Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Spanish translation:
Si no está roto, no lo arregles.
English term
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
I need something equivalent in Spanish, not only in terms of the meaning, but also in terms of style (or lack thereof).
Proposed translations
si no está roto, no lo arregles
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Si no está roto, no lo repares. (... no intentes repararlo.)
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Beatriz Galiano (X)
17 mins
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Argentina
the help you need to convey your message
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
si no está roto, no metamos mano
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Patricia Baldwin
: Perfecto!
3 hrs
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gracias, Patricia
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etale
18 hrs
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gracias y saludos
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Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
si no está descompuesto, ¡no lo toques!
En mi país, "roto" significa "quebrado", a diferencia del resto de LA, donde el término se refiere a una máquina que necesita reparación.
26 years in the Translation Business
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Si nada le sucede, nada hay que hacerle
Suerte!!
Antes de que lo toques, recuérdate de que cualquier intento de arreglo conlleva el riesgo de ...
I know this is very long, but it conveys a warning against causing a complete breakdown.
Spain
Ph.D. Physics. Technical + Medical
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , Catalan
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 1 more.
si funciona, no lo cambies/toques
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Marian Martin (X)
: Exacto.
3 hrs
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