caseymaxima

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Hi everyone,
I am just wondering what the general going price to have the water pump replaced on a 4th gen Maxima? I just picked up my car today, the the bill was $550.00, did I get hosed? I gave the shop the new water pump, belts, and oil and a filter, so no parts were included in the $550.00. IS that about the going rate for this job?

Thanks,
Zack

MoMurderah

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Eww.... that seems kinda steep for just that. The water pump is the hardest of all the things you just mentioned but even so it shouldn't run over 350.

adamsanders

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I would have them put in a new front crank seal too. If they use an old one an oil leak can develop.

Nozama

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What does the crank seal have to do with the parts he had replaced?

dkillahster

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i guess to change anything to new i guess? better maybe?

TravisCadello

i just had mine fixxed. i brought him the pump and he did it for $300 and without telling me he replaced the crank seal charged me $30 to put it in and buy it, he put a new ignition switch in it charged me $35 for part and $50 to put in.


hes a friend so did a damn good deal for me, everything cost me $420 and he filled with antifrease and everything did a damn good job.


$550 just labor you got srewed pretty bad, that about is much as the dealer charges to do the same job.


i had 3 other mechanic quote me $400 to do it and i thought that was crazy. i wouldn't be TOO mad about paying 550 labor because i know how hard of a job it can turn into and know they need to pay their bills and make money two.

ColombianMax

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If they would have provided ALL the parts, OEM parts at that, then it might've been justifiable but 550.00 seems a bit steep for a water pump that took me 45 minutes to do on my cousins 95...

What is the shop's labor rate and how many hours they tell you it'd be?

Before I worked on my cars, the day after buying my 3rd gen in 2005 I took it to the shop to have the following things done and I only paid $450 for parts AND labor and 50,000 miles/5 years later I'm getting close for that whole job again but I'm doing it myself this time.
-Timing belt
-Water pump
-Thermostat
-All belts
-crank seal
-cam seals
-Full tune up
-oil change

whiteSE

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200 here in cali.

i dont get it. i did it myself, and im a so so mechanic. so i saved $550? thats pretty good

4G-riken

i got charged 300$ for labor but i changed all the motor mounts and oil retainers and some sensors and the motor got compleatly removed out of the car
so i wont say hosed but the price was steep

Redline Maxima

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the stealership charged me $675 about 4 years ago to do water pump and timing chain, this was parts and labor.