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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / June 20061992 Buick Lesabre, Please Help!!
The car has been has been having a hesitation, when i took it to the shop the guy said it was a problem with a Position Sensor Magnet Interrupter. He then told me that the parts were cheap but the labor was about $300+. I need to know, is the $300+ dollars on the level or am I being taken. Thanks >The car has been has been having a hesitation, >when i took it to the shop the guy said it was >a problem with a Position Sensor Magnet Interrupter. He then told me that >the parts were cheap but the labor was about $300+. >I need to know, is the $300+ dollars on the level or am I being taken. >Thanks FYI, it's a $10 part RETAIL. Do you want to pay $300 to someone to install it? I'll do it for $100 e-mail for details. Lg > >The car has been has been having a hesitation, > >when i took it to the shop the guy said it was [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Lg You work too cheap. Replacing the interrupter magnet is essentially the same labor as changing the timing chain and sprockets, the magnet fits into the back side of the camshaft sprocket. You'll need a puller to remove the harmonic balancer and the tool for setting the crankshaft position sensor to shutter wheel gap. $300 at a repair shop is pretty close to fair. >> >The car has been has been having a hesitation, >> >when i took it to the shop the guy said it was [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >You work too cheap. I don't have any _overhead_. Except the electric lights in the Car Barn. Those are on anyhow, regardless, so it's all profit. >Replacing the interrupter magnet is essentially the same labor as >changing the timing chain and sprockets, the magnet fits into the >back side of the camshaft sprocket. >You'll need a puller to remove the harmonic balancer and the tool >for setting the crankshaft position sensor to shutter wheel gap. Can't you use a cardboard matchbook cover? I've gapped a lot of things with just that. Just not on a car. >$300 at a repair shop is pretty close to fair. The more I look at it, the more involved it gets. If you've done this before yourself, your word on this topic is final as far as I'm concerned. I would not look forward to the task, and would view it as a PITA rather than a source of revenue. But you can't spend money if you don't have it to begin with. Given that I could afford the part alright, I would have to suck up the labor by doing it myself, if I could. Lg > >You work too cheap. > > I don't have any _overhead_. Except the electric lights in the Car > Barn. Those are on anyhow, regardless, so it's all profit. Overhead is not a reason to give skilled labor away. > >Replacing the interrupter magnet is essentially the same labor as > >changing the timing chain and sprockets, the magnet fits into the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Can't you use a cardboard matchbook cover? I've gapped a lot of > things with just that. Just not on a car. Matchbook cover would not reach, but you can cut a couple of strips from a gallon anti-freeze jug and use them... > >$300 at a repair shop is pretty close to fair. > > The more I look at it, the more involved it gets. If you've done this > before yourself, your word on this topic is final as far as I'm > concerned. I've done quite a few, I am after all, a mechanic by trade. (36 years) > I would not look forward to the task, and would view it as a PITA > rather than a source of revenue. But you can't spend money if you [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Lg >> >You work too cheap. >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> Lg Into the notebook. Don't send me a $bill$ for this information. Postage stamps are up to 39 cents! Lg >The car has been has been having a hesitation, >when i took it to the shop the guy said it was >a problem with a Position Sensor Magnet Interrupter. He then told me that >the parts were cheap but the labor was about $300+. >I need to know, is the $300+ dollars on the level or am I being taken. >Thanks Buy this: http://tinyurl.com/fcn57 >>The car has been has been having a hesitation, >>when i took it to the shop the guy said it was [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >http://tinyurl.com/fcn57 THEN look at this: http://tinyurl.com/gl2g7 and although this is for a different vehicle, the tips are the same. If you fubar the engine, it's on you, or whomever does the installation. Note the mention of a *special tool* Lg >>>The car has been has been having a hesitation, >>>when i took it to the shop the guy said it was [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Lg For YOUR particular vehicle, you can buy this part at Autozone: click on this URL and see if the engine matches yours: http://tinyurl.com/5uznv Lg >>>>The car has been has been having a hesitation, >>>>when i took it to the shop the guy said it was [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >Lg oops, try this url: http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?UseCase=C001&UserAction=doYMME&Paramete rs=Auto+Store%7C%7EREGULAR+PARTS+LOOK+UP%7C%7E00675 > The car has been has been having a hesitation, > when i took it to the shop the guy said it was > a problem with a Position Sensor Magnet Interrupter. He then told me that > the parts were cheap but the labor was about $300+. > I need to know, is the $300+ dollars on the level or am I being taken. > Thanks My 90 Reatta seems to signal the same sort of failure. The mechanic who checked it out for me before I bought it said to forget it. Runs just fine the way it is. I am building up an engine to put in it anyway, and that will have the new sensor and magnet. Makes me wonder why mine runs fine and yours hesitates ????? |
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