Thread: $4,000 for a new fuel pump? Really???

Subaru wanted 3K for a power steering pump for our MY04 Liberty.

Replacement parts from any dealer for any brand is usually highway robbery!

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If I had a friend Lewy I woud be sure to tell them. Think you may have been referring to the O/P, not me

i'll be your friend Ean.[Even if you have a falcon ute]

Originally Posted by lewy

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If I had a friend Lewy I woud be sure to tell them. Think you may have been referring to the O/P, not me

i'll be your friend Ean.[Even if you have a falcon ute]

OK how much ?


Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Unlike the RRc and Disco 1 & 2 for may operations on the D4 and RRS its a body off procedure. If so that is the reason why replacing the tank unit is soooo expensive.

Not body off, just unbolt then lower the tank.

I wondered if the cost referred to the HP fuel pump although I'd expect that to cost more.

So three pages and not much useful said. Is the $2400 to replace an alternator a realistic price? Even if using genuine parts it seems outrageous. Sounds like its not a body off exercise.

Is the $4000 quoted for what looks like a low pressure fuel pump in the tank reasonable? As Graeme said you have to assume its the hpfp at that cost.

I thought my next car would be a late model disco but if those are the sort of part replacement costs that people are happy with for what are reasonably basic parts (assuming low pressure pump) and that's actually being paid Ill be getting a Prado.

I would have said that the service centre is having a lend but by the sounds of it some think those prices are fair game.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Nah, dead easy on a P38A, probably easier than a pre-serpentine RRC. The alternator is, however, dearer.

Compounded penalty rates apply. Auto Steerer X tradesman impairment factor(*)
(*)Increased task difficulty, maintainer required to complete taskb one handed as vehicle has no flat surface to rest beer can.

I think we have to accept that if want the latest vehicles with more stuff in it it will 1. Be far more cramped in the engine bay with body often coming off for work and 2. Be far more expensive to fix than earlier models. Now lease guys who role their vehicle over in warranty dont care...fair one. But for those who keep their vehices 5, 10 years or more reliability and ability to service at reasonable cost and time is actually an issue. Once manufacturers actually turned half a mind to fixability...not now. They want you to love the bling so much you will either pay big bucks to get it fixee or trade to a newer version often. For those looking at holding on to vehices long term the late model Land Rovers will cost you more than earlier ones its as simple as that.

I also have difficulty with people who have not lifted tools under a vehicle speculating how long a job should take. I come from a family of mechanics and have done mechanical work myself. I avoid the technical stuff. Jobs rarely go smoothly and there is always more time taken than how the manual portrays it.

Cheers

Cheers

Originally Posted by stuee

So three pages and not much useful said. Is the $2400 to replace an alternator a realistic price? Even if using genuine parts it seems outrageous. Sounds like its not a body off exercise.

Is the $4000 quoted for what looks like a low pressure fuel pump in the tank reasonable? As Graeme said you have to assume its the hpfp at that cost.

I thought my next car would be a late model disco but if those are the sort of part replacement costs that people are happy with for what are reasonably basic parts (assuming low pressure pump) and that's actually being paid Ill be getting a Prado.

I would have said that the service centre is having a lend but by the sounds of it some think those prices are fair game.

And you know for sure that Prado's don't have similar high costing repairs required?

As others have explained, these parts can be bought a lot cheaper than a dealer charges for them and if your smart enough to have found a good independent by the time your Rover runs out of warranty then chances are the cost for parts and fitting will be much lower than at a dealer workshop.

I find it amusing when someone has a knee jerk reaction and says bugger it I'll buy a Toyota / Nissan or what ever when they read threads like this. If you have ever read Toyota forums they are full of similar horror story's, so feel free to jump from the frying pan into the fire, not much will change other than going from driving a an expensive to maintain superior handling, more comfortable and more capable 4wd to owning a expensive to maintain inferior handling, less comfortable and less capable 4wd.