- Serving Albuquerque & Central New Mexico
- 505-361-6604
- Mon to Fri, 7 to 5
- Serving Albuquerque & Central New Mexico
- 505-361-6604
- Mon to Fri, 7 to 5
On-site engine service for gas, LPG, and diesel forklifts and heavy equipment. Repairs, scheduled tune-ups, and full diagnostic work, performed at your location.
Fuel delivery, ignition, battery, or starter problems.
Compression, fuel, ignition, or exhaust restriction issues.
Carburetor or fuel injection problems, vacuum leaks, ignition timing.
Cooling system failure, thermostat, water pump, or radiator issues.
Combustion, fuel system, or mechanical wear problems.
Seal, gasket, or internal component issues identified before they become major failures.
Ignition, carburetion or injection, cooling, and starting systems on warehouse and yard equipment.
Fuel system, regulator, vaporizer, and ignition work on LPG-powered units.
Fuel injection, glow plug, cooling, and air system service on diesel forklifts and heavy equipment.
Plugs, filters, fluids, belts, and inspection points covered on a regular service interval.
And many more. If it runs, we can service it.
Tell us the equipment, the fuel type, the symptoms, and the location.
A technician runs the diagnostic on-site, identifying the actual failure before parts are ordered.
We confirm scope and cost before any work continues. Most repairs are completed on-site; specialty parts take a couple of business days.
Based in Belen. Serving Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and surrounding communities, with statewide service when the job requires it. An on-site service fee applies, with drive time charged for jobs outside city limits.
Apex Forklift Solutions, LLC
2579 State Highway 47, Belen, NM 87002
Blue or gray smoke usually means the engine is burning oil, often from worn valve seals or piston rings. Black smoke points to a rich fuel mixture, commonly from a dirty injector or clogged filter. Thick white smoke that doesn’t go away after warm up can mean coolant is getting into the combustion chamber, which is more serious. Apex Forklift Solutions uses smoke color as one clue among several when running a diagnosis, rather than guessing at a fix from that alone.
Cold weather makes diesel harder to ignite, and if the glow plugs or intake heater aren’t working properly, that problem gets worse. A weak battery adds to the issue since cranking a cold diesel engine takes more power than a warm one. Apex Forklift Solutions can test the glow plugs, battery, and starting system together to find out which part is actually failing.
Most gas engines benefit from new plugs, filters, and fluids around every 200 to 250 hours of operation, similar to the interval recommended for other engine systems. Apex Forklift Solutions can build this into a scheduled tune up so it happens on a consistent basis instead of only after something starts running rough.
If the battery checks out, the next likely culprits are the starter, the ignition system, or a fuel delivery problem depending on the engine type. It’s rarely just one obvious part, which is why testing it in isolation instead of the whole system can miss the actual cause. Apex Forklift Solutions works through fuel, ignition, and starting components methodically until the real fault is found.
Low coolant, a clogged radiator, a failing water pump, or a stuck thermostat are the most frequent causes, and more than one can be involved at once. Continuing to run the equipment while it’s overheating risks serious engine damage. Apex Forklift Solutions checks the cooling system as a whole rather than just topping off coolant and sending the forklift back to work.
