Buy this 07 Expy with a bad timing chain?

[OldMedic]

This deal stinks like a skunk love in!

 

[Herby]

Don't do it!!!

 

[Goofy173]

No way it's done right for $800. I you're not willing to put in $2500-$3k right away I wouldn't bother with it.

$4200 for my 5.4 3v chains, guides, cams, roller followers, water pump, phasers. That was a little higher than it should be since the first mechanic did not do the cams and roller followers in spite of me telling him to fix the ticking, and I also told him it's a roller follower, which the 2nd mechanic confirmed. So the dang thing had to be disassembled twice due to stupidity of the first mechanic who lost out on a lot of future work being I have 5 vehicles. I did have a broken spring on 1 phaser so at least the first mechanic did some of the right work it needed, but did he use all new parts? I'm worried now since I just bought a trailblazer off one of his ex-mechanics and he told me the horror stories of that place.

 

[Ellison Brown III]

Sorry, 175k miles.

I’ve got approximately 305k miles on my ‘04… so, 175k is nothing. But, $800 to do a job like that is not likely. You might be able to get away with the parts for the job at that price; probably not. Definitely not going to get the labor.

 

[scottc]

No way it's done right for $800. I you're not willing to put in $2500-$3k right away I wouldn't bother with it.

$4200 for my 5.4 3v chains, guides, cams, roller followers, water pump, phasers. That was a little higher than it should be since the first mechanic did not do the cams and roller followers in spite of me telling him to fix the ticking, and I also told him it's a roller follower, which the 2nd mechanic confirmed. So the dang thing had to be disassembled twice due to stupidity of the first mechanic who lost out on a lot of future work being I have 5 vehicles. I did have a broken spring on 1 phaser so at least the first mechanic did some of the right work it needed, but did he use all new parts? I'm worried now since I just bought a trailblazer off one of his ex-mechanics and he told me the horror stories of that place.

How many hours labour were you quoted for the roller followers? I was quoted 8.8 hoiurs by a Ford dealership?