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    '04 Main Tensioner Guides

    Hello all,

    My '04 Marauder started making some clickity-clack noises earlier in the week. This was happening both at idle time and while driving although it got louder while I drove. I brought it to the dealership. They got back to me today and stated:

    The tech was able to finish the diagnosis. It's the main tensioner guides. With that comes a list of parts - mainly gaskets for taking off the valve covers and intake. It's not going to be a cheap repair. Once we open it up we can see if there's more than just the main tensioner guides broken. To repair it would be around $2,200.00.

    Does this sound reasonable to you from a price perspective?

    Thanks

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    Seems high to me, it’s not that hard of a job and I think parts are in the mid $250 range, but if you time is worth 2 k, then go for it


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    Parts all in are $231.00

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    Wow. I don’t even work on my own cars anymore unless forced and I’ll do your guides for half that!




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    Pretty spot on for Ford parts/labor. Book time is 6.7hrs, add an hour for cushion and and hour for diagnosis, 8.7 hours, $150/hr that's $1300 in labor. Sure an aftermarket timing kit off rockauto is $250, but at least double that for Ford OEM parts, and that's also not going to count the valve cover gaskets, upper and lower intake gaskets that are each $50 to $80.


    Don't forget that your repair at the dealership comes with a 2yr unlimited mileage warranty that covers parts, labor and related damage - good luck getting that from aftermarket parts or an independent shop.


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    My price point was $231 is rock auto steel tensioners reuse the chains

    Tasca nylon guides: 230 bucks with the seals for cam covers and timing cover

    Please let me hear it before you pull the trigger

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    I do tensioner and guide replacement for $500 plus parts

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