When I got my 300E, the dealer wanted $300-400 to look the car over, and that wasn't including doing a leak down pressure differential test. I passed, as I can look at, shake and wiggle external things as well as the next guy.
If it takes anyone 3 hours to do a compression test, I probably wouldn't let them touch my car, as there's a good chance they don't have a clue what they're doing. Again, $60 for 3 hours work comes out to $20 per hour. Wouldn't want a $20 an hour mechanic touching my car either. My guess is, it's more a half hour job, and the $60 is a bill for a half hours labour. Why not take it to a guy you know and trust, and do a leakdown pressure differential test, rather than just a compression test. Gives you a better snapshot of what's going on inside the engine, and a better indicator if things aren't what they should be, just where the problem(s) might be. Shouldn't take more than an hour, if they stop for tea and cookies. Ed 300E On 16 March 2011 15:52, andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking at a possible 1985 300TD engine, asked the owner to do a > compression > test for me. Would it take 3 hours to do a compresion test on a 300TD? Is > $60 a fair price to pay for this? What would Kalebe asking to do this? > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
