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Auto & Diesel Services

Auto & diesel repair that comes to you.

I'm Kirkland. Sixteen years on vehicles and heavy equipment, veteran owned and operated. Engine swaps, tune-ups and heavy equipment are most of my work. I come to you, or the job comes to my shop in Pensacola.

Call 850-712-1510 Text me

Pensacola, Pace, Milton and Gulf Breeze. Mon–Thu 5:30–8:30pm, Fri–Sun 8am–5pm. Emergency and after-hours calls any time.

An engine hanging from a hoist chain after being pulled from an SUV
An engine out of the car, on the hoist.

What I fix

Engine swaps, tune-ups, heavy equipment. And the rest.

All services

  • Maintenance

    Oil changes, filters, wiper blades, belts and hoses.

  • Brakes & suspension

    Brake repair and replacement, shocks and struts, tune-ups.

  • Diagnostics & electrical

    System diagnostics, battery check and installation, starters and alternators.

  • Engine swaps & cooling

    Engine replacement, general and engine repairs, radiator service and repair.

  • Diesel & heavy equipment

    Diesel work, dozer and loader rebuilds, hydraulic lines, equipment body panels.

  • Something else?

    More services are available upon request. Ask.

The work

Jobs I've done. Photos I took.

See all the work
  • Black lifted Ford F-150 on gravel after a front-end rebuild
    F-150 rebuild, finished.
  • Hydraulic lines and fittings on heavy equipment during a repair
    D3 dozer rebuild, hydraulic lines.
  • A complete engine assembly on a pallet, ready to install
    Replacement engine, ready to go in.
  • A white pickup door and bedside in primer, outdoors
    Pickup bodywork in primer.
  • A pickup with the fender off, hub and suspension exposed during panel work
    Fender off, suspension exposed.
  • Refinished fiberglass hood panel for a CAT loader
    CAT loader fiberglass hood, repaired.

I come to you

Your driveway works fine.

Not every job needs a tow. Tell me what the vehicle is doing and where it is, and I'll look at it at your house, your garage or your job site. When a job needs a lift, it comes to my shop at 2310 Fernwood Ave in Pensacola. If I'm under a truck, my brother answers messages.

  1. 1. Call or text

    Say what it's doing.

  2. 2. I take a look

    At your place, when it suits you.

  3. 3. Diagnose and quote

    Hourly: $85 gas, $125 diesel, $140 heavy equipment. The quote depends on the repairs needed. Cash, card and check.

Rates and warranty

Hourly, and I tell you the number first.

Diagnosis and quotes are based on the repairs needed. Same rate across Pensacola, Pace, Milton and Gulf Breeze; past that there is a trip charge, and I'll say so before I come.

Gas
$85/hr
Diesel
$125/hr
Heavy equipment
$140/hr

Warranty

I warranty any work I do if it's brought back to me. If it's taken to another shop first, I won't warranty what someone else touched.

Cash, card and check accepted.

Got something that won't run?

Call or text, any time. Emergency calls included.

Call 850-712-1510 Text me