120,000 mile service

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by mwmosser, Aug 4, 2009.

  1. mwmosser

    mwmosser Guest

    Hi all -

    Just took my 02 Hyundai Elantra GT in for 120,000 mile service. Took
    it to a highly-regarded shop here in Austin (NOT the dealer). Knew the
    price would be high since 120,000 is a major service interval. Also
    driving this car 500 miles a week starting mid-August and need it to
    last as long as possible.

    The shop followed the Hyundai manual list, and replaced the following:

    Timing belt
    Water pump
    Plugs
    Wires
    Coils

    All this ended up costing me $1250 ($550 parts, $700 labor and taxes)

    Seem high? Need to know whether or not to take my other car there for
    its 60,000 mile service.

    thanks -

    MM
     
    mwmosser, Aug 4, 2009
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  2. mwmosser

    Irwell Guest

    Seems about right for that sort of service.
    My 60K on a 2001 Elantra was about $400 earlier this
    year, just the timing belt was replaced and a mini tune up.
     
    Irwell, Aug 4, 2009
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  3. mwmosser

    mwmosser Guest

    thanks. always hate to spend huge $$$ on a car but I need this one to
    last (and I still love it, so there's that). Glad to hear it's not far
    out of the ballpark.

    m
     
    mwmosser, Aug 4, 2009
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  4. mwmosser

    Clive Guest

    I'm astonished, I'd have expected a complete rebuild form the ground up
    at this mileage for a Korean car.
     
    Clive, Aug 4, 2009
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  5. mwmosser

    Ed Pawlowski Guest

    Hyundai has improved considerably since 1988. Back then you'd be welding
    sheet metal panels to fill the holes too.
     
    Ed Pawlowski, Aug 4, 2009
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  6. mwmosser

    Ed Pawlowski Guest

    The prices tossed around here for a timing belt is $350 to $450. The water
    pump at the same time adds $80 to $100. Let's take the high side and figure
    $550 total. That means plugs, wires, coils, cost $650 to replace. That
    seems awfully high to me but check out the cost of parts. A set of wires is
    probably $45, plugs about the same.
     
    Ed Pawlowski, Aug 4, 2009
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  7. mwmosser

    mwmosser Guest

    Just back from the shop. Some prices were higher than you posted, Ed,
    while some were lower.

    High-dollar items were as suspected. Timing belt was $104. Wires were
    $86. Water pump was $170.

    Low dollar stuff was belts, gaskets, seals. Various rib belts came in
    at $12-$14, total on those belts about $42.

    Total parts cost was $555. $360 of that was just the timing belt, wire
    set, and water pump.

    Labor was $634. Besides the fun job of replacing the timing belt and
    water pump, I had them do a valve check since I heard some whirring -
    sticky lifters. No issues with the cams which is good but of course
    once you pull that part of the engine apart, it adds $$$ to put back
    together.

    Actually I am not upset. These guys are really very good and
    honorable. The prices quoted, while higher than they were back in my
    former home (Kansas) are in line with what I found.

    I guess it's just something I needed to do, just wish I were more
    mechanically inclined (and had the time) to get in there and muck
    around myself. But my uncle the mechanic says don't mess with timing
    belrs - a bad job on an interference engine will end up making you
    wish you had taken it in to a shop the first time around. He's got a
    sign, and I'm sure every mechanic has this one:

    Labor

    $50/hour
    $60/hour if you watch
    $70/hour if you already worked on it yourself

    :)

    thanks for the input -

    MM
     
    mwmosser, Aug 5, 2009
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  8. mwmosser

    hyundaitech Guest

    Price seemed reasonable for the work that was done. Water pump,
    wires, and coil are not per manual, but the water pump and wires are
    probably a good idea at this point if they've used quality parts. Not
    sure about why they'd replace the coil. Failures are few and it's not
    a scheduled maintenance item. If you keep driving with a misfire it
    can cost you big, but if you stop driving after a coil failure, it's a
    simple matter to replace it.
     
    hyundaitech, Aug 6, 2009
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