I bought my 2001 LL Bean with 130,000 in 2009.
Had it in for inspection yesterday and got a laundry list of failures:
valve cover gasket in 2010
Pressure sender in 2011
CV axle in 2010
Am I just having bad luck? The mechanic told me that the valve cover gaskets go out frequently on Subarus and that 2.5 years and 35,000 miles wasn't all that unusual. True?
As for the steering rack - they quoted me $950 for reman, installed. Does this seem reasonable when the part seems to be around $200. and $130 for tie rod ends at the same time (my request).
Rest of Quote is $662 for the valve cover gasket job, $125 for the pressure sender, and $190 for the CV axle.
I am in PA. The inspection was done by a dealer and the quote is from the shop I usually take my car too. Should I find another shop?
thanks for any and all input
Had it in for inspection yesterday and got a laundry list of failures:
- Leaking valve cover gasket
Leaking oil pressure sender
torn passenger side CV boot
Leaking steering rack
valve cover gasket in 2010
Pressure sender in 2011
CV axle in 2010
Am I just having bad luck? The mechanic told me that the valve cover gaskets go out frequently on Subarus and that 2.5 years and 35,000 miles wasn't all that unusual. True?
As for the steering rack - they quoted me $950 for reman, installed. Does this seem reasonable when the part seems to be around $200. and $130 for tie rod ends at the same time (my request).
Rest of Quote is $662 for the valve cover gasket job, $125 for the pressure sender, and $190 for the CV axle.
I am in PA. The inspection was done by a dealer and the quote is from the shop I usually take my car too. Should I find another shop?
thanks for any and all input