Ford Truck Repair in Denver

Today we're working on a 2005 Ford F250 with the 5.4 engine. We're replacing the cam sensors and the famous spark plugs. This truck has 166K on it with the original spark plugs! Here is one of the broken spark plugs and the tip of the spark plug that stayed in the engine still on the extraction tool. When removing these plugs, they often break leaving part of the plug inside the cylinder head. Then, a special extraction tool is needed to remove the broken off piece. If you need Ford auto repair in Denver, call us today at 303-297-2886 or email us!

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Ford Repair in Denver

Our 2005 Expedition is up and running dependably again - FINALLY!!!

Have you ever heard from a mechanic that your car’s problem will have to get worse to be diagnosed? You may have thought that the mechanic was lying to you. You may have even thought that the mechanic was just not very good. We tell people this all the time and often they get mad at us or even doubt our skills.

The truth of the matter is that cars with intermittent problems are the hardest to diagnose - period. Recently, we encountered a car with an extremely intermittent problem that was very hard to diagnose. That car just happens to be our own 2005 Ford Expedition with the 5.4L V8 engine.

At first, our Expedition would randomly not start on the first try, but only on cold mornings. It would always start on the second or third try, but we never knew when it would act up. Any day the temperature was over 35˚ the car would start dependably! Every time we were able to get it to act up, it would run perfect as soon as we hooked it up to test equipment. The Expedition would start and run perfect for up to a week, then just not start on the first try when you least expect it to.

Every time we tested the car’s computer system it passed with flying colors! There were no diagnostic codes to work with. We basically had no idea where to start looking for a problem that only happened once in a while. This is when we knew we would have to drive the car until one day it just wouldn’t start at all or the malfunction was at least reproducible.

After about 3 weeks of driving the car and never knowing when it would leave us stranded, it finally totally quit running! Luckily, it decided to no longer run in our driveway, so we had it towed to our shop. With the Expedition no longer running at all, it only took about 30 minutes to determine the cause.

A Simple Fix

This entire nerve racking time of never knowing if it would just die out any second was caused by a simple little relay. Sometimes the relay worked and sometimes it would not. Unfortunately, this one little relay is built into an expensive central junction box. The central junction box is basically the fuse box for the entire car! In the central junction box there are a multitude of relays and fuses, most relays are replaceable, the fuel pump relay is not. The fuel pump relay that was causing our problem had no visual signs of failure, and tested good every single time we checked it! Now after many weeks of frustration, a $400 fuse box fixed the problem and we have our beloved Expedition back on the road again! Most importantly, I have a happy wife again!

At Mastermind Enterprises Auto Care, we understand why you get frustrated when your car is broken down. We are not exempt from frustrating car repairs, either. Please understand when your car is having a frustrating problem, it is not always the mechanic's fault if it cannot be diagnosed.

Be kind to the mechanic. The mechanic is only there to help you get your car back on the road. Honesty is guaranteed at our shop! We do our best to get you back on the road as quickly as possible! If you are in Denver and need auto repair, call us today at 303-297-2886 or email us!

God is Good, All the Time

It was a beautiful evening tonight at
Mastermind Enterprises Auto Care in Denver. 

Noah loved it, too!

A photo posted by Mastermind Enterprises (@mastermindautoshop) on Jan 7, 2015

The Road to Success

The world's greatest icons have experienced more failures than most people. Success and failure are often seen as black and white. If being successful is seen as good, then failing is seen as bad. We become so focused on trying not to fail, so we avoid taking any risks. We hold ourselves back from living life to the fullest, from learning about life and like it or not, from exposure to opportunities for success.

It's easy to get disappointed when pursuing your dreams. Just keep going after your dreams because no matter how many times you fail, you will be advancing beyond the others who are simply doing nothing.

Our Story – We started our auto repair shop in Denver because Norm had "failed" at finding a good job as a mechanic with an honest auto repair shop. His last job before starting his own company was at a Honda specialty shop in Golden, CO. Norm questioned the owner of the shop after being asked to perform repairs on a car that were not needed. He was fired on the spot. The owner threatened Norm with a lawsuit if he talked to a single customer before he walked out the door. This was the first time he had ever been fired for his entire professional career. It was also the last time he would work for someone else in the automotive industry. Norm came home, talked to his wife, Heidi, and they decided to change their future. He turned his failure into the success of owning his own auto repair shop with only $100, a desire to treat his auto repair customers the best and a family that stood behind him. The rest is history on how we became Denver's Top Rated Auto Repair Shop for Quality and Honesty! Our recipe for success is simple - Treat others how you would like to be treated!

Famous people who were successful through failure

Johnny Depp – He was first a telephone marketer who sold ballpoint pens, BUT he never made a single sale. His friend Nicolas Cage encouraged Depp to try acting.

Michael Jordan – He was cut from his high school basketball team. This is what Michael had to say about his failures - “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” 

JK Rowling – Before her success with Harry Potter books, she was a divorced mother on welfare who wrote a novel in her free time all while going to school. This is what Rowling had to say about failure in her life - “Rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

The Beatles – Decca Records, a popular British record label said about The Beatles - “We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.” This was based on the notion that they believed four-piece guitar groups were finished. 

Thomas Edison – He wrote this quote during his many attempts to create the light-bulb - “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” 

Babe Ruth – Held the record for being struck out 1,330 times in addition to setting the record for home runs. Babe said -“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” 

Steve Jobs – Fired from the very company he created. “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.”

You – Do you know someone whose failures didn’t stop them, no matter what happened? Share your story (or theirs) by commenting below.

Remember these quotes while you concentrate on your dreams.

"Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience." 

~ Victoria Holt

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."

~ John Wayne

"Whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right." 

~ Henry Ford

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” 

~ R. F. Kennedy

Here's to your success in life!