I got a coupon in the mail from my Chevy dealer for a free oil change and safety check. Took it in today. They said I had two marker lights out ("OK thanks, I will replace them myself this weekend") and my brake rotors are rusty ("I know. Leave 'em alone because the brakes are really good, and if you turn the rotors they'll warp") And the power steering pump shaft seal is leaking. "How much to fix that one?" $315. WTF? I asked if they replace the pump or just the pulley. He said neither, they pull the pulley off, replace the seal, and put the old pulley back on. It's real common.
Sounds like /maybe/ a 45 minute job, and they pad the bill out to about 2.5 or 3 hours labor for it (plus the part.) I think I'll just watch my power steering fluid level.
The pulley is pressed into place; don't they have a spiral groove cut in them to push the oil seepage back? I think they do, and they'll only drip a little fluid if it's parked for a long time.
He also freaked a little when he asked how much air I wanted in the tires and I told him "55# in the back and 60# in the front." :-) The door placard says 35#, but that's for OEM fat P-metric tires. I put skinny high-pressure LT's on it last year. It's amazing how much better the 85-profile tires do in the ice and snow -- which may get here tomorrow the way this weather is headed.
Bob