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Originally Posted by zachzchw
How much should it be to get them installed?
I dont have the equipment to raise the engine.
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bro, you have the "equipment" to raise the engine. even if you don't have a simple floor jack...which I'd assume everyone should, you have your tire jack in the Blazer.
But Id go buy a halfway decent floor jack. You'll use it plenty unless you can afford $400 bills for replacing $40 lines.
i did a post recently on the job. Click here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...ght=oil+cooler
If you do have money to spend on this sort of stuff, and arent mechanically inclined.......
I'd still call the shop and tell them to buy the lines for $40 through AutoZone...or offer to bring them the lines to do it. The job itself might take you an hour if its the first time you've done it, and thats working with the truck on ramps. The lines from the filter to the cooler are a breeze. The line from the filter to the engine will take the majority of the time. Just because you need extensions to get to the bolt, and need to slightly raise the engine. Shouldnt take an experienced shop, with access to a lift, more than 30minutes unless something is stuck or breaks. Dealer around here charges $90/hr for labor. Non-dealer shops are significantly less usually. So you do the math on cost. $40 (parts) + $?(1hr labor) = ???
Or, buy a jack that you'll use regularly for maintenance, and $40 for parts....and maybe an hour of your time to do the job. Sup to you.