San Carlos Auto Solutions, Inc.

Another successful upgrade for this nsx!

✅Stoptech BBK (F&R)

consistently makes the best big brakes kit, installation was straight forward and allows us to retain parking brake function.

✅Science of Speed Intake Air Bypass Delete Kit

The kit contains a high quality CNC-machined aluminum plate, which directly bolts onto any factory intake manifold and replaces the factory IAB assembly.

Hats off to for developing this kit, which is a great solution that prevents catastrophic engine failure in the event that the notorious screws fall off from the factory valve plate!

After a long wait for parts and just in time for the season, we've finally installed a 2.5" lift kit for this Raptor! What would a 2.5" lift kit do to a truck like this? Obviously, it's mainly for clearing the parking curbs at Starbucks... AND shredding through the powder and winter storms in Tahoe!🔥

This thing is badass! The Fox active shocks w/ live valve straight from the factory means serious business, both on road and off road! With this lift kit, you can utilize Forscan to recalibrate the live valve to your favorable setting, so it wouldn't sacrifice any on road comfort.

As parts supplies are getting more widely available for the new gen Raptors and Broncos, feel free to reach out to us for any assistance!

Owner:

When are we heading to Baja?

"is your car stock?"
"it is, besides the blower.."

This car feels like a factory option two decades ago. Hoons like a spaceship while retains the comfort for your Trader Joe's runs.

AC compressor replaced, leak tested and recharged. Another happy nsx on the road!

This week's highlight: a very unique opportunity to work on a very unique project, on a very unique car.. found perhaps the last brand new, USDM 6speed manual transmission in the world and effectively secured this museum piece. The whole process took less than 3 business days thanks to efficient shipping arrangement.

Supposedly, this is a direct and straightforward task, in conjunction with wiring up the Reverse Lockup Module engineered by RFY to prevent accidental miss-shift into reverse gear at high speed. However, with a transmission sitting for almost 20 years, we expected nothing less than some slight hiccups, one of which being the factory reverse solenoid was ceased and had to be jump started to be brought back to life.

Upon completing the conversion, we also found that we weren't able to shift it into reverse gear (who needs reverse gear when you have a race car😂?). After doing more research and by process of elimination, turns out the shifter cables were in need of adjustment. Problem solved!!

Shoutout to and David at for offering us advice when we need it, especially when nsxprime server is undergoing maintenance. We owe you guys a few drinks 🤜🤛

Thanks for offering us this precious opportunity to work on this project to completion. This community is awesome👍

Back to our root with some AMG contents! This W204 C63 has been through a lot as many of you have seen it sitting at the shop for months. But we are happy to announce that it's finally back on the road in one piece🔥

An unfortunate series of events in conjunction with the dealership's misdiagnosis, led us to believe that the entire engine wiring harness needed to be replaced (engine out), only to find out that the ECU was the root cause of the issue.

Fortunately, we took advantage of the engine out opportunity to address some problems conveniently, such as replacing the notoriously rusty cylinder headbolts with updated ones (early production M156 headbolts tend to get rusty due to coolant corrosion overtime), along with servicing the cylinder heads with new valves to address the imminent oil consumption issue.

Working with Mercedes' variable timing system was also a very infuriating experience, not only because special tools and scanner were required to set and calibrate the timing correctly, but it has to be done in a specific manner in accordance to the coolant temperature, vehicle drive cycle etc.

Despite the complications we encountered, we are grateful with this experience as we are a lot more familiar with the M156 engine than we were a year ago. Shout out to for allowing us the time and resources we need to take this repair project to the finished line! We hope to see you in only for minor maintenace and repair moving forward... (we are not ready to kill another rack for months anytime soon 😅)

This post is definitely long overdue.. Last year's 10th year anniversary party at our garage was a huge success! Here's a quick recap of the event, and a heartfelt message to our followers.

Started off as a euro shop 10 years ago, we have definitely came a long way to find our own niche in the community. Seeing the diversity of cars coming into the shop lately, however, shows that our team is capable to grow outside of our comfort zone.

Working with a wide variety of cars is definitely challenging at times (from old school Chevy trucks, to classic bimmers & Mercedes, and now JDMs), especially when certain cars requires specialty tools and knowledge to be accommodated. That said, it doesn't deter our team from learning, growing, and gaining experience on a daily basis! We especially appreciate our friends and customers, this small dream shop of ours wouldn't have happened without your support!

For us, this shop isn't just a 9-5 workplace, it is a place to celebrate car enthusiasm, foster friendship, and promote the car scene in our community. Therefore, we will continue to host and attend more car events moving forward. Stay tuned!

Lastly, huge shout out to for capturing these memorable moments for us!!

San Carlos Auto Solutions, Inc. now takes appointments on their Page.

Warning: This NSX might make you feel enabled in some type of way... In just a few months, it has gone through some lovely transformations.. Thanks for entrusting us to work on this beast!

Koyo Radiator ✓
Pride V2 Titanium Exhaust ✓
Lightweight Flywheel✓
JDM Short Gearing Transmission ✓
Custom Sleeve: S2K Rack Conversion ✓
Custom Four Wheel Alignment ✓

This car is awesome. The JDM shorter gearing with the final drive ratio mod, accompanied with the lightweight flywheel from definitely makes a huge difference in the way the car performs, especially from 2-4th gear. It just feels like a stock nsx on steroid.. Not to mention the exhilarating titanium exhaust from 🔥

For those of you who have problems with your NA2 electrical racks, the s2k rack conversion could be a great alternative. It offers much quicker rack ratio while retaining the responsive handling character of the car. Awesome mod!

This year, we've been actively building a library of the issues that are commonly found on the nsx platform. One of the more challenging problem we've tackled lately is an intermittent power loss issue in this beautiful 1998 NSX-T, which the dealership struggled to diagnose properly.

From our assessment, we concluded that there were questionable wirings towards the ECU/fuel pump area, indicating that the car was likely supercharged and then reverted back to stock. The workmanship of the reversion was poor, however, which explains why the ECU failed to establish a solid connectivity, resulted in random misfiring and loss of power. After some precise electrical soldering and sorting out the spaghetti, we are grateful to announce that it is now running the way it should!

New clutch kit and flywheel for was a success and he'll be on his way to attend one of the biggest custom car show of the year! 🔥

Sick build representing the nsx community, let's hope he shows up with a front bumper though!!! 🤣

📸:

San Carlos Auto Solutions is a family-owned, well-established, independent 5 bays Auto Repair Facility. We have been serving the surrounding Bay Area community for the past 10 years (and growing!). Our business model targets mostly service and OEM repair in accordance to the factory standard, nothing too small or too big! Our philosophy is simple: not only do we get the job done, we get it done RIGHT!

We specialize in Europeans as well as Japanese vehicles, experience in these vehicles is a huge plus. Diagnostic and research skills is crucial and mandatory, ASE Certification is a bonus, but not required. We've got the right tools, factory scanners, and setup here for you to excel your mechanic aptitude!

No matter what skill levels you are at, the work you get here will train you to become a solid technician, who can identify common and notorious problems from different makes and models -- This is the right place for you to build and mature your career!

If you are the right candidate, this is our offer:
- Above industry average competitive pay (depending on skill level)
- Room to grow not only as a mechanic, but part of the company's culture

***If you are interested in the position, please forward your resume and/or a brief introduction to yourself to our email address. ***

Here are a few links to our shop:
https://www.scautosolutions.com/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/san-carlos-auto-solutions-san-carlos

Back to back work on another NSX's major service! Despite having only 36K miles, we are proactive in freshening the timing belt, water pump, along with a new crankshaft pulley to prevent any catastrophic engine problems. This service also allows us to replace any old tube seals and gaskets while removing the valve cover and timing cover - all in all the best approach to keep your engine up-to-date! Per the factory's service manual, this major service is recommended to be done every 90,000 miles / 6 years.

Lastly, we corrected and adjusted the alignment in accordance to the customer's desire. Feel free to reach out to us for any custom alignment inquiries!

Thanks again for the work. We couldn't have asked for a better customer (and neighbor!)

On this NSX, customer concerned of fuel system running rich and the engine was choking upon acceleration. Immediately, we tested the fuel pressure and found that fuel pressure was much lower than factory spec.

Through process of elimination, we determined that the fuel pump was likely the root cause of the problem-- we replaced the old factory fuel pump with a Walbro 255 supplied by , freshened the fuel system by sending all the old and rusty fuel injectors to for a complete tear down, flow test and rebuild along with installing a new fuel filter. Valve has been adjusted to get rid of the notorious engine ticking noise. Now, the car has been running better than ever! Thanks for the trust and work!

So proud to see our favorite M2 owned and driven by Chris stretching its legs at Thunderhill Raceway earlier this week.

high performance intercooler accompanied with aluminum charge pipe, KW V3 , and Rpf600 racing brake fluid, (not to mentioned the STi gold wheels) made it all possible for this M2 to perform the way it should at the track!

Props to for this gorgeous shot!!

Let's send this Friday off with a Ferrari FF Finish! 🔥 What's more enticing than the sound of a high rev Ferrari V12 engine accompanied with Italian hand stitched leather interior? Worth to mention, this is also Ferrari's first four-wheel-drive platform!

It's always refreshing to service unique vehicles at our shop, and this "family wagon" is definitely a pleasant sight to work on!

This 1969 Ford Bronco is a nice restored example equipped with a 302 small block and manual transmission. While the truck was here, we've gotten lots of inquiries asking if it was for sale..

Why are people obsessed with the old Broncos nowadays? It lacks the power band as opposed to the Ecoboosted new Bronco, let alone the lack of safety and comfortable amenities.

Perhaps... It's the rawness and rigidity of it? The smell of cabeurated air fuel mixture? The nostalgic vibes of the prime Era of 60s American automomobile? That sounds about right! 💯