Thermostat replacement on a 2004 Hyundai Elantra
I just had to replace a thermostat on my Hyundai. The car started to
overheat on the way to work and I brought it to the garage next door to my office. My oil was fine and the radiator fluid was at an ok level. I was charged $178.00 for the replacement thermostat. In reality, isn't this just a matter of unscrewing the old radiator cap and installing a new one? This same repair guy told me it would cost in the area of $200 - $400 to put my passenger-side electric window back on its track. (The $400 is in case the motor is gone) I told the owner that I knew it was the window coming off the track because it happened once before and if it was the motor, the window itself wouldn't go up and down. (The window cocks to one side sometimes when it is opened and I have to manually re-seat it). Does this guy sound exhorbitant to you? Thank you! |
Re: Thermostat replacement on a 2004 Hyundai Elantra
On Sep 30, 6:17 am, glassfern53 <4hisglorynotm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just had to replace a thermostat on my Hyundai. The car started to > overheat on the way to work and I brought it to the garage next door > to my office. My oil was fine and the radiator fluid was at an ok > level. I was charged $178.00 for the replacement thermostat. In > reality, isn't this just a matter of unscrewing the old radiator cap > and installing a new one? This same repair guy told me it would cost > in the area of $200 - $400 to put my passenger-side electric window > back on its track. (The $400 is in case the motor is gone) I told the > owner that I knew it was the window coming off the track because it > happened once before and if it was the motor, the window itself > wouldn't go up and down. (The window cocks to one side sometimes when > it is opened and I have to manually re-seat it). Does this guy sound > exhorbitant to you? Thank you! Not really, but I don't know where he is, the quality/source of the parts he uses, or the quality of his work. To replace the thermostat, he must remove the air cleaner box, remove the thermostat housing cover, replace the thermostat with a new gasket, clean off any old gasket material, reinstall the housing cover and air box, and then fill and bleed the cooling system. Consider that you're paying for the labor to do this and the price of a thermostat, a gasket, and the necessary coolant. As for the window, there's something wrong with the glass or the mechanism. If it was put back once before, it can likely be done again, but the question to be asked for that sort if repair is whether you'd like to keep paying someone to put the window back every time it comes loose. There are several possibilities for the nature of the problem. Could be one of the grips on the window glass has come loose. If it has been reglued in place and came loose again, you may want to consider replacing the window glass which has comes with grips already attached. It could be that there is a problem with the regulator. Are there cheaper places to have your car repaired? Probably so. Will the results be satisfactory? Who knows? If this shop isn't satisfactory to you, check word of mouth. |
Re: Thermostat replacement on a 2004 Hyundai Elantra
On Oct 4, 9:53 pm, hyundaitech <hyundaim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 30, 6:17 am, glassfern53 <4hisglorynotm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I just had to replace athermostaton my Hyundai. The car started to > > overheat on the way to work and I brought it to the garage next door > > to my office. My oil was fine and the radiator fluid was at an ok > > level. I was charged $178.00 for the replacementthermostat. In > > reality, isn't this just a matter of unscrewing the old radiator cap > > and installing a new one? This same repair guy told me it would cost > > in the area of $200 - $400 to put my passenger-side electric window > > back on its track. (The $400 is in case the motor is gone) I told the > > owner that I knew it was the window coming off the track because it > > happened once before and if it was the motor, the window itself > > wouldn't go up and down. (The window cocks to one side sometimes when > > it is opened and I have to manually re-seat it). Does this guy sound > > exhorbitant to you? Thank you! > > Not really, but I don't know where he is, the quality/source of the > parts he uses, or the quality of his work. > > To replace thethermostat, he must remove the air cleaner box, remove > thethermostathousing cover, replace thethermostatwith a new > gasket, clean off any old gasket material, reinstall the housing cover > and air box, and then fill and bleed the cooling system. Consider > that you're paying for the labor to do this and the price of athermostat,a gasket, and the necessary coolant. > > As for the window, there's something wrong with the glass or the > mechanism. If it was put back once before, it can likely be done > again, but the question to be asked for that sort if repair is whether > you'd like to keep paying someone to put the window back every time it > comes loose. There are several possibilities for the nature of the > problem. Could be one of the grips on the window glass has come > loose. If it has been reglued in place and came loose again, you may > want to consider replacing the window glass which has comes with grips > already attached. It could be that there is a problem with the > regulator. > > Are there cheaper places to have your car repaired? Probably so. > Will the results be satisfactory? Who knows? If this shop isn't > satisfactory to you, check word of mouth. Thanks so much for oyur wisdom, Hyundai tech. I'm learning a lot from you! |
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