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1996 Pontiac Sunfire fuel repair

Tiny
NIBLOW
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  • 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 230,000 MILES
My car stalled on me one day and I got it towed to a shop where they told me it was the fuel pump and it was going to cost me about $900 to fix. OK. I then was told that after it was fixed that it started and then stalled again. They then told me that it ends up to be a cam sensor and that it is going to cost me over $2000. I asked for the parts list and it only came to $750. Is it possible that it takes $1300 in labour to do this work? Or are they padding it?
thank you for your time
Darcy Niblow
niblow@telus. Net
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 AT 3:53 PM

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Tiny
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MAybe. There was ironic timing of failed parts.I have seen it before.

A cam sensor should be less than $200 for the sensor, half hour to install.

Fuel pump and filter about 2 to 2.3 hours to install both Filter about $20 and the pump no more than $525. Diagnosis time $100? Towing $60?
Somthing doesn't add up here.
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 AT 8:34 PM
Tiny
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I agree with pauly on this one.

I have changed a pump in your type of vehicle when I first started doing mechanicwork and it took me no more then 2 hours and about 500 in parts

and that sensor is no way HELL going to be anymore then 300
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 AT 8:45 PM

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