Need thoughts, 2011 EL with 60K miles looking to buy

[RustyOval]

Plugs on newer models are childs play

And shouldve been on an 09, for that matter

Took my repair shop all day to replace the plugs on my 09. Dealer wanted all day as well.

 

[Adieu]

Took my repair shop all day to replace the plugs on my 09. Dealer wanted all day as well.

Took me like two hours, with smoke breaks AND restarting the motor after every couple swapped in because I was troubleshooting a shudder at idle, not just doing routine maintenance.

'09 Expy.

Was actually a spark plug virgin at the time, btw.

Bet I could do it in <45 mins if I didnt stop to check my work, and <30 mins if this was work I did for a living on a daily basis.

All day estimates are for older years with the faulty spark plug design, presuming ~2 broken plugs and extraction thereof


Hell all day for what???? 8 screws to remove coilpacks, lift em out, unscrew 8 plugs, apply dabs of antiseize and dielectric grease, wrench em back in, put coil packs and 8 screws back in

32 screw-unscrew operations involving a grand total of 2 socket sizes, thats IT.

 

[RustyOval]

Took me like two hours, with smoke breaks AND restarting the motor after every couple swapped in because I was troubleshooting a shudder at idle, not just doing routine maintenance.

'09 Expy.

Was actually a spark plug virgin at the time, btw.

Bet I could do it in <45 mins if I didnt stop to check my work, and <30 mins if this was work I did for a living on a daily basis.

All day estimates are for older years with the faulty spark plug design, presuming ~2 broken plugs and extraction thereof


Hell all day for what???? 8 screws to remove coilpacks, lift em out, unscrew 8 plugs, apply dabs of antiseize and dielectric grease, wrench em back in, put coil packs and 8 screws back in

32 screw-unscrew operations involving a grand total of 2 socket sizes, thats IT.

Im glad you are an expert, I am just relaying my experience and what I went through. I also just got a quote for the passenger side exhaust manifold for, get this, $1,300. This is if there is no drilling to get the studs out. I think I will follow you lead and do it myself.

 

[1955moose]

Holy cow, $1300 to do one exaust manifold. Your guys obviously sending his kid to Harvard, and didn't save for it himself! Run, don't walk away from that guy. They don't charge that much here in San Francisco, and we're one of the highest. Dealers charge $175.00 on up per hour. Your guy, $400.00 plus tip!

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[Adieu]

Im glad you are an expert, I am just relaying my experience and what I went through. I also just got a quote for the passenger side exhaust manifold for, get this, $1,300. This is if there is no drilling to get the studs out. I think I will follow you lead and do it myself.

Expert? That one popped my spark plug cherry lol