Pro Plus Automotive Inc.
3045 Faithfull Ave S7K 8B3 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Jojo Mason and crew are now an official garage band. They stopped by this week to chat a bit and play a few songs. Thanks Steve Chisholm and CJWW !!

If you were thinking that it has taken forever for us to update the logo and signs- you're right it has. Thanks to Brians' Signs for a great job!

Hello everyone, How are you all doing with the social distancing? Thank you to all the health care people, everyone keeping us fed and well stocked and those stuck at home. We would be happy to see you and have a chat, just not right now. We respect that some of you need to get out of the house but unless your vehicle quits or your lights are flashing please defer your regular service or tire changeovers for a while. We are keeping our fleets going and will help you if ne...eded. Please call ahead and we can set something up. On another note, my kids are showing us old people that you can have multiple households on facetime at the same time, so I guess that is how we will get together at Easter! We'll all have to make the best of it. We sincerely appreciate your support -Thank you! See more

CT525 FAILURE #1 Last month we went to the scrap pile to salvage the crankshaft for CT525 failure #2 and analyze what caused this engine to fail at the Montana 200 in 2018. This is also a story about companies that don't give a s..t about taking care of their customers. It is a bit long but you need some background that this was not some slapstick effort. We started with a new crate engine ordered from SMP in Saskatoon. The technical manual and the complete front drive ki...t which includes water pump, power steering pump, alternator, belt, tensioner, idlers and all the mounting brackets and hardware were also ordered from SMP. Fluidyne's super late model oil cooler with fan was attached to a new radiator. A Peterson oil filter mount with built in primer pump was connected with all new Aeroquip lite hose and the best fittings. A complete Quartemaster Pro Series clutch, bellhousing assembly was bolted to the back. A Jones belt drive fuel pump assembly was chosen to supply the fuel. New headers, new ignition box, new harness, new, new, new, blah, blah, blah. Both failed CT525 engines never made one revolution without being primed with AMSOIL break in oil or Dominator racing oil. This engine had a dyno break in and tune supervised by professionals. Why then, with this much preparation did this engine run only 100-200 laps before failure? It never ran hot, one lap it was fine the next lap there was no water left in the engine. Initial inspection showed all the spark plugs intact and water coming out of cylinder #5. The engine would still turn over. Attached are some photos of what we found on teardown. The blue caps are tamper seals for racing series. The codes can be read by GM to show this is their workmanship. Most of the head bolts were measured at mostly less than 20 pounds of torque. A couple of outside head bolts on the failed left head and the centre bolts on the right head were around 60 pounds. The left head gasket was failed between #3 and #5- BIG SURPRISE!!! The thrust bearing on this P.O.S. was failed same as its cousin CT525 failure #2. The difference was #1 had .020 endplay, #2 had closer to .040. Conclusion, failure #1 expired after running 1/2 as many laps so did not have time to grind itself up as bad. Conclusion, someone forgot to tighten head bolts. GM and most of the companies involved were unwilling to assist with technical support/failure analysis or warranty. GM stated they do not evaluate race engines that have been run. Really?? Race engine-PLEASE This is a regular engine with production head bolts and regular cast crankshafts likely made from recycled tugboats and held in with more mushy bolts. Crate engines were introduced years ago to equalize competition and reduce costs. The first ones were mostly pretty good. This is NOT an inexpensive engine to set up, I give it less than one star. More stories and photos coming from CT525 failure #2. See more

Pro Plus Automotive remains open at this time and in accordance with federal and provincial guidelines has adopted the following coronavirus policies. If you have travelled outside of Canada, you must self-isolate at home for a period of 14 days after your return and rebook your appointment. If you: 1. Have flu-like symptoms including fever, or cough or difficulty breathing which has resulted in a COVID-19 test with positive or pending results, or you are scheduled to be test...ed, 2. Have been in close contact with someone who has travelled outside of Canada within the last 14 days, 3. Have been exposed to a person suspected of or diagnosed with COVID-19, Please return home and call the Health Line at 811 for instructions from Public Health on what to do and where to go for care. During this time we have taken extra steps to minimize the spread of disease such as: Maintaining social distancing Disinfecting high-touch areas such as counter-tops, door handles and payment machines Disinfecting vehicle before and after service Minimizing personal contact by using phone, text and email for communication Pick up and delivery of vehicle for service when possible What we ask from you: 1. Remove all loose objects from your vehicle (old water bottles, coffee cups, paperwork, napkins, garbage etc.) prior to leaving it with us. 2. Avoid direct contact if possible we have key drop in the first overhead. 3. Minimize in-person wait time. 4. Consider online(Email transfer) or phone payments Thank you for your support during this time. Pro Plus Automotive Management and Staff

Wishing all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope you find presents under your tree that make you as happy as Skip was opening a new carburetor :D

Better than a rear view camera, our courtesy cars come with optional snowman, depending on weather.