Replacing Distributor Cap Mess
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Sault Ste. Marie MI
Replacing Distributor Cap Mess
So, I buy a beautiful '94 LT1 triple black coupe. I commence to detailing and cleaning and clean the engine. After that the engine runs poorly so I take it in to be diagnosed. The mechanic says that it is the distributor cap and rotor and we might as well replace the wires while we are at it. (Cleaning the engine got water into the already cracked distributor) He has to pull the water pump to get at it and the total will be over $700. Ouch. He does an oil change on it and I tell him I want to sleep on it before scheduling the big job.
I go to a reputable mechanic that is known to be a bit more reasonable and he can do it for about $100 less. Ok, let's do it. He has it in his shop for 10 minutes and says he can't do it that the bar underneath the car is not removeable and he would have to pull the engine to do the job and he doesn't have that kind of equipment in his shop.
I call the first shop back and make an appointment to get it done next week.
Now what I am wondering is: Is the guy right that the engine may have to be pulled to get at this?
The first mechanic gave me a written quote and was under the car doing an oil change so I am hoping that he will stick by his quote if it turns into a bigger job.
Can anyone offer any insight to all this?
I go to a reputable mechanic that is known to be a bit more reasonable and he can do it for about $100 less. Ok, let's do it. He has it in his shop for 10 minutes and says he can't do it that the bar underneath the car is not removeable and he would have to pull the engine to do the job and he doesn't have that kind of equipment in his shop.
I call the first shop back and make an appointment to get it done next week.
Now what I am wondering is: Is the guy right that the engine may have to be pulled to get at this?
The first mechanic gave me a written quote and was under the car doing an oil change so I am hoping that he will stick by his quote if it turns into a bigger job.
Can anyone offer any insight to all this?
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 443
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From: Sault Ste. Marie MI
I got to thinking that maybe this should have been posted in C4 Tech/Perf.
I will repost it there and if the moderator feels this should be deleted because it is in the wrong place, I understand.
I will repost it there and if the moderator feels this should be deleted because it is in the wrong place, I understand.
5th Gear
Joined: Oct 2005
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As far as I know the engine does not need to be pulled, the water pump does and the lower crank pulley too, should be about a 8 hr job, you should also consider replacing the water pump at the same time because if that fails sometime soon you will be doing this all again!
