Thao Auto Repair Auto repair & auto body · San Diego
Bring this in Oil change $45 · full synthetic $60

Bring this in

Oil change

Conventional$45up to 5 qt
Full synthetic$60up to 5 qt

Plus sales tax and any disposal fee, itemized on your invoice. Not an out-the-door price.

  • New filter, every time
  • Multi-point inspection on the lift
  • Tire pressures set, tread measured
  • Fluids topped to the correct spec
Expires 12.31.26 Thao’s Auto Repair
(619) 640-4606
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Expires December 31, 2026. One vehicle per visit. Most cars and light trucks.

Quarts beyond five, diesel engines, and European engines that require a specific manufacturer approval are priced separately — the extra cost may be substantial. We tell you before we start, never after. Some engines must have full synthetic; if yours is one we will say so rather than put the wrong oil in it.

You get a written estimate and you authorize it before any work is done. If the job changes, you get a revised figure to approve.

Home / Book a slot

Tell us what the car is doing.

Four questions. It takes about a minute, and it means the desk knows what to pull before you arrive.

1What brings you in?
2The vehicle
3In your own words

Cold or warm, braking or turning, steady or flashing — the small details are what narrow it down faster than any scan tool.

4Who do we call back?
Or call (619) 640-4606

No work starts without your written approval, and nothing here is a price. The desk confirms the appointment and the estimate comes before anyone touches the car.

What to have ready

  • Year, make, model and rough mileage.
  • What the car is doing, and when — cold, warm, braking, turning, over bumps.
  • Whether a warning light is on, and whether it is steady or flashing.
  • Anything another shop has already replaced for this problem.

Where to come

3400 El Cajon Blvd, North Park, San Diego, CA 92104. Repair, auto body and the machine shop are all on this one site.