Thursday, September 22, 2011

2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?

hi, my dads grand am just went out.

the mechanic said it was the water pump and it was leaking.

my dad went into jiffy lube to get an oil change, and when he leaves the low coolant light comes on!

personally, that car was in tip top shape, i inspected it myself.

now , they gave him a quote of 750 for the part and labor. is that reasonable??

how much should it cost?2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?
What engine is in it and where do you live? A water pump job in Knoxville Tn probably costs half as much as one in Las vegas or L.A.

Edit - Alright the first 2 are lost. The northstar motor water pump although it takes a special socket is pretty damn easy, The other dosnt know any thing about gm products either, A 2.4 guad motor, Usually found in a g- am ( I own one) Has to have the timing chain removed in order to replace w pump. Not less than an hour job more like a 5.2 hr job.2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?
holy heartfailure batman!

750 to change a water pump? no that is not reasonable. you can change the water pump on that motor in less than an hour if your good that should be maybe 150 tops.



dont tell me im lost mr %26quot;im ase certified%26quot;. ive worked on gm my whole life. i was thinking about the 3400 motor. i put in my answer before he put in details 2.4l 4cyl.



and to the asker yes water pump job is in with the timing belt on the 4 banger, it takes longer it will cost more in labor.



you can get a better price than that though. thats still ridiculous, its not that hard.2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?
Terribly sorry, this can happen any time, but certainly you would expect higher mileage, if that is the case, but still, yes a water pump may leak and need replacing. Perhaps you can get another estimate and save some - I believe it should be cheaper - that sounds like a whole rad job too!2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?
honestly i think thats way to much cause the part it self is less then $100 so there is no way labor is $650. The only motor that I know of that would cost that much is the northstar motor which are in cadillacs. Take it some where else2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?
first of allnone knows what engine u have without that info how can u say it will take less than 2 hours if u do not have that info the price could b ok n it could b 2 high just like the second guy said if it has 4 tech motor price is 2 high if it has quad 4 motor price ok2000 Pontiac Grand Am.. i need help?
SOUND A LITTLE, BUT THAT WATER PUMP RUN OFF THE TIMING GEAR, A PAIN TO WORK ON. GO TO THE LIBRARY AND GET ON ALL-DATA IT WILL GIVE YOU THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND COST FOR THE REPAIR