Fuel Filter
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RE: Fuel Filter
ORIGINAL: fastmxer9
Jim that doesnt seem like a great deal. I see oil changes and tire rotation for $30 bucks or less at every shop. Say $10 give or take for an air filter, $15 give or take for a fuel filter, and we'll give the shop the benefit of the doubt and say $25 for oil and a filter. Now you're looking at $50 in parts. Oil change takes 10 min, air filter 5mins if the mechanic is dumb, and 20 mins for the fuel filter change. So 35min of actual work done by these guys. They charged you $90. I guess thats not too horrible for taking it to a shop, but I would still prefer to do it myself, enjoy the time working on it, and save the $40.
Jim that doesnt seem like a great deal. I see oil changes and tire rotation for $30 bucks or less at every shop. Say $10 give or take for an air filter, $15 give or take for a fuel filter, and we'll give the shop the benefit of the doubt and say $25 for oil and a filter. Now you're looking at $50 in parts. Oil change takes 10 min, air filter 5mins if the mechanic is dumb, and 20 mins for the fuel filter change. So 35min of actual work done by these guys. They charged you $90. I guess thats not too horrible for taking it to a shop, but I would still prefer to do it myself, enjoy the time working on it, and save the $40.
.6 labor, at 100 an hour (average for a dealership)
=$110
so, with your parts prices, and labor times, he is saving $20 over normal. so i'd say its a good deal. if you want, i can even look up the actual labor times
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Joined: Dec 2006
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RE: Fuel Filter
ORIGINAL: takotruckin
50 parts, plus
.6 labor, at 100 an hour (average for a dealership)
=$110
so, with your parts prices, and labor times, he is saving $20 over normal. so i'd say its a good deal. if you want, i can even look up the actual labor times
ORIGINAL: fastmxer9
Jim that doesnt seem like a great deal. I see oil changes and tire rotation for $30 bucks or less at every shop. Say $10 give or take for an air filter, $15 give or take for a fuel filter, and we'll give the shop the benefit of the doubt and say $25 for oil and a filter. Now you're looking at $50 in parts. Oil change takes 10 min, air filter 5mins if the mechanic is dumb, and 20 mins for the fuel filter change. So 35min of actual work done by these guys. They charged you $90. I guess thats not too horrible for taking it to a shop, but I would still prefer to do it myself, enjoy the time working on it, and save the $40.
Jim that doesnt seem like a great deal. I see oil changes and tire rotation for $30 bucks or less at every shop. Say $10 give or take for an air filter, $15 give or take for a fuel filter, and we'll give the shop the benefit of the doubt and say $25 for oil and a filter. Now you're looking at $50 in parts. Oil change takes 10 min, air filter 5mins if the mechanic is dumb, and 20 mins for the fuel filter change. So 35min of actual work done by these guys. They charged you $90. I guess thats not too horrible for taking it to a shop, but I would still prefer to do it myself, enjoy the time working on it, and save the $40.
.6 labor, at 100 an hour (average for a dealership)
=$110
so, with your parts prices, and labor times, he is saving $20 over normal. so i'd say its a good deal. if you want, i can even look up the actual labor times
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Joined: Apr 2006
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RE: Fuel Filter
I can do basics like change oil and tires pretty easily, but everything else takes me twice as long as it should. It would take me 1 -2 hours to do it all so that would be $50 to $70 worth of my work time.
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RE: Fuel Filter
ORIGINAL: tilt
Can you do this fuel filter change without ramps/jacks? I am a fairly skinny guy.
Can you do this fuel filter change without ramps/jacks? I am a fairly skinny guy.