You are indeed blessed to be able to do these types of repairs on your own! Our 2003 Crown Vic had 253,000 last year (now has 263K miles) and things were running roughly. Our mechanic is an honest and fair man, who has worked on CVs much of his life. He replaced 6 misfiring coils, all the plugs, wires and boots, and it all came in at under $300, including labor. Phew!!!@maverick1 wrote:
The scanner indicated which cylinder that had a history of a misfire. Since I keep one spare ignition coil and a set of spark plugs in the garage, I performed a replacement of the ignition coil and plug within about 20 minutes. The engine runs smooth again.
Parts totaled about $60. If I had this work performed at a local shop it would have cost at about $350 and I'd waste time waiting for scheduling and repairs.
@prince wrote:
@ Maverick
Well, when I need $350 worth of work on my car. I drive it to the dealer, they drive me to work.
I spend the day, doing what I enjoy - substitute teaching.
Now, I have to work more than that one day for $350, but I prefer it to working on the car.
Having said that, Hubby (and I) do a lot of vehicle and home maintenance that saves us tons of $