Quote Originally Posted by Y33TREKker View Post
Let's just say that it wouldn't be the first time in history that an auto repair shop told a customer that their vehicle needed an extensive repair knowing that the problem was actually an easy/quick fix, then charged a lot of labor costs even though hardly any time at all was involved in making the repair.


The problem I personally see with that statement is that if the fuel pump was contributing to a high idle problem, there's really nothing else in the fuel system that could have been adjusted/"lessened" recently except for your throttle linkage. The paranoid side of me is starting to think that they didn't diagnose the root cause of the problem correctly the last time they "lessened" the symptoms you were experiencing, and are now trying cover their previous work by suggesting that a new fuel pump was what was needed all along, because if anything, it seems that an electric fuel pump that's failing would cause the idle to be lower, not higher. At least that diagnosis seems counter-intuitive to me anyway.
I take back my "recently" statement. And I know for a fact they lessened my idle before. I could feel it without a doubt. I was having the hard shifting out of park. They sprayed my MAF and cleaned a few other parts. I just got back from the shop where they let me go in the bay and check out the repair in progress. Also showed me the new pump with new filters. I didn't realize how clean my frame was until today. Some of it is still black, which is odd because I need to replace my rockers due to rust. Its taking them a little bit longer because some of the bolts were not re-usable. He had to make some bolts to fit. I have confidence in these guys, plus not that it matters, but they have extremely high 'AAA' reviews and ratings. My mind might have misinterpreted some of the things he was explaining to me, cause all I could think at the time yesterday was "$700!!!!!!????" LOL! so maybe I heard his idle thing incorrectly. ANYHOOOOO...... :P