Block heater problems
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Probably because I was stupid and didn't pin them down for a firm estimate before they started. And it wasn't really quite that bad. $800 was the total bill to get me back on the road after I broke down and had to be hauled to the shop. Since I'd had rough start problems, I asked them to check the glow plugs while they had it, although I knew that wasn't the cause of the breakdown.
Bill doesn't itemize labor. Parts were about $100 for a fuel filter and cam sensor, which was apparently why it originally stopped running, and another $120 for glow plugs. That leaves about $600 in labor to diagnose problem, replace filter and CPS, and replace GPs. Probably still more than I should have paid.
Bill doesn't itemize labor. Parts were about $100 for a fuel filter and cam sensor, which was apparently why it originally stopped running, and another $120 for glow plugs. That leaves about $600 in labor to diagnose problem, replace filter and CPS, and replace GPs. Probably still more than I should have paid.
I realize some don't find tinkering with technology "fun", but we have a whole computer and many sensors in our trucks that are eager to tell us what's going on in there - if we just have the "universal translator" to listen in. One computer hook-up is easily $100 at the dealership. I do my own "$100 hook-up" every time I turn the key. It's missing in this video, but Engine Oil Temperature is on the bottom right of my tablet - that's my confirmation the block heater is working.
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