Ok 0n my 1994 Geo Metro 993cc (everyone calls it a 1.0L) :nono:
I got a Code 51 check engine light

I've gotten lazy in my old age LOL so I took it to a mechanic.
Result: clogged EGR solenoid, clogged EGR transducer
Charge: $618!!!!!!!!!

What a fricking rip-off. No wonder I hardly ever go to the mechanic.

Wait! It gets better. I asked them to go ahead and have it smogged for me too. The smog fees are set so it was $68 including the cert. The total they charged: $802!!!!!

Can you say raped???

Damn... You did get raped...

Wait until the light comes back on because he did not clean the EGR port through the head :runaround:

:eek: You paid more than what a replacement Metro would cost! And, unfortunately for you, your "mechanic" has applied a band-aid to a machete wound. Like johnny said, without cleaning the egr port in the head, the problem is a come back.