Windy City Engine and Parts Inc.

Windy City Engine & Parts Inc. is an automotive engine machine shop in Chicago serving customers since 1974. We specialize in cylinder heads, crankshafts, connecting rods, and engine blocks. Services include machining, resurfacing, crankshaft grinding and polishing, pressure testing, parts cleaning, crack inspection, and engine component repair and welding. We also sell remanufactured and new engine parts and are an Enginetech dealer, serving domestic, import, and heavy-duty diesel applications.

Windy City Engine and Parts Inc. is an auto machine shop in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed at 3501 W 48th Pl, Chicago, IL 60632, which places it among the local businesses of Chicago that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by.

Auto repair in the United States is split between independent shops, dealership service departments and national chains. Independents handle most routine work (oil changes, brakes, tune-ups, check-engine diagnostics) at lower labor rates and often specialize in one make or in imports; dealers keep factory tools, software and warranty authority; chains sell speed and standard pricing on maintenance items. Most shops charge a diagnostic fee, credited toward the repair if you go ahead, and quote parts and labor separately. Certification matters: look for ASE-certified technicians and, in many states, a state repair license posted at the counter. Written estimates are required by law in most states before work begins, and you are entitled to your old parts if you ask.

Hours are published for 5 days a week. The most common schedule is 8 am–4:30 pm. Note that it does not open on Saturday, Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Windy City Engine and Parts Inc. at (773) 721-7373; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, windycityengineandparts.com.

Its Google rating is 3.6 out of 5 from 35 reviews, a solid but mixed picture; reading the most recent reviews will tell you what to expect.

Chicago is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Traffic in Chicago peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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