and oil change (I paid in cash so he didn't have to pay taxes) at a local mechanic.

was that fair? The wheel bearing is $166 at a dealer but he gets a discount and only charged me $120 for that. I actually went to dealer to see what they would charge me and they said $166. TBH, I dont feel much difference in the way my car drives, and my check engine light is still on. Going to check my rear wheel bearing after I'm done eating. Since they close at 7, and he waited for me till 8 to get there, he will check the check engine light when I go back tomorrow.

so basically, rear wheel bearing $120, Labour $280, lets say alignment is $105 for front and back, oil change $100, $165 for the front inner tie rod and labour.

anyways, assuming he did all that and didnt *** me over, was $770 at a mechanic fair for all those jobs? IDC that you guys can get it done for $400 bla bla, I dont have any mechanic connections. Just hoping I didnt get ****ed over too hard.

 

Alignment high, oil change real high, don't know about the rest. And this is comparing with dealer prices.

 

alright, thanks brah. will prolly start looking at other mechanics. If I paid taxes I would have paid almost $900.. thats fukd up lol

 

Did he replace just the wheel bearing or the wheel bearing and hub assembly?

The $100 CAD for an oil change is pretty absurd. Should be about $40-$70 CAD depending on what kind of oil you use.

Maybe find a mechanic that lets you bring in your own parts, and buy the stuff yourself and just pay him the labor to do the installs.

 

If he replaced bearing only, that price is high.

If the rear bearings are like the front, they are made by NTN which is a Japanese company, and distributed by Timkin. If you buy OEM, or Timkin, you get the same bearing. I've actually bought one of each at the same time, and can confirm this.

Cost of a rear Timkin bearing (PN BM500006): $41 off rockauto.com

$280 for labor isn't that bad really. That's ~$200 USD I've don't the job a few times, and think that's pretty reasonable.



Wheel bearings have nothing to do with a check engine light. Get that code read and see what's up

 

That seems high to me. Word of advice: the last year was 2007, so you are driving a car that's minimum 10 years old. You're going to want to learn some basic maintenance so you can do it yourself. I'm in Canada, too, so I know things are a little more expensive than in the US but that's insane. You can do your own oil change in your driveway with just one wrench. I just did mine and including the synthetic oil, the filter, and the crush washer it was $37 and took an hour.

Wheel bearings are a bit more work but it's still very basic work. Pick up a shop manual and do some reading on whatever's next before you take it to a shop.

Codes are a different story. But basic stuff like brakes, wheel bearings, oil changes, spark plugs... DIY, yo!

 

Go read the code at autozone done deal

 

FWIW, there is no Autozone in Canada and nowhere that will read codes for 'free'. Most will charge a diagnostic fee, usually $80. I know, crazy. But I have a better question, why did the poster above you bump a near one year old thread?

While I'm here and typing, may as well leave my rant. We do get screwed royally here on both parts and labour even at indie mechanics. The bearing is in fact $175CAD for OEM so OP didn't get taken there. The oil change @ $100 is also not out of the question if he used a synthetic like Royal Purple, Redline, Amsoil, Motul, etc those are easy $15-$20/liter and you need 5, oil filter + gasket is easy $10. I know most won't believe it but it's true. Anyway there is no need for synthetic on early VQ35's, Infiniti recommends mineral oil right in the manual. Local dealer is adamant that these engines do not like synthetic, so I just continue with dealer oil changes with bulk mineral oil (Castrol GTX) and OEM filter for $59.99 documented, and about as fair as you can get from an Infiniti dealer in Canada.

 

no idea. this place got weird after 2012

 

I was replying to another thread on my phone, and this one came up as a "related" one. I didn't notice the date.

You've been had. I just this weekend paid $26 for 5 gallons of Lucas synthetic at Lordco (in British Columbia), and $11 for an oil filter and crush washer. $37. Keep your eyes peeled for deals, because you know you have to do oil changes from time to time!

As someone else already noted, the OEM bearing is made by NTN/Timken. The Timkin rears when I bought them last year from Lordco were $55 each. Of course if you're going to go to the dealer or most repair shops for wearable parts you're going to get hosed. Listen: most of the wearable parts on any car are manufactured by third-party companies and "rebranded' as OEM. Not everything, of course, but things like brake pads, bearings, clutches, fluids, etc., almost always are. If you bought OEM bearings, you bought NTN bearings in a Nissan box.

And I guarantee you if you go any independent garage in any town in Canada and get some work done, establish yourself as a client, you can go back any time and the guy will read your codes for free. It's good business.

But if you go to places like Canadian Tire you're going to get shafted without so much as a reach-around.... and you kind of deserve it :P Stick with the independently-owned shops where the guy doing the work actually has an interest in whether you come back or not.

 

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yeah you can get an oil change for $15 labor at walmart. and then alignment you could easily do it yourself

 

There's a few items you need to fabricate or purchase to do your own alignment though, a chassis clamping string box is way better than simple wheel block and if you buy all the equipment it's a few hundred dollars.

I made one up years ago for about $100 total but I did purchase an actual camber gauge.

I only use that setup for closely dialing in suspension after replacing components (used it more years ago when tracking cars). Still go to the alignment shop or dealership for a correction once a year though.

 

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