Oil &EGR problems: Price Quote on Services

"Ritz" > wrote in message
...
> celerygenerals wrote:
> > 1995 Saturn SL2 108,000km
> >
> > OBD status code 32 (EGR system fault), hopefully I can get away with
> > getting the EGR valve cleaned.
> >
> > also
> >
> > The car is using oil at an alarming rate, this probably means a valve
> > job and new piston rings.
> >
> > Could a mechanic in Canada quote a price on the above work so I have
> > something to go on when I bring it in to Saturn tomorrow.
>
> EGR pintle is probably fouled with carbon. They're not THAT expensive.
> Just get a new one rather than pay some shmoe to "clean" your old one.
> Either way, the part has to come off. So if you're going to deal with
> the labour charge to remove and replace an EGR valve, you might as well
> just replace it.
>
> Have you tried using synthetic oil? That's rather low mileage to need a
> valve job or rings on an engine that was properly maintained.

I'd hate to see what you would call expensive. The electric EGR valve in the
95 is almost $400 at the dealer I checked here in Canada. I got one from a
friend at an auto supply store at heavily discounted and it cost me - if I
remember right - $170.