Hi all,
I took my car in today because of the amount of noise it was making , thinking exhaust pipe shot, and was told the muffler was bad AND the timing chain was bad , making lots of noise at idle. Since the cars performance was very poor I am willing to believe that ( mechanic not good reputation but only one in area) . He quoted $400 for the job.
Since the timing chain seems to be about a $30 part, is about 6-7 hours labour ($50/hour) fair for this ? Are there other parts that should be replaced at the same time . ?
The car was $500 at a local estate auction and has about 150,000 miles . I dont think spending that much is a waste since I know the rest of the car was in good condition and I would rather fix it than buy another cheap one .