[glenpinn]

Hi again, we now have possession of the Festiva, which was given to my Daughter as long as we pay for any mechanical work ourselves, and it turned out that half of the mechanical work that the owners mechanic said needed doing was already done (new tyres and timing belt) so my mechanic only needs to do the rear wheel cylinders, the cooling system flush, and sway bar bushes.

I also took it to an automatic transmission mechanic because i was concerned that the gears were not changing right, and the engine seemed to be a bit flat under acceleration, and he did a full check of the transmission, and gave me a quote for the following work.

Service Kit = $34.95
Spark Plug GR-1 = $27.52
Onboard Injector clean & purge = $ 195.00
Vacuum Modulator = $318.00 (he claimed this was not working properly)
Freight & Handling = $22.00
Labor 3.7 hours @ $123.20p/h = $455.84
Transmission Flushing Additive = $ 16.50
Trans Oil = $ 85.89
Trans Conditioner = $16.50

TOTAL $1172.20

It is being checked by my own mechanic today, but i was concerned about the rediculous cost of the Vacuum Modulator, as i found a new one in ebay for $49.95 out of Melbourne.

Does anyone know if the transmission needs to be pulled out to replace the Modulator.

Cheers