honda dealership wants $180
08-05-2005 | 08:54 AM
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From: Little Rock, AR
Originally Posted by neonknight0311
Gee, here I go again...get a Chilton manual for your model and year. It will show generic removal and install for many things. Honda Dealers and good mechanics use a journal to quote jobs. Parts are always the cheap part. It is the labor rate and shop time. I wish I had the stuff the dealer has in their garage, I would be in heaven. Well, being single again would be heaven.
08-05-2005 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cowanpp
Ok so 15 minutes was an understatement, but I meant, why should it cost so much/ take so long to do?
Jacking up the car and putting on jack stands would probably be like 15 minutes, but from there the oil pan should just have like 10 bolts to remove, then scrape old gasket material away, then reinstall new gasket and sealant and reinstall oil pan. Shouldn't be too difficult to do.
UPDATE: Mom says dealership says you have to remove a crossmember and A pipe to remove the oil pan? Does the A-pipe run underneath the oil pan?
Jacking up the car and putting on jack stands would probably be like 15 minutes, but from there the oil pan should just have like 10 bolts to remove, then scrape old gasket material away, then reinstall new gasket and sealant and reinstall oil pan. Shouldn't be too difficult to do.
UPDATE: Mom says dealership says you have to remove a crossmember and A pipe to remove the oil pan? Does the A-pipe run underneath the oil pan?
hmmm...looks like ur mom knows more than you do.
08-05-2005 | 03:06 PM
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the part is 28$ from a honda dealership. The labor will take less than 45 minutes. that is laying on my back under the car on jack stands. drain oil...drop pan remove cover for trans/flywheel. install and bolt back...180$ is just plain STUPID! and typical. The average person can do this. Fyi the crossmember is easy as pie to remove...and drop the exhaust down...its no more than an hour if you are together mentaly.
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08-05-2005 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by f22b1sedan
the part is 28$ from a honda dealership. The labor will take less than 45 minutes. that is laying on my back under the car on jack stands. drain oil...drop pan remove cover for trans/flywheel. install and bolt back...180$ is just plain STUPID! and typical. The average person can do this. Fyi the crossmember is easy as pie to remove...and drop the exhaust down...its no more than an hour if you are together mentaly.
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08-05-2005 | 06:37 PM
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I understand the value of a well versed mechanic...i didnt do my first clutch install for that reason alone...someone TRAINED to do such a thing is worth while. I suggest to MOST people to have a honda tech install their water pump/timing belt. however, An oil pan gasket is another story...if I can do it...I think anyone can do it...its a few different sized sockets and two different sized extensions. The whole job is just to easy to pay that much for when the part cost 30$ and its a 150$ labor job. They make that much for a reason but i wouldnt pay it. Hence, I am doing my own engine swap, change my own oil, brakes...ect...
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