1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport

[Bologna 10+ year member]

Alright thanks. The local mechanic is going to look at it monday. I've told him everything that has been said here. Hopefully it isn't expensive.

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

Its a cap and rotor type. What you and others are thinking of is a tad bit older in age, years. This type the rotor sits on a shaft and spins around sending spark to each spark plug through the cap from the coil.



Now saying you think you seen the RPMs just sit at zero while you were cranking it. Says crank signal. Crank position sensor do go bad on the jeeps all the time. And will give you a weak spark while cranking. That sensor sits on top on the bell housing area. Near the steering shaft.

I hear about this a lot on jeeps. I would first look here really.

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

my best guess is crank sensor, and the whole sparking thing being not often... makes perfect sense, not all plugs spark at the same time..

 

[Bologna 10+ year member]

It was the fuel pump.

It cost $372.06 to fix. wtf

Is that right?

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

It was the fuel pump.
It cost $372.06 to fix. wtf

Is that right?

Want to say fuel pump for my s10 was ~$125 for the part... so thats probably about right for parts and labor. Should have done it yourself....

 

[Bologna 10+ year member]

It was $269.99 for the part and $82.50 for the labor.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

It was $269.99 for the part and $82.50 for the labor.

its possible. Remember the mechanic has a mark up on all parts sold through them...

 

[Bologna 10+ year member]

Well I just found the exact same part for 199.99 at both autozone and advanced auto parts. Those are the only 2 auto parts stores within 40 miles of me.

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

so do it urself and save $75 or have him do it for $75, thats basically what he is charging u

or u can ask if u buy the part locally what will he charge ya

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

Holy fuck man. That's insane. I've gotten qoutes from people for 400 bucks for a fuel pump. Then went online to find the motor for 99 bucks. The just swapped motors. That's nuts.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Well I just found the exact same part for 199.99 at both autozone and advanced auto parts. Those are the only 2 auto parts stores within 40 miles of me.

So, the mark up on the part was less than $70.... not too bad actually.

 

[Bologna 10+ year member]

You think that's fine? I disagree. They should charge for labor, not for the part plus $70. That's a 35% mark up..

This is just a local business, not a huge corporation. My town is only about 900. I know everyone that works there on a personal level.

I still think it's overcharged.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

You think that's fine? I disagree. They should charge for labor, not for the part plus $70. That's a 35% mark up..
This is just a local business, not a huge corporation. My town is only about 900. I know everyone that works there on a personal level.

I still think it's overcharged.

they are a business, they sell a part, they mark up the price of said part. Simple as that... Is it "fair", yes. They have to make money to run a business. You're $80 labor charge just paid the guy that put it in. Wheres the money for over head come from if they dont mark up the part?

 

[Bologna 10+ year member]

I guess that's right. $20 tax too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

I guess that's right. $20 tax too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Thats the world we live in. If ya cant Do-it-Yourself, you're open game for those that can do it. This means you pay what they charge. Thats why I always try to go the DIY route if at all possible.