"HK" wrote in message
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Bendover:

"My 150 etec is close to its first 300hr service so I called the dealer to
see what it would cost for him to do it. I normally do everything myself
on my phoenix and past outboards and I/O's but wasn't sure about the
warranty issues that go along with it. Well to do everything water pump,
gear oil, plugs, filters, etc. will be between $700 and $800. I almost
sh*t myself. This is absurd. It really sickens me to think that someone
would pay this. $300+ is to just change the water pump. As long as there
is no warranty issues with me doing the work, it will never see the dealer
for maintenance. If I can change powerpacks on a EMD diesel and MOH's on
3500 series CAT's, pretty sure I can handle changing a water pump. Prices
like that are why people should learn how to do this kinda of stuff. Thats
a whole summer's worth gas down the drain."


There's no free lunch: you pay now or you pay later.


snerk

Sounds kind of like having a Lexus or other high end car completely serviced
by a dealer. Come to think of it, if I had my Lucernes serviced by the
dealer it would run considerably than that over a three year period.