Well, i'll try to reduce the price from $200 to whatever i can.Let's
see if he agrees.He's already changed the thermostat.




Elle wrote:
> Is the dealer still saying there's a "hole in the water
> pump"?
>
> Look for others' responses.
>
> I hear you about the Bay Area. So I'll amend my opinion to
> say that this dealership is really pushing it, even for the
> Bay area.
>
> I'd go elsewhere.
>
> <Dashingdon@gmail.com> wrote
> > Ok, the service advisor told me that the car could be
> > over-heating due
> > to many reasons.Blown casket, fan motor might be off,
> > radiator mihgt be
> > off, thermostat might be off, yada yada.He said in order
> > to look at
> > this and find out what the problem is, it'll cost $120 and
> > if i give
> > them the go ahead for the repair, the $120 will be applied
> > towards the
> > repair.He called me today morning and said that it will be
> > $200
> > total.And this is a honda dealership here in the Bay Area.
> >
> > Elle wrote:
> >> <Dashingdon@gmail.com> wrote
> >> > Dick - I don't even know if the timing belt was
> >> > replaced
> >> > or not.I
> >> > bought the car one year ago at 110000.Second hand car
> >> > from
> >> > a private
> >> > party.How does one find out if the timing belt was
> >> > changed?.
> >> >
> >> > Elle - The diagnosis was $120, so they applied it
> >> > towards
> >> > changing the
> >> > thermostat and the total came to $200.
> >>
> >> Dashingdon, what I mean is that (1) it should cost a lot
> >> less than $120 to diagnose a faulty thermostat; and (2)
> >> even
> >> if they could justify $120 for the diagnosis, they sure
> >> as
> >> heck didn't "apply it towards" the repair in my
> >> estimation.
> >>
> >> If you went in there and asked them to change the
> >> thermostat, they shouldn't charge more than maybe $100.
> >>
> >> On the off chance that for the diagnosis they actually
> >> removed the thermostat and tested it, then installing a
> >> new
> >> thermostat overlaps completely with this.
> >>
> >> In short, I think this dealership is taking you for a
> >> ride,
> >> big time.
> >>
> >> Without written records, there is no sure way to tell
> >> when
> >> the timing belt was last changed.
> >>
> >> If you drive in "severe conditions" that might help
> >> justify
> >> changing the timing belt now. See the owner's manual's
> >> maintenance schedule at site
> >> https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.asp. On the
> >> left,
> >> click on "Owner's Manuals." Follow the pointers. Once you
> >> arrive at the pdf file, it may appear that only one page
> >> has
> >> come up. In fact, page numbers that are highlighted
> >> within
> >> the pdf file are links on which you can click to take you
> >> to
> >> the page. Also, in the upper right hand corner of any
> >> white
> >> page look for an arrow. Click the right arrow to get to
> >> the
> >> next page. Lastly, pressing "Ctrl-A" will permit easier
> >> reading of some of the pages at this site.
> >