General Mechanic Hector | Mechanic and Parts

February 9th, 2024 by Ad Oknov

We had visit Hector's garage cause the seller in his report aware me that the CV joint boots need to be replaced, but señor Hector checked it and told (and show to me) that everything at the bottom of my new car is in good condition. And, he gave me a free advices about the tires changes. IRecommend.

November 13th, 2023 by aescenda

Very good mechanics ! Very nice and helpful too. We were happy to go there. We had lots of things to change in our car (amorguadores, frenos ? pastillas + discos, and one soporte motor). They did it the day we arrived, and for a very good price (140 000 pesos total for the work). Good location because its not far from the parts shops street (and 20 minutes from the center : you can easily go there if there is some waiting). Pretty cat around ;). We totally recommend this place !

April 18th, 2023 by simberwart

helpfull (and seems very honest) mechanic, he check our vehicule without appointement, showing all the piece to have a better explanation. I Guess it would be a good place to do a pre-sale check.

January 18th, 2023 by th.roux

We went to Hector's garage in Jan-23 based on previous overlanders' reviews. We had just bought a car that needed oil & filters changed. He quoted us $50,000 for this when other (bigger) garages had quoted $80,000. We ended up paying $60,000 for the work + an extra 2L of engine oil. He was very helpful, inspected the car thoroughly and took us to a nearby shop to get the right spare headlight bulbs and a few other stuff we needed. Would definitely recommend.

March 2nd, 2020 by Belinda Vavricek

Very very happy with our vehicle service! Hector was kind and thorough and even hopped in and drove us himself to another mechanic to do a bit of welding that his shop wasn't equipped for!! Would definitely have our van serviced here again :)

February 24th, 2020 by contigoalfindelmundo.be

Definitely would recommend to get your car/van checked up at this place. We came with our Mitsubishi Montero without contacting him first. Hector helped us right away, we got an oil change, new air and oil filter and 4 new shock absorbers in a few hours. He explained and showed us everything for which we were really grateful. At the end of the day we made a test drive together. He showed us some pictures of him and other happy overlanders so he’s indeed very ‘known’ in the overland world! would come here again!

February 3rd, 2020 by info

After looking for several hours to get our new shocks put on our truck, we finally looked on iOverlander and found Hector. He was very friendly, very reasonable and allowed us to use his garage to do other repairs while our shocks were put on. Charged 20,000 for replacing the 2 shocks. Says he prefers to work on Gas vehicles rather than Diesel. Very friendly, would go back again.

July 24th, 2019 by pagesrougesetnoires.wordress.com

The most funny and crazy mechanic in South America, and the most efficient worker of all our 7 months trip. Don’t hesitate if you have any trouble with your vehicle, go and ask for Hector, he is the best ! He knows well about IOverlander and he likes travelers :)

El mecánico más divertido y loco de Sudamérica y el trabajador más eficiente de nuestros 7 meses de viaje. No dude si tiene algún problema con su vehículo, vaya y pregunte por Héctor, ¡es el meilleur!!!
Jonathan & Céline Dion

June 20th, 2019 by dwarazycztery

Señor Hector is a great man. He is a
specialist in what he is doing. You wont be bored while visiting :)

May 24th, 2019 by fskye

Hector is a great guy, very relaxed and friendly and we really got the feeling he is someone you can trust. We had them replace a strut rod bushing and the front suspension stabilizer bar links on our van, the work was done quickly (1hr) and cost 30.000 pesos. Hector also took me down the street and helped me purchased spare parts I needed, as well as got someone from a nearby glass place to come and look at a crack in our windshield. Unfortunately he wasn't able to fix the main problem we have which is an oil leak, as he doesn't have a lift and I think the job is too big for him. If you need less complicated work done this is a good place.

April 28th, 2019 by tom.galea

....maybe I caught him on a bad day but my experience with Hector was very different to those listed here. Came in with an engine issue that has been through 7 mechanics with no solution.... I was very excited about this one though as I finally had an engine warning light! Unfortunately despite me asking him to save the scanner info, he deleted it all loosing my new clue. He then said it was all fixed despite me attempting to explain it was an intermittent issue and then called me crazy for suggesting it wasn't fixed.... left really really frustrated and in a worse state than I entered :(

February 26th, 2019 by sledznas.pl

Hector is a great mechanic and amazing person. He checked our car before leaving for Patagonia, changed all fluids etc. Very fair price. Recommended!

January 22nd, 2019 by dongyuan_04

The owner's name is Hector, he is well professional and kind. For the servicio of my Honda pilot, he took me to find the air filter of engine with a long walking on 10 de Julio where there are hundreds of stores, and helped me to choose right and good price, otherwise according to my foreign face, the price sometimes will definitely be higher. highly recommended to do the service here.

January 7th, 2019 by pierreetcharlinetdm

we've stopped here because of the numerous positive comments.
our motorhome had a noise in the direction.
they've made a bad diagnostic.
they dont' have the tools for motorhome and big rigs.
firstly they've changed 2 pieces (bielettes de direction) and in the evening the noise was still here. the next day we go again and they say there's no noise. finaly they say we've to buy other pieces (rotules de direction) and they just have changed one because they don't have the good tools and it has taken more than 2hours for the first.
finaly, they seemed very friendly at our first meeting but after it was not the same
there's just one mecanician and the two others people are chiefs
definitely not recommended for big rigs or motorhome

November 20th, 2018 by instagram.com/beaworldnomad/

We visited Hector's garage today and did an oil change and filters change, he is a fantastic mechanic and he solved some issues in our car that other mechanics couldn't even start looking at! Seriously he is amazing!

November 9th, 2018 by beatrizfernandezangulo

Hector is the best mechanic you will find in Santiago. He is very famous between overlanders but he doesn't charge you like so.
He is very knowledgeable, super honest, trustworthy, funny and is cheap!! yeah!!😊
He checked my car before going to Patagonia and repaired few things for a very good price.
Since then he does all the maintenance and no problem at all.

April 16th, 2018 by sevb06

went there with the buyer of my van, good mechanic , friendly, efficient, fast , he checked all the car, did a good job. 15000 pesos for the check. and he's a funny man too :) I recommend

April 16th, 2018 by sevb06

went there with the buyers of my van, super good mechanic, fast, efficient, and nice, checked all the car , did a good job. and he's a funny guy :)

March 22nd, 2018 by artur-dick

Went here with my buyers to check the car. Did a great job checking the car and is really nice. Costs 15.000 for the check.

He is really knowledgeable!

August 18th, 2017 by betamodiano

Won't touch a diesel engine. Pretty friendly staff, though.

July 31st, 2017 by o2kam

They are legend.!!!! They have been working so hard on my ford e150 farest mechanics I ever met. They work a lot with overlanders but don't charge like so. I definitely recommend this place. Knowledgeable, if they don't Know how to or if they can't fix your problem they ll tell you where to go but won't try to f++k you up. I had a gorgeous experience there. Also super friendly.

May 5th, 2017 by tiemengovers

Very friendly mechanics (especially Jorge!). They helped us out with changing the front control arms of our Nissan X-trail. They charged CLP 60.000 for two hours of work. We bought the control arms ourselves at 10 Julio street. We went back for a second time to have our breaks checked, they had a very thorough look at it and told us everything was fine. We would definitely recommend this place if you look for a mechanic close to 10 Julio street!!

March 21st, 2017 by stephanwagner.me

I went here because of some grinding noise at my Ford Explorer. With no Spanish knowledge I used a translate App to communicate. Didn't take long and we knew it's the front right bearing. He started taking the wheel apart right away. Then we went shopping for a new bearing. The bearing was 130.000 and he charged 50.000 for an afternoons labour (Ford bearings are a pain to replace). That's 270$ in total. Back in Canada I paid 600 - 800$ for that. Great afternoon, highly recommend those guys!

December 13th, 2016 by youmeandtheroad.com

Really friendly staff. Hector inspected our car for 15,000 pesos. He also let us use some of his tools to fix our Thule box for no extra charge.

November 26th, 2016 by wftm

This place was recommended to me by a parts dealer on 10 de julio (see MK Repuetos). They serviced our Pathfinder, changed the engine belts and changed the front wheel bearings. They did a good job, were friendly and charged less than half the price of another mechanic popular with overlanders. I recommend - the guy I spoke to was Juan and the address is Roberto Espinoza 660.