Auto repair for Spring Valley and the Illinois Valley since 1962.
Oil changes, brakes, tune-ups, tires, and diagnostics. Mike Cavallo and Stan Piatek do the work. Diane answers the phone.
Open Mon-Fri 7:30 to 5:30 · Saturday 8 to noon · Route 6 in Spring Valley
WHAT WE FIX.
Domestic and foreign. Cars and light trucks. Vehicles from the 90s to whatever drove in this morning. Honest quotes, no upsells. If it's outside our wheelhouse, we'll tell you and point you somewhere good.
Posted prices.
What we charge. If your job needs more, we tell you before we touch it.
Prices posted current as of April 2026. We'll honor what's on this board.
Recent work.
Six jobs from the last few months. Real repairs, real customers.
- • Trans rebuild
- • Fluid flush
- • Road test
Started slipping on the hill headed out of Spring Valley. Rebuilt the trans, back on the road Thursday.
- • Front pads
- • Front rotors
- • Brake fluid flush
- • Road test
New pads, new rotors, flushed the fluid. Quote matched the invoice to the dollar.
- • Compressor swap
- • Receiver-drier
- • Refrigerant recharge
- • Leak check
Compressor seized right before the July heat wave. Swapped in an afternoon. Cold air again.
- • Spark plugs
- • Plug wires
- • Air filter
- • Fuel filter
Car has been in the family since new. Plugs, coils, filter, idle screw. Still running clean.
- • 4 new tires
- • Mount + balance
- • 4-wheel alignment
- • TPMS reset
Pothole on Route 6 knocked the front end sideways. Four new tires, full alignment, ready for next winter.
- • Carb teardown
- • Jets cleaned
- • Float reset
- • Rebuild kit installed
- • Road test
Classic that hadn't run in five years. Carb rebuild, fresh fuel lines, new points. Drove it home.
Mike and Stan.
Mike Cavallo took over Cavallo's Service from his grandfather in 2015. Tony Cavallo opened the shop on Route 6 in 1962 after coming home from a factory job downstate. Mike grew up wrenching under Tony and Stan Piatek. Stan has been here since 1996. Between them they have most of the Illinois Valley's cars figured out.
Diane Novak runs the front. She's been answering the phone since 2011, and she's the reason your callback comes fast. If you call during business hours you'll talk to Diane or Mike. After hours, you'll get a text from Mike inside ten minutes.
Call us and we'll text you back fast.
If we miss your call during a busy morning, you don't wait. A text goes out in under ten seconds with a scheduling link and Mike's cell.
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What customers say.
Took my daughter's car in for an alignment after Route 6 wrecked her tires. Mike had us fixed by lunch. Quote was honest. We'll be back.
Check engine light on a 10-year-old Civic. Cavallo's ran the diagnostic, pulled the code, and replaced the sensor for a fair price. Stan explained everything. No upsell.
Stopped in Tuesday morning with a brake squeal. Drove out that afternoon with new pads and rotors. Honest shop, honest prices.
138 5-Star Reviews on Google
From the shop.
Tread depth, pressure, rotation recommendation. Takes about 20 minutes. Walk-ins welcome Tuesday mornings.
Diane kept the phones going for a week. If you left a voicemail, we're working through the list.
Check engine light been on for months? Wednesdays we run the OBD-II scan free with any repair you approve.
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5 quarts synthetic blend, new filter, fluids topped, safety check. Good through May 31.
Book the oil change →Who we serve.
Twelve Illinois Valley towns along Route 6, I-80, and the river. Click a town for details.
Drop us a line.
Fill this out and Diane will call you back, usually within the hour during business hours.
- Mon-Fri7:30 to 5:30
- Saturday8:00 to noon
- SundayClosed
Spring Valley, IL 61362
See you soon.