Hi, I am looking to see if I did the right thing. My honda accord 1999 which has 161,000 miles on it has been leaking oil. I noticed that about two days ago and check the level of oil it was below the mark on the dipstick. Brought it to my repair person who cleaned the engine and put dye thru to see where the leak was coming from. He did show me all the oil under the car when it was up on the rack and it was more than I thought. Anyways they started working on it and found it was the oil pump that was defective. Their suggestion was

Oil pan gasket
Cam shaft seal
oil pump
water pump with gasket
time belt replaced (it was due for a change anyway)
crank shaft seal
valve cover
Auxillary shaft seal
Balance shaft belt

There were a few more things (all the seals are going to be replaced) but I cannot read my scribble. He quoted me $1300. I fear this is way overpriced but since I cannot do the job myself (65 years old) and I need a car just for one more year till I can retire. I told him to go ahead. my question is Is this way overpriced??
Thank you
Shirley

 

For doing that work, $1300 doesn't seem too bad, but then it depends on your location. How bad is the oil leak?

 

There is a lot of labor involved. Might be a bit overpriced but if you have a trusted mechanic go for it. Ask for your old parts and a written guarantee.