Vehicles and Transportation

We provide bumper-to-bumper vehicle and transportation related services. Our team has both engineering expertise and extensive hands-on experience investigating and addressing a wide variety of vehicle related concerns. Lillo Engineering’s founder, Dr. Peter Lillo, is an ASE Master Certified Mechanic with a Ph.D. and P.E. in Mechanical Engineering. He has personally diagnosed the cause of thousands of vehicle failures and issues and has been solving automotive problems for more than twenty years.

We have expertise in many types of vehicles and transportation equipment including passenger cars and trucks, medium and heavy-duty trucks, recreational vehicles (RV’s), all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s), motorcycles, tractors, farm equipment, industrial equipment, construction equipment, and watercraft.

Some services we provide include:

  • causal investigation of vehicle related incidents, failures, or concerns

  • consultation on vehicle and transportation related topics

  • inspection and testing of vehicles and their components

  • analysis of the design of vehicles, their systems, and their components

  • analysis of records and data to gain an understanding of real-world failure modes and failure rates

  • assessment of vehicle or machine performance and trends

  • analysis of maintenance, service, repairs, and repair outcomes

  • consultation on best practices and standard of care in the service and repair industry

Some of the technical topics we have expertise in include:

  • engines

  • fuel systems

  • cooling systems

  • automatic and manual transmissions

  • steering and suspension systems

  • brakes

  • tires

  • electrical systems

  • computer control systems

  • emissions and emission control systems

  • heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

  • starting and charging systems

  • hydraulic and pneumatic systems

  • maintenance, service and repair

  • best practices and standard of care in the service and repair industry

  • driveability and performance

  • modifications

  • failure analysis and forensic engineering

  • risk and safety