1996 Pontiac Sunfire fuel repair

1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
230,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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NIBLOW
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My car stalled on me one day and I got it towed to a shop where they told me it was the fuel pump and it was going to cost me about $900 to fix. OK . I then was told that after it was fixed that it started and then stalled again . They then told me that it ends up to be a cam sensor and that it is going to cost me over $2000. I asked for the parts list and it only came to $750. Is it possible that it takes $1300 in labour to do this work? Or are they padding it ?
thank you for your time
Darcy Niblow
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Mar 5, 2008 at 3:53 PM
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MAybe...there was ironic timing of failed parts..I have seen it before.

A cam sensor should be less than $200 for the sensor, half hour to install.

Fuel pump and filter about 2 to 2.3 hours to install both Filter about $20 and the pump no more than $525. Diagnosis time $100? Towing $60?
Somthing doesn't add up here.
Mar 5, 2008 at 8:34 PM
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i agree with pauly on this one.

i have changed a pump in your type of vehicle when i first started doing mechanicwork and it took me no more then 2 hours and about 500 in parts


and that sensor is no way HELL going to be anymore then 300
Mar 5, 2008 at 8:45 PM
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