Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Repair costs?

I was wondering what it would cost to have the following things done to a 97 izusu rodeo 3.2 v6?



spark plugs

fuel filter

1 ignition coil pack

thermostat

timing belt

water pump

all new alternator, power steering %26amp; a/c belts

radiator

alternator

oem thermostat

cooling system flush

oil change



I am a woman who bought a haynes manual %26amp; over the last 3 weeks did all these things myself %26amp; wondered how much i saved by doing so......(and truck runs great now!)Repair costs?
you saved alot. especially when you figure in that mechanics charge anywhere from 50-100 dollars an hour



easily saved a grand maybe 2
Add 10% to the cost of the parts and add $50. for each hour you worked on it and that will give you a ball park figure.Repair costs?
Seeing as how you are a woman you probably saved yourself double that cost.
You saved a lot of money.



the timing belt job alone would've been $500 for labor, possibly more.

labor for radiator R%26amp;R, probably 1.5 hours, $120

belt replacement $75

alternator replacement 1 hour

coil pack, an hour.

You did good.. keep it up!Repair costs?
If you did all that work yourself. I'm impressed. And not because you are a woman, but because you were able to complete all of these repairs just from reading the book.



Most repair jobs come out to about double what the parts cost so take your total receipts and double that. That should tell you how much labor costs you saved.
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