2007-01-09 11:10:31 · 7 answers · asked by Mrs. Williams 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ GMC
I replaced hundreds of these in my old career and I didn't find it to be a difficult job if all went well. The cost to replace the hoses with parts and labour was usually around 150-200 bucks. The labour was usually around 1.2-1.5 hours, so go from there. I will say that if you are not comfortable doing mechanical things, brakes are not the learning ground for you to do this. There is always a chance of breaking something in here as these parts are not exactly the strongest. There is also a lot of other expensive components around this area. You have to have a sure hand and be sure things are put together properly so as to avoid a catastrophic failure. You have to route the new ones in and bleed the brakes properly as all these have ABS which makes bleeding a lot more troublesome. I do advise you to take it in to a dealer!
2007-01-10 10:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by Deano 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a vocational high school in your area, or trade school, that offers automotive technology. Give them a call and see if they can do the job for you. You can probably get it done for the cost of the parts and maybe a small shop fee. The only problem is the may have to have the car longer than a regular garage.
2007-01-09 11:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the heater control valve, located under hood on firewall where heater hoses connect to heater core. should be two hoses connected to each end with a cable on top that turns it on and off. On GM cars they go bad in about 6 - 10 yrs
2016-05-23 01:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
parts probably cost about $40.00 on most cars but seeing it's a cadillac it will probably cost more due to the name and if you know what you are doing it's a simple job, probably in the shop they will charge you an hour worth of labor on top of the price of the parts.
2007-01-09 12:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me if you don`t know how the brakes on a car are the last thing you wanna play with!
2007-01-09 11:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by italianpanther7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brake hoses can be difficult, in my opinion, they are worth the $ to bring the car in.
2007-01-09 12:06:01 · answer #6 · answered by cadillacrazy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replacing the hoses isn't too tough. But don't forget to bleed 'em.
2007-01-09 11:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋