So, a couple weeks ago I posted on here about a whine coming out of my engine. I had the day off yesterday, so I took it into the dealer for a diagnosis. They are "reasonably certain" it is the timing chain tensioner issue covered it in TSB NTB09-128.
They quoted $1,500. Another Nissan dealer quoted me $800-1200. I stopped by a local guy last night that I've used on occasion, he knew of the issue and is preparing a quote. He's been reasonable and thorough in the past, so I'll be interested to see what he can do.
My question is this. Is there a compelling reason to stick with the Nissan dealer for this repair? It's a lengthy and somewhat involved process but beyond that it doesn't seem like it's overly complex or would require some Nissan "secret sauce" as far as procedures go, etc. There are guys on the internet that have taken two days and done this in their garage - but it's well beyond what I want to tackle.
The truck has 117K on it, so we are well out of warrenty here.
They quoted $1,500. Another Nissan dealer quoted me $800-1200. I stopped by a local guy last night that I've used on occasion, he knew of the issue and is preparing a quote. He's been reasonable and thorough in the past, so I'll be interested to see what he can do.
My question is this. Is there a compelling reason to stick with the Nissan dealer for this repair? It's a lengthy and somewhat involved process but beyond that it doesn't seem like it's overly complex or would require some Nissan "secret sauce" as far as procedures go, etc. There are guys on the internet that have taken two days and done this in their garage - but it's well beyond what I want to tackle.
The truck has 117K on it, so we are well out of warrenty here.
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