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SidewayZ-s14 · 09-15-2008, 07:43 PM

Well, i'm pretty bummed as i feel i got ripped off today. I had three gaskets bust on me all at the same time!

Exhaust Manifold gasket, Exhaust manifold inlet gasket, and lastly the compressor outlet gasket!

I could have done the work myself unbolting everything and replacing the shredded gaskets, but i don't have time with my busy schedule so i decided to take it to a mechanic. He had to as you know unbolt everything to take out the exhaust manifold/turbo/turbo elbow to replace all the gaskets. He then said i was missing some studs that go into the head which the exhaust manifold bolts up to, so he had to re thread the whole, and put me in a new stud. Took him a total of 5 hours to complete the job and have everything running like new.

Well to get to the point, i had to go pick up the gaskets myself from phase2 which was $50. The part that hurts the most is that i was charged $300 for labor......Now, am i trippen or is that WAY expensive for the work that he did?

09-15-2008, 07:43 PM	#1
SidewayZ-s14 BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal 714 Posts: 1,061 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Ripped off? Well, i'm pretty bummed as i feel i got ripped off today. I had three gaskets bust on me all at the same time! Exhaust Manifold gasket, Exhaust manifold inlet gasket, and lastly the compressor outlet gasket! I could have done the work myself unbolting everything and replacing the shredded gaskets, but i don't have time with my busy schedule so i decided to take it to a mechanic. He had to as you know unbolt everything to take out the exhaust manifold/turbo/turbo elbow to replace all the gaskets. He then said i was missing some studs that go into the head which the exhaust manifold bolts up to, so he had to re thread the whole, and put me in a new stud. Took him a total of 5 hours to complete the job and have everything running like new. Well to get to the point, i had to go pick up the gaskets myself from phase2 which was $50. The part that hurts the most is that i was charged $300 for labor......Now, am i trippen or is that WAY expensive for the work that he did?