Gaskets were plastic....

I had a leaking (not to bad) but I did not want to take a chance so I bring it to the garage that I know and they confirmed it....

The told me before they took it apart that the gasket was plastic with some rubber on it... I was like Get the f*ck out of here...

When the mechanic took it apart he showed me, I was shocked, I always thought they were cork or some other material...

It didn't leak when it was warm out but this morning it was 1 degree and when I was warming it up it leaked badly and by the time I got to the garage it stopped...

So they ordered a Felpro "Updated" gasket that is metal with rubber and the design was alot better in terms of sealing...

Then I needed a new distributer he showed me the old one and it was bad... so since it had to come out he never charged me labor..

so it wasn't bad..

when he removed the old gasket that WAS BAD, it fell apart.... But I never had antifreeze in the oil tho, I would of noticed...

He said I was very lucky...

and I am luck that I can hang and BS while they work on the blazer also.

But my question is that why does the blazer idle better now? I'm not complaing but would the gaskets make it idle rough or the distributer?

So they replaced the gaskets, thermostat, distributor, flushed the cooling and did an oil change...

 

Could have been a combination of the bad gasket allowing a vacuum leak and the distributor not allowing for proper spark timing.

Sounds like its all better now though so, good deal!

 

Thanks..

They charged me for everything 847.00 total.

I think that was a good price, what does everyone else think?

 

Wow only 847? I had to do that repair and it took me five days to do! I can't believe you got out for under a grand! What is the name of that shop? It sounds like a really nice place.

Regards,

Thomas

 

$847... Sounds high to me. There really isn't anything mystical about this nor is it really too time consuming for a full time mechanic.

The book calls for 3.6hrs w/ AC, 3.4hrs w/o A/C. So even at $100/hr shop time, looks like you either paid $487 for the parts or you paid for someone to fumble through the replacement charging you by the hour.

 

Well it was 93.00 per hr
distributer 198.00
intake gaskets felpro updated design 130.00
oil change
coolant flush
thermostat

I'm doing it by memory I have the paperwork in my files...

they showed me; the book calls for 4.5 hrs with A/C

 

i would do that job for 500 with gaskets included as a side job

not sure what my old boss got to do it on the books though

 

Wow, they raped you on parts! Distributor cost them $90 and the gaskets even less.

 

They ordered the distributer from NAPA this one:

Qty

Distributor (Electronic w/ Module) - New
Product Line: NAPA New Distributors
Part Number: NND 9591002
Price:
Price
Unit
:
:
174.00
Each

Warranty Warranty information is unavailable.

Material Safety Data Sheet There is no MSDS for this item
Application Information: 2001 Chevrolet Truck Blazer
Per Car Qty: 1

And the intake gaskets: IDK... they are the metal based ones with the rubber on it.. "UPDATED" set...

 

i'll say they raped you, it only cost me $178.42 CAN for a complete, NEW distributor assembly, and the gaskets were $73.91 CAN.