RS LIBERTY service.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:18 pm

Comprehensive report, well written and a lot of us would agree genuine is best for seals and gaskets, often nil difference in price, and as for hoses I don't think aftermarket has even tried to produce same.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:37 pm

All that and their not doing head gaskets???

Post by **TOONGA** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:58 am

wiper rubbers $28 dollars ... is that before or after gst?

and is that including labour to fit them?

last time I looked wiper rubbers were about 6 dollars each.

TOONGA

Post by **Alex** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:34 pm

some things are fair, some things are silly and not needed.

fog light globe $25.

im not sure about it all to be honest. Clutch and gaskets are semi fair enough, but if youre spending 5k on a service id expect the head gaskets to be done, as well as a full bearing kit for the front of the engine, not just a timing belt and tensioner.

Head gasket is soemthing that is pretty likely to let go in such an old (performance) car and will cost thousands for a mechanic to re-do.

alex

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:40 am

Try fit after market front screen wiper rubber refills to a Mazda 3 and they are not the best, so go to dealer and they are 20 to 22 each including gst. $28 may also be genuine refills

Smokey · Post by **Smokey** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:50 am

Alex wrote:...spending 5k on a service id expect the head gaskets to be done, as well as a full bearing kit for the front of the engine, not just a timing belt and tensioner...

Yep fully agree with Alex. Like said by others, I'm sure you will be happy with the outcome. It is pricey but they should to be a very professional outfit and will likely do a great job. If you have the money and see it as a good investment go for it.

Many of us here are mechanically minded and that king of money buys cars and parts. But for you this may very well be money well spent.

But see if they will do the HeadGaskets and full tensioner kit like Alex said above, if they have the engine out and the inlet off to do hoses etc its only about $300 more in parts (or less genuine).

Its your car, your money and your call. Do whats best for you!

KenVortex · Post by **KenVortex** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:23 am

Thanks all for your input.

I will make sure the head gaskets are redone and a full tensioner bearing kit installed.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:33 pm

while it is out and engine harness disconnected , may as well get 'em to do a real nice steam clean of the engine bay

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:19 am

I haven't posted for a while but think I need to on this one. Looking at those prices the place is a dead set rip off.

Engine removal and Refit $690 + GST
Bench Work $780 + GST
Materials to fit the engine such as Engine oil, oil filter, Sparkplugs, Coolant and complete the major service $520 + GST

I haven't read past this so far. $690+ to remove and refit the engine??? WTF? At $100 an hour it is still nearly 7 hours work according to them. My back is screwed and I work on a dirt floor workshop with out a hoist. I can still take a motor out and refit in 3 hours or less on my own.

$780 for bench work? Again, WTF? Especially since they aren't even removing the heads.

WTF number 3 can they be spending $520 on for a service? Full RRP on spark plugs is around $25 each. $100 for oil and filter - even then that is expensive. $15 for some coolant and the same for some pwr str fluid brings it out to about $250

Mate, for 5k they should be doing a complete overhaul on your engine. My advice would be to stay away. This sounds very much like the businesses you see on Today Tonight.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:58 pm

Yeah, um not agreeing at all with any negative comments but price a full engine from Subaru or even a short motor and you'll be surprised as a comparison - a new untouched engine from Subaru not a reco ......

KenVortex · Post by **KenVortex** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:15 pm

Got the car back today. Running very well. Bill came to 6k! Ow.
I had a look at the photos taken during the repair. She was a real mess. Looking much better now. All Drive Subaroo are very expensive, but the work is of a good standard. Very happy with the result. The head gaskets were not done. They said it could have opened up a can of worms. The engine felt strong and looking at the condition of the motor when clean with the rocker covers off, they it was not nessasery little annoyed they were not replaced for the amount I paid. Otherwise a good job. Thanks Aunty Julia.
I'll post up the final break down in a few days.

sven '2' · Post by **sven '2'** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:48 pm

Wow...$6K

Amazing considering I sold my RS wagon for just over half of your service!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:02 pm

Ummm... Wow. I know I wouldn't have pursued that quoted price. Sorry to say, but I'm with Outback Bloke with this one!

You could have two RS turbos now with the cost of that. Yes you wouldn't have the service done but you'd have two...

I'd be going back and complaining about the head gaskets not being done in that service when you wanted them done! Can of worms - they were simply avoiding the work!

Even better, you could have had the engine rebuilt for that price!

Cheers

Bennie

niterida · Post by **niterida** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:26 pm

Subaru88 · Post by **Subaru88** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:31 pm

Yeah two shitty rs turbos, with 300 k on the clock. I have seen this RS and it is very clean. Go back and complain?!?, you guys are the most negitive dudes i have ever heard, this guy is happy.

Post by **TOONGA** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:49 pm

Subaru88 wrote:Yeah two shitty rs turbos, with 300 k on the clock. I have seen this RS and it is very clean. Go back and complain?!?, you guys are the most negitive dudes i have ever heard, this guy is happy.

Me thinks you might be a little biased perhaps

6000 dollars and the head gaskets were not done wow.

TOONGA

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:50 pm

2 x RS Libs with 300,000km on the clock BOTH needing five grand spent on them!

I found out a decent fella I know sold his RS sedan for two grand I wished he'd let me know, but the next owner had a gripe after a while. Seems that so many things went wrong with it soon after, needing heep$ $pent on it.

It is each to their own and Ken has done what he felt right .....

Subaru88 · Post by **Subaru88** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:19 pm

Just a little biased Toonga. lol

sven '2' · Post by **sven '2'** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:35 pm

Be interested, did they managed to fix the wind noise that drove me nuts on my RS as they quoted originally?

Nothing I tried other than a rag slammed in the door worked...

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:24 am

I am glad that he is very happy with the end result. The fella came to us asking advice on what it should cost and we tried to tell him. It is simply amazing how much they charged. "Gob-smacking knock you down" amazing how much they charged.

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