just got truck back from service

[05strokinfx4]

it was smoking bad in the mornings and the exhaust fumes would knock you out and the overflow bottle would howl under deceleration, so it needed a egr cooler and a turbo up pipe, my batteries where going so i got two 8yr batteries and i also had the belt squeak so i got a serpentine belt. but my question is i still have the overflow bottle howl, what is causing this

it was covered under warranty, i had to pay for belt and batteries and the deductible a total of $749

[Dave]

Thats an expensive belt and batteries I thought the deductible was 100 bucks

[05strokinfx4]

$328 on batteries what kills me is they are 109 a piece and 108 labor
$272 on belt same here 69 for belt and 202 labor and tax

[Dave]

Why not buy the batteries and do them on your own they are very easy to change

[05strokinfx4]

yea i know i was just glad they didnt give me a hard time for my truck not having a cat on it

[tech10002]

$108 just to install 2 batts? What is their labor rate, 500 an hour? I just changed both my batts, and it took 10 minutes start to finish. The batteries are higher capacity Walmart replacements, and they were about $150 total for both.

The belt change is beyond ludicrous too. The belt itself is worth 40-60 bucks, so that part isn't too out of line, but it's at most a 45 minute job to change it. They're raping you on labor.

[IanThrones]

Head gaskets? Maybe?

[Dan"gerous"]

Buddy, you got hosed..................