I've been having a lot of problems with my serpentine belt coming off.
I went to this repair place and they told me the belt and the tensioner needed to be replaced. They gave me a quote that included the price of a new belt, a new tensioner, the labor for putting on the belt, and the labor for putting on the tensioner. 4 separate items.
But...shouldn't the labor for adding/removing the belt be included in the labor for replacing the tensioner? I don't know much about cars but I'm sure you would have to remove and reinstall the belt to replace the tensioner anyway. It seems like they want to charge me for that labor twice. I don't know if this is oversight on their part, standard procedure or overcharge or what. Only been driving for about a year so I wanted some outside input.
I went to this repair place and they told me the belt and the tensioner needed to be replaced. They gave me a quote that included the price of a new belt, a new tensioner, the labor for putting on the belt, and the labor for putting on the tensioner. 4 separate items.
But...shouldn't the labor for adding/removing the belt be included in the labor for replacing the tensioner? I don't know much about cars but I'm sure you would have to remove and reinstall the belt to replace the tensioner anyway. It seems like they want to charge me for that labor twice. I don't know if this is oversight on their part, standard procedure or overcharge or what. Only been driving for about a year so I wanted some outside input.