60K Miles, The Issues are starting and I have questions
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60K Miles, The Issues are starting and I have questions
So my car just passed 60K miles recently and my extended warranty expired so of course now I'm starting to have a bunch of things go wrong. My motor mounts both broke, one totally cracked in half. I think possibly because of that my drivers side axle crapped out all of its grease and now needs to be replaced. It is also leaking coolant from the expansion tank and oil from the oil cooler gasket. So here are my questions. An indy shop quoted me $420 to replace the expansion tank which seems pretty high to me. He said that the system needs to be flushed and refilled when replacing that tank, is that the case or can it be done without draining and refilling? Question #2 my car is tuned both ECU and TCU, are there certain axles and or a place that you buy them from that you guys recommend? Question #3 is the oil cooler gasket a fairly advanced job? They quoted me almost $700 for that job most of which is labor. I appreciate any help you guys are able to give.
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So my car just passed 60K miles recently and my extended warranty expired so of course now I'm starting to have a bunch of things go wrong. My motor mounts both broke, one totally cracked in half. I think possibly because of that my drivers side axle crapped out all of its grease and now needs to be replaced. It is also leaking coolant from the expansion tank and oil from the oil cooler gasket. So here are my questions. An indy shop quoted me $420 to replace the expansion tank which seems pretty high to me. He said that the system needs to be flushed and refilled when replacing that tank, is that the case or can it be done without draining and refilling? Question #2 my car is tuned both ECU and TCU, are there certain axles and or a place that you buy them from that you guys recommend? Question #3 is the oil cooler gasket a fairly advanced job? They quoted me almost $700 for that job most of which is labor. I appreciate any help you guys are able to give.
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Coolant tank job is 30min max. Buy a tank from fcp euro,buy one of those turkey blaster thingy, do it on a cold car so pressure it's high and coolant is settled.. Empty the tank out, replace it, refill and let car idle for 30-40min with heat on. Leave cap open for air to escape. Axle replacement isn't that hard either, but no point in replacing it if the mounts are bad
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They told me front driver side axle needed to be replaced because all of the grease came out of it I assume due to driving it with a badly broken engine mount, it drives but there's a fairly noticeable vibration under load. This is what I ordered myself because they could only get me a remanufactured part and it was $250 more that this part, Mercedes axle shaft is this different than the cv? If so I better double check with them that I got the right thing.
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I know quite a bit about cars actually, I do all of my own work on all of my cars unless I need a lift or specialty tools I don't have. What have I said that's given you the idea I don't know much about cars?
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They told me front driver side axle needed to be replaced because all of the grease came out of it I assume due to driving it with a badly broken engine mount, it drives but there's a fairly noticeable vibration under load. This is what I ordered myself because they could only get me a remanufactured part and it was $250 more that this part, Mercedes axle shaft is this different than the cv? If so I better double check with them that I got the right thing.
