Oil pan gasket $231
inner axle boot $228
alternator and power steering belt $138
new battery $130

Thoughts!?

 

Oil pan gasket, under $50 unless there's a damn good reason why it should be more.
Inner axle boot, well an axle will run about $70, when I ran a auto store, we never sold the axle boots cause out dustributors didn't carry them.
Alternator and power steering belt, about half the price you posted.
Battery, for that price it better be an Optima.

Want me to get you an actual quote shipped to you? What's your area code? Although a battery I would just go anywhere else to get, it won't be worth shipping a battery. Also I need to know if you're auto/manual/ and which 2.x or 3.0 and which year just in case

 

i'm with chris on this one. lol when I saw ur other thread I knew it wasn't gonna be cheap lol.

 

2.2 CL - those were prices including labor - are these relatively easy fixes? Or should I just shop around...? Also is it okay to drive with these issues for a bit while I figure out my course of action? Thanks,

Wes

 

If your oil pan gasket is leaking, you will have to make sure you keep oil in it, otherwise you could drive with it, $130 for a regular battery? I paid $140 for my optima yellow top

 

belts $130?? damn made of gold or what,go somewhere else man they are getting rich off you.

 

How much should these repairs cost - including labor?

 

you can go to pepboys and get those belts for under $50-60.

 

well belts like 20 bucks at most and labor for that well maybe another 50 or less its not that difficult to take of the belts not sure if there is a DIY but there is a bolt on the alternator and power steering pump so you could adjust it to take off the belt.

 

Here's the breakdown they gave me:

Oil pan gasket $39 - Install $192
Half Shaft Axle $120 - Install $108
Belts $30, $25 - Install $60
Battery $110 - Install $36

Which ones are reasonable and which ones should I attempt myself? (thinking the battery can be done pretty easily...)

 

LOL battery install... with that price, its like a half hour at most shops. battery should take ten mins TOPS.

they are ripping your nuts off.

 

belst are easy to man, you could save more money there to and oil pan gasket,just make sure to go in a criss-cross pattern when tighting the bolts back up if you do it, and axle,well you could get it cheaper and have them install it but also not that difficult but maybe the most hard out of all of those

 

Battery is a DIY no question. The belts aren't too terribly difficult, just make sure you don't over/under tighten them.

 

How hard is the gasket? I'm thinking that and the axle are going to have to be done at a shop - I may be the author of the CAI install DIY for this site but I'm no mechanic...

 

well on the gasket I think you have to take off the brace thats under there not sure though,I havent changed it on the CL but other than that its only like 15-16 small bolts and thats it, I think but anybody who has done it or has a pic of the oil pan would be able to show it

 

definatley do the battery yourself...other than that, take it elsewhere, they're killin you at wheel works.

 

the labor for the oil pan gasket is about right, def do the battery yourself

 

dude...i could get those for hella cheap...i got a friend that work at world pack and he got me a KOYORAD the whole radiator for 70bucks and the original price was for $323....and all those belts and other stuff i could get it at kragens or car parts for a good price with my discount from my job at goodyear....

 

It's not so much the parts I'm worried about, but rather the labor - do any of the parts quotes seem out of line? If you have a hookup I'd definitely be interested...

 

if you're willing to drive down to san jose (i don't know where you're from in the bay) you can talk to my auto tech, Winston.

Monterey Auto Tech 1
2017 Monterey Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 971-0707

just ask for Winston and tell him Brandon with the black CL sent you!

 

I'm from the North Bay (Marin) so it's a bit of a drive - I may give him a call to get a quote - thanks!

 

dude! they sumtimes try to rip people off man at auto tech...idk there cool overthere though....

 

i say wow do it yourself and save some cash. batt dont go stock get something better. alt belt so easy, axle boot, just get a whole new axle for 70 and go from there. gasket tis really simple

 

maybe the other guys, but Winston came over from Tech 3 performance and i used to go over there for the last year or so and i continue to see Winston because he knows his stuff and is a hard worker.

@Wes: yea man just give him a call, i think it's well worth the drive. i drive from san leandro out to san jose. i trust Winston, plus he'll use all OEM parts, not like places that i've been to before, i had him replace everything back to OEM

 

What should I expect to pay for a battery?

 

80-100 for a good one

 

Kragen wants $180 for a optima red top and $210 for a yellow top - where should I be looking? Go with OEM or is there a better/cheaper option?

 

Die Hards are great, Gold or Platinum

Also Sam's club and ebay have better prices for optimas

 

alright i'm on this tomorrow:

Oil pan gasket $231
inner axle boot $228
alternator and power steering belt $138

can i do any of those on my own? what's a reasonable price to pay for each installed?

 

Time to start calling for quotes!

 

One of the service people i spoke with when calling around said i needed to find out where it was leaking from because i might need to replace the oil pan too!? can anyone with experience on this chime in? I don't want to drop $200 to replace the oil pan gasket and find out I have to add another $300 pan.

 

i would hope that the WW place gave you a quote knowing what needed replaced