jurena

I wanna know how much you guys are being charged for a tune-up.

I just went to a local shop in my area I was quoted $344 for a complete tuneup.
I believe the guy told my it was $125 for labor + oil change and $219 for oem parts from Acura of manhattan. They supposedly get 20% discounts on parts from the dealer.


Do you guys think thats too much?

jisleyjr

Yes i do, but did he list out want exactly he'd do?

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

yeah...because tune ups are "old school"

What exactly are you getting done?
how many miles do you have?

there is a 105k service which includes timing belt and water pump. this would be a great time to do valve adjustments and change spark plugs.

omnuts

Its a little steep..what exactly are you getting done? There's not much of a major work that needs to be done, except for the 105K service, besides routine maintenance.

jurena

I have 139k on my car, spark plug, oil filter, air filter, oil, fluids ect. I've never done a tuneup on my car, so I'm clueless as to what it is actually done to the car. I just asked the guy out of curiosity, but Ill definitely try and get different quotes from different shops.

vill0169

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You'd be outta your mind to pay that for some plugs and fluid. Seriously. Every one of those things has a DIY in the Garage I'm sure and you could take the pride of doing it yourself for less than $100 bucks easily.

We see this way too much on AZ. Put some money into your tool investment not some shop's pocket - DIY IT!

Majofo

$344! I think the stearlership charges $250 for a tuneup.

NGK Iridiums are about $8 / ea.. ($48)
If you added tools for the job.. 6" extension, socket set w/ spark plug socket, hex key ($50)
anti-seize ($2)

That's $100 if you don't have the tools.. if you do, then the job is $50 and takes 30 mins of your time to do.

Changing fluids and filters is a no brainer. It can be very cheap to relatively expensive depending on what you buy. I'm sure this guy isn't putting redline oil in with a r&p filter.. so you can assume his cost in materials is probably $25, billing you $100.

dannyboy10

Doesn't seem expensive "IF" he is getting $219.00 worth of parts at 20% discount. The OP needs to provide more details on the parts to be ordered. Seems like a lot of parts...$125 for labor does not look bad at all if the parts list is long.

dannyboy10

Have you done the timing belt service yet ? If not, better head on down to Hamilton Honda in Hamilton, NJ for their timing belt special. Cheapest price in the the NYC/NJ area at this time and performed by a Honda tech.

tones160

how much would a timing belt go for?

jurena

Yea that was the first thing I did when I purchased the car, apparently the first owner didn't do any of that.

Bearcat94

What the hell is a "tune up"? Seriously. There is not such thing in the Owners Manual - it's an idea whose time has passed.


Depends on the dealer. Say $800 - $1200 normally. Honda dealers are usually cheaper. There have been numerous dealreships running very good deals lately though.

Here's one in Jersey: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/timing-belt-package-%24389-nj-815574/

paperboy42190

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where? autozone has them for 9.99 each and i thought that was the cheapest

Hollar4a$

Hello, I am new to AcurZine. I just purchased a 2005 TL. Looking at historical records i only see the tranny flushed at 91K? Was this the first interval? Also looking around people are going to a honda dealer vs acura to save a few on the 105K service. Is that completly ok? Anything the acura dealer will offer besides a higher price tag?? Thanks!!!

Majofo

The price fluctuates, I bought the iridiums a few months back for $8 / ea through AAP after discount. Right now on AAP they're $10 but they usually have a 20-40% coupon going around. They're advertising 15% off orders of $100 or more plus $50 store credit which is sent to you + free shipping..

so buy plugs + oil filter + air filter for $100, get 15% off = $85, plus $50 store credit to spend later. Not a bad deal.. especially for frequent shoppers like myself.




Honda / Acura.. same thing. If 91k was the first time the trans fluid was changed, you should count your blessings.



"tune up" is now synonymous with changing plugs. nothing more.

Hollar4a$

Local Acura Dealership has very reasonable prices here in Colorado

Majofo

Thank you for sharing, it was worth the wait

NBP04TL4ME

Might be a bit of a drive but everyone seems to be happy with his work - https://acurazine.com/forums/ny-nj-3...rth-nj-883797/

BreezyTL

iTrader: (8)

Almost 8 years later, I'm sure op is up to $450 for parts/labor now!

NBP04TL4ME

- didn't catch the thread revival. He/she did the same in another thread where I did catch the revival.