Don in Lodi
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Sounds like they added up each step in the valve check as a complete and separate service. 5hrs for the check, 5hrs to pull the valve cover, 5hrs to change the plugs/pull the coils, 1hrs to pull the air cleaner, 1hr for the coolant change. All those services will be/should be centered on the valve check, that's the deepest in. You have to pull the side cover to pull the tank, exposing the radiator cap for the check, no plus there for access to the radiator. The airbox has to come off with the valve check, no plus there. Maybe a plus .2 hrs to open the box. Not much. The coils have to come off for the valve check, no plus time there. Maybe .2-.3 hrs for each plug, they're not part of the valve check. The valve cover has to come off with the valve check, no plus time there. The coolant system is very linear, pull the drain plug at the pump, the lowest point of the system, crack the cap and every bit of coolant comes shooting out. The plus time there is sucking the reservoir clear, not much time there. Flush? Pour some fresh water in at the top, sheesh.
My numbers are guess-timates, but they fit your quote real well. Again, they should not be adding things together separately, the valve check number trumps all the others, it includes all the steps, except the plugs and part of the coolant change, and maybe something for the filter. You have to have a sit-down face to face with the service writer, you need their breakdown.
My numbers are guess-timates, but they fit your quote real well. Again, they should not be adding things together separately, the valve check number trumps all the others, it includes all the steps, except the plugs and part of the coolant change, and maybe something for the filter. You have to have a sit-down face to face with the service writer, you need their breakdown.