report before anything is approved.
An oil-change chain tried to talk my wife into an $1,100 four-wheel brake job on the spot. We took the Highlander to Warren instead. Within an hour Rachelle texted close-ups with a millimetre gauge against all four pads: the fronts were at 2mm and due now, the rears healthy at 5mm with a year left. That one honest text won all three of our family cars.
Robert and Diane L.
The dealer ran a ten-minute scan on my Subaru and quoted $2,100 for a catalytic converter. Frank smoke-tested the exhaust instead, texted me a photo of soot escaping a split $38 gasket just upstream of the oxygen sensor, and fixed it for $240 including diagnostics. Six months on, no warning lights.
Catherine M.
We nearly bought a spotless-looking CR-V for my daughter. The pre-purchase inspection found freshly cleared transmission codes and salt rot hidden under black paint on the rear subframe. A second CR-V passed, and we used the brake-wear notes in the report to take $400 off the asking price.
Jenna P.
A free code reader prints a symptom, not a cause. Our diagnostic covers up to an hour of an ASE Master Technician testing live data, circuits and leaks, so the right part is replaced first time.
No. Under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a carmaker cannot require dealer servicing. We use OEM-spec fluids and filters and keep full digital service records.
Never. You receive photos and an itemised written quote, and we only order parts for the line items you approve.
Oil services, alignments, brakes, inspections and standard diagnostics dropped off by 9:00 AM are finished the same day more than 80% of the time.
Send the year, make and model, plus any warning lights or noises. The service desk replies with a drop-off or waiting slot.