Mine is going out and I received an estimate for $525.00. $60 of it for the part and the rest is all labor. Does this seem about right?? Is it really that much labor???
2007-08-06 09:42:49 · 6 answers · asked by me me me 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Also this price did not include the system charge.
2007-08-06 11:05:56 · update #1
my shop would be right at about 425.00 out the door tax and all.nichols labor guide shows it at 4.8 hours labor then add core and 2 gallons of coolant. depends on labor rates in your area mine is 68.00per hour
2007-08-06 09:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by michael_stewart32 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Believe it or not this is exactly what it costs. Ford is one of the highest heater core labor cost nd not just your truck bu the Taurus and other Ford cars. In most cases, the entire dashboard has to come out to acces the heater core and this is one of those most hated rpairs on any car but Ford really takes the Grand Prize for bad engineering on this one.
If you don't like this price, ask them how much it costs to replace the oil pan gasket. Last time I checked the labor cost was eight hours since they have to pull the entire motor out of the body to pull the oil pan off.
And Ford wonders why they lost billions of dollars last year and this year. Burn me once shame on you, burn me twice shame on me. There are not too many people who would get slammed with these two repairs on the same car and ever go back out and buy a new Ford in the future.
Good Luck!
2007-08-06 10:00:50 · answer #2 · answered by CactiJoe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Replacing the heater core on an F150 requires the dash assembly to be removed. Mitchell book time on this job is 7.0 hours. An experienced tech might be able to do one in 5 or 5 1/2 but it is not an easy job. You could probably find someone to do it cheaper but be care full, if you have ever rode in a car that had the dash assembled carelessly it is not fun, lots of squeaks and rattles.
2007-08-06 09:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by bikertrash 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
that seems too much just for the coil, but then again, a lot of shops charge a large amount for labor. you're better off finding someone who is an auto tech and doing this without taking it to a shop (side job)
2007-08-06 09:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by ~Monica~ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have one of your male friends take it in because 99% of the shops out there see a woman walk in and they see $ signs my gma has been screwed over many times for work done on her van. That's because most men think a woman doesn't know didly about cars.
2007-08-06 10:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by gbpackers_fan1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're trying to screw you. Get yourself a Haynes manual and install it yourself.
2007-08-06 09:46:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋