WFIVE/APA AUTO REPAIR INVESTIGATION
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VANCOUVER
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| 1997 Pontiac Grand Am 3.1L V6
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REPAIR SHOP |
CHARGE |
RATING |
COMMENTS |
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| CANADIAN TIRE
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| 1 |
Canadian Tire Service 4398
Loughheed Highway Burnaby
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$65.31
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Pass
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Reconnect vacuum source to
MAP sensor
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| 2 |
Canadian Tire Service 4160
East Hastings Vancouver
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$148.75
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Fail
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$11.99 charge for shop materials.
None required for the repair. Expensive diagnostic at
$118.50.
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| 3 |
Canadian Tire Service 2220
Kingsway Street Vancouver
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$0
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Pass
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Reconnect EGR hose. No charge.
Cheapest repair of the investigation. Problem identified
2-3 minutes after hood opened. Same garage passed a
similar test last year with a charge of $108.
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| GOODYEAR (FOUNTAIN TIRE)
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| 4 |
Fountain Tire 2725 Kingsway
Vancouver
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$88.92
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Pass
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Found code, repair leak, road
test. Tie wrap installed on sensor.
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| MINIT-TUNE & BRAKE AUTO
CENTRES |
| 5 |
MINIT-TUNE & BRAKE AUTO
CENTRES 966 S.W. Marine Drive Vancouver
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$668.79
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Fail
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Parts overcharged and replaced
needlessly. MAP sensor $110.75, oxygen sensors: 1. $184.50
2. $220.
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| 6 |
MINIT-TUNE & BRAKE AUTO
CENTRES 396 West 5th Vancouver
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$81.40
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Pass
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Reconnect hose, erase codes.
Problem found in under 3 minutes after hood opened,
corrected quickly.
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| 7 |
MINIT-TUNE & BRAKE AUTO
CENTRES 1310 West 4th Avenue Vancouver
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$81.40
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Pass
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Connect hose, road test. Approx.
15 minutes to repair.
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| 8 |
MINIT-TUNE & BRAKE AUTO
CENTRES 4567 Loughheed Highway Burnaby
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$107.67
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Recognized car as test
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Reconnect hose, road test.
"You're with CTV, CKBT or with CAA. It's a set-up
car." |
| SEARS |
| 9 |
Sears Auto Centre 4860 Bennett
Street Burnaby
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$235.80
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Fail
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Diagnose fault code 30 minutes.
Remove & replace MAP sensor 42 minutes. MAP sensor
$112, shop supplies $3.65. |
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