I've been having a problem with my car taking a while to start after being off for a couple of hours and the smell of gas coming from my car.

I went in for the 50K service today and had the dealership look at it and I was told I need a new fuel pump. They said it's leaking gas but I didn't have the time to have them fix it. Problem is, they also want about $634 to fix the problem.

This seemed a little pricey to me for a fuel pump and labor. I don't want to drive around a fire hazard but damn I feel I'm getting robbed here.

Does this price sound right you guys? Could I get the fuel pump elsewhere, take it to the dealership and pay for labor or perhaps just do it myself?

Finding a fuel pump to buy is the biggest issue right now though.

This just seemed really crazy to me so any help and suggestions are welcome

 

Bump for some help.
C'mon guys, nobody knows anything that could help?

 

hey man i don't know which cobalt you have but i did an ebay search and found fuel pumps for under a 100 bucks. sorry if it isn't much help, but im sure if u take the part to a local auto service station it will be alot cheaper than what the dealership is asking.

 

I would get under there and take a look for myself.
It might be something that you can fix with a little work.

My motto with dealerships is
Trust No One !

 

hey tripy where u from? maybe i could take a look for you and give ya a hand with it.

 

I'm out in west texas.
I looked online and found a few pumps but they aren't specific as to which model they go with. Does it matter or does Chevy use the same one for all the trims?

I have a 2006 Cobalt LT, which I think is now the LTZ right? It's confusing since I haven't kept up with how Chevy changed the trim models on the Cobalt.

 

Well I caved in and let the stealership install the pump. You know what? The parts were cheap but the labor KILLED me. I swear, about 45% of what I paid was for labor alone. Complete bullshit...