I have 93 Toyota T100 truck, 4x4, and I noticed there was gas leaking from underneath the bottom right side of the truck , underneath the area where you put the gas into the truck.
I was told by a mechanic that it was easy to replace this hose as it would just involve gas coming out , but it was simply unclamping the old hose and reclamping the new one in there.
But I took it to a Toyota dealer and they are now telling me that I need all 4 gas lines replaced as they are all damaged and are leaking??
Does this sound right?
I havent noticed anything dripping onto my driveway other than this one area where I noticed before. And was expecting to pay no more than $100 . Now I have been told it will be 3 hours labor because they have to remove the gas tank to get the lines in and out. And the total bill will be now around $400 with tax, labor and everything!!
What would you do?
I was thinking about maybe just telling them to replace the one rubber hose I saw leakin
2007-09-13 07:13:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
AND TAKING THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OR MECHANIC TO GET A SECOND OPINION.
BUT IF THIS SOUNDS LOGICAL , MAYBE I WILL LET THEM DO IT.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO??
WHY??
2007-09-13 07:14:51 · update #1
Where do you live? On a 1993 truck I would replace all of the lines only if it sees winter driving in an area that has road salt constantly. Because that is 15 years of wear one hose goes eventually the others will too. I would to make sure I would not have to go through it again with another hose.
2007-09-13 07:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Derek O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As unreasonable as this seems, it is pretty much right on. All of the fuel lines are probably the same age, and logic would indicate that they would all be int he same condition.
There is little sense in replacing only one line, then 2 or 3 months later, spend the same labor to replace another. Spend the cost of the labor one time, and replace everything necessary now, then it is done.
If they replace only the one line, the labor will still be about the same, and all you would save would be the cost of the other three hoses.
It feels like you're getting stabbed, but they are doing you a favor of sorts.
2007-09-13 14:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by Ironhand 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the fuel lines on top of the gas tank are at fault it cost more to replace ask the dealer to be specific and show you the damaged or rotten parts. You can tell if the parts are expensive by looking for them online.
If you have to pay inspect the broken part. Honest mechanics will show it to you gladly.
You can also take it to a third garage that would put it on a hoist and show you the problem.
2007-09-13 14:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by Fixguy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It wil probably save you money to have all hoses replaced rather than wait for the others to fail. A 14 year old truck is going to have this sort of problem because over time hoses fail
2007-09-13 14:33:20 · answer #4 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one gas line is damaged (Corroded, cracked, old) then the chances are that all the lines are old and cracked. The garage is correct it is much better to replace them all in one go than trying to save money and only replacing the bad one.
2007-09-14 05:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would let them do it. Like was mentioned they are all the same age.
They may have seen rub marks on the other lines or see they are "about" to fail.
Maybe they are just trying to save your butt from a fire.
For $400 dollars let them fix it.
2007-09-13 15:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by Airmech 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur it would be logical to replace all lines at the same time
2007-09-13 14:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by Scregoff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them the elbow and go to an honest dealer
2007-09-13 17:27:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋