Cam Shaft Adjuster

[KatrinaKS]

Can anyone give me some advice on this problem? I took my car in for it's 60,000 mile service yesterday. The oil pressure light was on last week and the check engine light came on this week. I was told that the cam shaft adjuster is not adjusting properly and that an oxygen sensor has no activity. Total cost is estimated at $2100.00. OUCH! Is this something that happens regularly? I've heard horror stories about dealers taking advantage of women who don't know a thing about cars. If I do in fact need to have these problems fixed, is it advisable to go to a non-dealer mechanic? I would appreciate any advice anyone can offer.

Katrina

[Glenn Peters]

It is very possible that the oil pickup screen is clogged ( common on the 1.8 ) What exactly were you told was going to be done?

[KatrinaKS]

They told me they need to replace the cam shaft adjustor and the oxxygen sensor. It has been fixed already, and it turned out it needed a new oil pump, water pump and a couple of other things that I can't remember right now. Hopefully the car will be good for a while or I'm not going to be able to keep up with the expenses. What is your opinion of them?

[clconversion]

I see that almost every day the camshaft ajusters do leak after time mostly on the 2.8's some 2.7t and very little on the 1.8's but you are looking at $1600 just in parts canadian & I think it is about 8-10 hours to do not a small job