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Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:01 am
bslyth, you are looking for Melvin G. Allen, in Lake Stevens.
He just replaced my fuel injectors (all of them) knock sensors, etc, plus replaced my PS pump, and the bill came to $1300.
He will install your parts (but not warrantee them). He was very clear about that. I bought my injectors and all the rest at Rockauto.com, then brought them to him to install. The savings on the injectors paid for the install labor. He said he'd had problems with "internet PS pumps" and that in one case, the car was in his shop for weeks as he replaced it 3 times waiting for one with a good pressure modulator. He charged labor for each install. If he had provided the pump, and there was that problem, he would've covered the subsequent labor. I decided to let him source the PS pump.
He uses Westbay autoparts for parts, like most independent mechanics around here, they are much faster than rockauto, but much more $$.
As of last month, his shop rate was 85/hr, it's just him and his partner, both old (50's) mechanics who have worked together for decades. It is a bit of a trip to go from Whidbey Island to Lake Stevens, but it was worth it, to me.