PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - HELP! Is this another Service Advisor rip off or what?

Johnhef · #4 06-14-2008, 09:01 AM

1) $300 for the regulator sounds pretty cheap- I thought the part is somewhere in the $200 range and its 2 or 2.5hours to put it in.

2) thats the typical a/c "find the leak" scenario. If no leaks are obviously visible, I recharge the system with dye and drive it around a bit then recheck and see if anything has leaked- if nothing then we release the car and tell them to come back after putting some miles on it. Believe me, I'd want to find a leak!

3) first part, yes that can make it come on, transmission plate...uh...what? its not going to cause a BAS light. check engine light, yes, BAS/ABS light, no.

4) that probably included resealing the breather covers on the valve covers, which is the more common of the oil leaks and can leak quite a bit. Theyre sealed with RTV and just retightening won't do anything.

5) possibly, can't say for sure unless I see it.

6) what brand? cost of tires + 1.0 mount and balance (at your shops rate) + $90 alignment = $450? very possibly.

7) do it yourself.