fuel filter change @ dealer

[steiny93]

Wife's dmax needs a fuel filter; $40 for an OEM filter, 36mm socket, you get to smell like diesel for an hour and you are good to go

but...
recuperating from surgery; so limited to 20lbs

Called the dealer to see if they could do it, $280 and out 10 days.
Are folks really paying $280 for a fuel filter change?

I'm going to use this opportunity to teach my daughter a bit of vehicle maintenance

 

[B-train]

Wife's dmax needs a fuel filter; $40 for an OEM filter, 36mm socket, you get to smell like diesel for an hour and you are good to go

but...
recuperating from surgery; so limited to 20lbs

Called the dealer to see if they could do it, $280 and out 10 days.
Are folks really paying $280 for a fuel filter change?

I'm going to use this opportunity to teach my daughter a bit of vehicle maintenance

That's bananas.......but, you have to understand the overwhelming majority if people nowadays who are mechanically ignorant and afraid. I'll change fuel filters all day, everyday for $280 a pop!

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Unfortunately, many/most owners do not have the experience or willingness to do their own wrenching, and the dealers take advantage of that with their pricing.

Those of us who do a bit of wrenching can help our children save thousands of dollars over their lifetimes, if they are willing to learn some wrenching from us. My two sons have already saved a lot on money by doing their own wrenching that I taught them. I'm sure that many of the folks in this great Forum have done the same with their children.

 

[wjburken]

That's bananas.......but, you have to understand the overwhelming majority if people nowadays who are mechanically ignorant and afraid. I'll change fuel filters all day, everyday for $280 a pop!

Shop rates have been going up and up. With the decline in folks wanting to work on cars so they are having to pay more to get the good ones to stay.

I’ve seen anywhere from $85/hr near me to over $200/hr in other parts of the country.

 

[steiny93]

The goofy part (at the same dealer), $280 for a fuel filter change, $70 for an oil change in the baby dmax.

I really don't get it.

 

[wjburken]

The goofy part (at the same dealer), $280 for a fuel filter change, $70 for an oil change in the baby dmax.

I really don't get it.

A lot of dealers use oil changes as sort of a loss leader to get you in the door.

 

[OR VietVet]

Shop rates have been going up and up. With the decline in folks wanting to work on cars so they are having to pay more to get the good ones to stay.

I’ve seen anywhere from $85/hr near me to over $200/hr in other parts of the country.

I charge $75 an hour to work on vehicles at my home. The going rates around here are $140 to $180 an hour. If the rates in Eastern Iowa are at $85 an hour, or more, I feel my rates are very fair. The techs there must not make as much as around here but the cost of living has to be less.

My girl is in northern Texas right now and regular gas is $3.15 a gallon and is $4.45 here.

 

[StephenPT]

Pretty easy process. One thing you can do to control the flow of the diesel coming out is to first remove the water drain plug and then slowly loosen the canister. The diesel will come out the bottom hole instead of out over the top of the threads and you make less of a mess.

 

[Stbentoak]

Yup, this world is a painful place if you don’t know how to do anything yourself. And you’d be surprised how many people really don’t know which end of the wrench to use.

 

[wjburken]

Yup, this world is a painful place if you don’t know how to do anything yourself. And you’d be surprised how many people really don’t know which end of the wrench to use.

This is why I have made a focused effort to teach my kids how to work on stuff.

 

[GoNoGo]

Small town locally owned oil change place charges $65 if I supply fuel filter, plus they do the carfax reporting so adds to the warranty performance. Trying to remember if the 65 dollar price is only if combined with an oil change or is a stand-alone price. My getting old sucks.

 

[UsualSuspect]

Luckly for me, the 3.0 and the 6.6 take the same fuel filter. The problem with dealers is MSRP for the filter is $69.38, you can get the same OEM Filter for $20-$30 in the open market. If you buy them in bulk for $17.88 a piece delivered if you have a friendly dealer that will work with you. The hourly rate at my local dealer is $199 an hour. If I went to the dealer it would be, $199 + 69.38 + tax + shop fees, which is almost $300.

 

[martinajm]

A lot of dealers use oil changes as sort of a loss leader to get you in the door.

I think that "loss leader" is a bit of an exaggeration, as I am sure that they are not actually losing money - it is still $100 for the diesel. However, it is pretty competetive with the open market which gets you in the door...

 

[BrokerThis]

$29 fuel filter on Amazon
$13 36mm socket from oreilys
15 simple mins of times


Sure as hell beats the gouging dealership. Very easy/simple/conveniently located to replace.