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Aloha: 2007 ST 2wd Suspension - shocks questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Evox" data-source="post: 1042719" data-attributes="member: 74754"><p>Glad it worked out for you. I'm glad you found a good independent mechanic you can trust.</p><p></p><p>As far as the EGR valve job goes, that is one job. Replacing the bracket or anything else are separate jobs. Each carries their own book time and part cost. So, if you're replacing an EGR valve and a bracket, downpipe, and connector, that's FOUR separate jobs. An honest mechanic will overlap them, so they aren't tagging labor hours for each job. Your mechanic is spot on. If you have a bracket that's gone, you'd remove it and not compound the labor hours. There is a difference between "book hours" and actual hours. A good mechanic can do jobs in less time than "book hours."</p><p></p><p>EGR valves can last a LONG, long time. Mine has over 300k miles on it, and I took it off and put it under 5 minutes just for fun. The one on the 4.6L is more complicated and more expensive. I get that. But it's not a complicated $800 job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evox, post: 1042719, member: 74754"] Glad it worked out for you. I'm glad you found a good independent mechanic you can trust. As far as the EGR valve job goes, that is one job. Replacing the bracket or anything else are separate jobs. Each carries their own book time and part cost. So, if you're replacing an EGR valve and a bracket, downpipe, and connector, that's FOUR separate jobs. An honest mechanic will overlap them, so they aren't tagging labor hours for each job. Your mechanic is spot on. If you have a bracket that's gone, you'd remove it and not compound the labor hours. There is a difference between "book hours" and actual hours. A good mechanic can do jobs in less time than "book hours." EGR valves can last a LONG, long time. Mine has over 300k miles on it, and I took it off and put it under 5 minutes just for fun. The one on the 4.6L is more complicated and more expensive. I get that. But it's not a complicated $800 job. [/QUOTE]
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