Posted: 3/2/2010 12:02:50 PM EDT
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I need to get my 60,000 - 65,000 mile truck maintenance done. Here's the list of items: Coolant Flush: $115 Trans Fluid: $120 Plugs/Wires: $183 Fuel Filter: $67 Air Induction: $99 Air Filter: $20 Oil + Filter: $30 Total: $634 I'm not up on automotive stuff... does the above look reasonable? $634 is a good chunk of change...! Jimmy |
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Hi all, I need to get my 60,000 - 65,000 mile truck maintenance done. Here's the list of items: Coolant Flush: $115 Trans Fluid: $120 Plugs/Wires: $183 Fuel Filter: $67 Air Induction: $99 Air Filter: $20 Oil + Filter: $30 Total: $634 I'm not up on automotive stuff... does the above look reasonable? $634 is a good chunk of change...! Jimmy What kind of truck is this? $67 for fuel filter? $183 for plugs/wires? 
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What kind of truck is this? Ford Ranger Ah, those are prices from a shop. Yeah, those are about in line with what it would cost around here. However, changing fuel filter and plugs on a truck is a hella easy job and shouldn't cost $250 when you DIY. |
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Holy cow! THIS is why I turn my own wrenches. Get a shop manual for your vehicle and do that stuff yourself. It's all pretty simple, and shouldn't cost you more than $150 for parts. Heck you should have seen the original quotes. The numbers I posted were the ones I got after I talked them down... |
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Air filter for $20? HA! They sell for $4 at Walmart and it's like four snap connectors holding it in.
All that shit is very easy to do yourself and you outta be able to do it for under $100. If your afternoon is worth $500 extra, have the guy do it, but I assume it's not since you asked here if you were about to be raped. You know how you flush a cooling system? Drain the antifreeze using the stopcock at the bottom of the radiator. Fill with distilled water. Run vehicle until it's at operating temp and drain and repeat. Fill back up with coolant. Is that worth $115? Walmart will dispose of any fluids for free. |
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Holy cow! THIS is why I turn my own wrenches. Get a shop manual for your vehicle and do that stuff yourself. It's all pretty simple, and shouldn't cost you more than $150 for parts. Heck you should have seen the original quotes. The numbers I posted were the ones I got after I talked them down... They've got your number. Seriously, if you can swing it you should do as much of that yourself as you can. It'll be a good learning experience and you'll get a real feeling of ownership when you start it up again for the first time after doing a bunch of stuff to it. ETA: I can't see where you are from work, but I'll come help if you're close. |
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What year? And are those prices you doing it yourself or from a shop? 2003 Ford Ranger. The numbers include parts & labor for a shop to do it, after I talked them down significantly. I never was a big gear-head... kinda wish I was at times like these though. If I go with this will I be getting screwed? |
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Holy cow! THIS is why I turn my own wrenches. Get a shop manual for your vehicle and do that stuff yourself. It's all pretty simple, and shouldn't cost you more than $150 for parts. Heck you should have seen the original quotes. The numbers I posted were the ones I got after I talked them down... What is the air induction for $99? Trans flush with all new fluid is $99 with coupon at local very reputable trans shop. Coolant flush is $59 with coupon at same shop. I would try to shop around and find a different place if possible. |
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Air filter for $20? HA! They sell for $4 at Walmart and it's like four snap connectors holding it in. All that shit is very easy to do yourself and you outta be able to do it for under $100. If your afternoon is worth $500 extra, have the guy do it, but I assume it's not since you asked here if you were about to be raped. Air filters at Wal-Mart (Fram the only kind I see there) cost me 13.74 for my Toyota Corolla and 13.00 for my Saturn SL sedan, so I doubt they are 4 bucks there for a truck. 
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What year? And are those prices you doing it yourself or from a shop? 2003 Ford Ranger. The numbers include parts & labor for a shop to do it, after I talked them down significantly. I never was a big gear-head... kinda wish I was at times like these though. If I go with this will I be getting screwed? To be fair, they are semi-decent prices from a shop regarding what they will be doing. Maybe you can pay a local MO member some moneys to come do it?
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Air filter for $20? HA! They sell for $4 at Walmart and it's like four snap connectors holding it in. All that shit is very easy to do yourself and you outta be able to do it for under $100. If your afternoon is worth $500 extra, have the guy do it, but I assume it's not since you asked here if you were about to be raped. Air filters at Wal-Mart (Fram the only kind I see there) cost me 13.74 for my Toyota Corolla and 13.00 for my Saturn SL sedan, so I doubt they are 4 bucks there for a truck. $10 at Advance Auto. 
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Air filter for $20? HA! They sell for $4 at Walmart and it's like four snap connectors holding it in. All that shit is very easy to do yourself and you outta be able to do it for under $100. If your afternoon is worth $500 extra, have the guy do it, but I assume it's not since you asked here if you were about to be raped. Air filters at Wal-Mart (Fram the only kind I see there) cost me 13.74 for my Toyota Corolla and 13.00 for my Saturn SL sedan, so I doubt they are 4 bucks there for a truck. Fram donut filters for my B2200 are $6.50 at Autozone and Walmart is way cheaper. |
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Anyone know about air induction- is this worth paying for? It's supposed to clean injectors, the intake, etc. & is recommended as part of the maintenance schedule. Is this a rip? It has been 10 years sense i quit working at the dealership and we didnt do anything like that at the time. I had assumed they were changeing the cabin air filter for your heater induction but that doesnt sound right. |
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What year? And are those prices you doing it yourself or from a shop? 2003 Ford Ranger. The numbers include parts & labor for a shop to do it, after I talked them down significantly. I never was a big gear-head... kinda wish I was at times like these though. If I go with this will I be getting screwed? Yes, you'll be getting screwed. Coolant Flush: $115 $30 Trans Fluid: $120 $25 Plugs/Wires: $183 $60 (depending on wires, could be less) Fuel Filter: $67 $5 Air Induction: $99 ?? Air Filter: $20 $5 Oil + Filter: $30 (for that price you can use top of the line oil and filter) Total: $634 $155 if done yourself. It's all fairly easy, and you'll learn about your vehicle while doing it. |
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Air filter for $20? HA! They sell for $4 at Walmart and it's like four snap connectors holding it in. All that shit is very easy to do yourself and you outta be able to do it for under $100. If your afternoon is worth $500 extra, have the guy do it, but I assume it's not since you asked here if you were about to be raped. Air filters at Wal-Mart (Fram the only kind I see there) cost me 13.74 for my Toyota Corolla and 13.00 for my Saturn SL sedan, so I doubt they are 4 bucks there for a truck. Fram donut filters for my B2200 are $6.50 at Autozone and Walmart is way cheaper. Those old school rounds ones? Yeah, those are cheap.
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What year? And are those prices you doing it yourself or from a shop? 2003 Ford Ranger. The numbers include parts & labor for a shop to do it, after I talked them down significantly. I never was a big gear-head... kinda wish I was at times like these though. If I go with this will I be getting screwed? Yes, you'll be getting screwed. Coolant Flush: $115 $30 Trans Fluid: $120 $25 Plugs/Wires: $183 $60 (depending on wires, could be less) Fuel Filter: $67 $5 Air Induction: $99 ?? Air Filter: $20 $5 Oil + Filter: $30 (for that price you can use top of the line oil and filter) Total: $634 $155 if done yourself. It's all fairly easy, and you'll learn about your vehicle while doing it. I do coolant flushes in my front yard for the cost of the fluid which is dirt cheap, even for Dexcool. Takes me all of about 45 minutes to properly do it. And that includes draining the radiator itself and the little fitting that drains out the coolant from the block. Forgot what those little square fittings are called. The fuel filter sounds high price wise depending on what kind of unit it is. For my little 2000 Saturn 4 cyl. it is a 45 dollar part even for an aftermarket cheapo one. |
| Look dude, just go on Autozone.com. Sign up for their vehicle repair guides. They're free and they'll be able to walk you through all this stuff. Go to Harbor Freight and get some tools or get one of the cheaper mechanic's sets Craftsman sells. You'll have some tools and a basic walk through on how to do it. Even with parts and a decent set of tools, you'd probably be at 1/3 the price of the dealer. It's just money in the bank the next time you do it. |
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At a minimum if you don't want to deal with fluids you can change the plugs and wires and air filter yourself.
You'll need a socket and a torque wrench you can borrow from the auto parts store. Go find a Ford Ranger forum and they will have links to a Youtube video to walk you through it. Your owners manual should list the correct torque and whether or not to use anti-sieze on the plug threads. |
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I'd throw in a longer extension and a plug socket and you outta be GTG for most things that are likely to go wrong with a car. Plus you have a nice carry case. |
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Buy this I'd throw in a longer extension and a plug socket and you outta be GTG for most things that are likely to go wrong with a car. Plus you have a nice carry case. Thanks but just for the record I haven't gone full-retard here, I do have tools and know how to use 'em, just not the greatest when it comes to cars. I could probably do some or most of this stuff myself but don't have a lot of time nowadays. Maybe I should invest some time to do at least some of these things. I have to get new tires too. Anyone adventurous enough to replace their own tires? |
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Holy cow! THIS is why I turn my own wrenches. Get a shop manual for your vehicle and do that stuff yourself. It's all pretty simple, and shouldn't cost you more than $150 for parts. ...There may not EVEN be $150 in parts, fluids + the manual there. WOW! |