$730 for a Fuel Rail!!!

New owner? Well your 1st mistake was buying a Jeep while your 2nd was going to a dealer to look for parts. Find a good shop capable of outfitting your newest hobby, this is just the start of a lengthy, addictive relationship with your Jeep.

Pretty typical for me, but my dealer sample size is only 1. Last month my local dealer clipped me for parts for my `89 Cherokee:

Coolant pump: $113.10 Radiator: $356.50 Serpentine belt: $ 50.03 Radiator hose: $ 27.39 Radiator hose: $ 29.24

The radiator is a discontinued part from D-C, so it was an aftermarket unit.

It is a profit center for them.

JB did pass the time by typing:

write the folks at buymopar.com.

But why would you need a new rail? They just don't go bad. O-rings yes, but a rail?

Thanks for all who replied. I also agree, now that I have done some digging. The diagnosis was reported to me by the previous owner. I suspect this young girl who owned the Jeep was being taken for a ride by her mechanic, which is why she sold it to me for such a low price. Upon investigating it today, and with the help of a cooperative parts dealer, I also figure it must be the o - ring. That will be my project for the weekend. As I said, I am new to the vehicle, which is why I came here, to hear the voices of experience. I don't know much yet, but as Redge Edger says, it will be an addictive relationship. And yes I have heard that song before.

Previous car - 83 Jaguar (talk about a pipeline to my bank account!)

Thanks again JB

A related Dealer co$t $tory... It's been nearly 50,000 miles since the fluids were changed in the XJ. I thought first to go to the Jeep dealer from which it was originally bought. Their estimate for changing the transaxle, differentials and (auto.) trans. was $570.

Note that the transmission work would be siphoning-out the fluid, not dropping any filtrarion screens, changing seals, or the like. Is this the preferred method?

I think I smell a D-I-Y project coming up.

Jim

Thanks to all who responded.

Yes, it was the o-ring. Took 20 minutes to fix. The previous owner was quoted a $900 figure to repair from a local mechanic. This is why she sold me the vehicle for $600. Runs great, look forward to putting on many more miles!

Until the next time... JB