I had my 200 hour service on my 17 SHO 250 and the total cost was $879!!The parts used were an Oil filter, Impeller, 6 plugs, fuel filter, 7 quarts of oil, fuel water separator filter, and gear oil. Labor 617.00!! This seems high to me but I'm not sure. Opinions?
17 Ranger Z520c Black Out Edition
Yamaha 250 SHO
It sure sounds too high to me?
Thats way too high. A reputable shop should be able to do all of that work in 2-3 hours max so thats 200.00 an hour for labor. I’d be furious and would want an explanation. The toughest part of that job is changing the impeller, but again if it’s a reputable service center, the impeller swap should be an hour job.
Seems way high. That’s a standard 100 hr service that I can complete in 2 hours.
its a small price to pay if you cant do it yourself. go fishing and dont worry about it.
2015 189 trx
I am not sure what the shop time book states for labor for the above mentioned repairs. If the shop uses exactly what shop time states then yes it is higher than normal. I have a friend who is a mechanic and ntb uses shop time. So if repair is 3 hours book then that is what they charge. If you have time and mechanically inclined for me I find it better do my own repairs. I use sims Yamaha or boats.net for my Yamaha parts.
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2022 Xpress X21 DC
dual 8ft Power-Pole Blades
8” Atlas Hyd Jackplate
250 SHO
trying to find the right prop
Way out of hand. That's exactly why i do my own.
Yes, exorbitant!
Maybe the service folks you used saw some of your past BBC posts and took offense.
Just kidding...
WOW!!!! They don't call them stealerships for nothing!
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It was just explained to me that the charges are the book rate and that's what they go by.
17 Ranger Z520c Black Out Edition
Yamaha 250 SHO
Most shops charge book time and other shops charge the time it too under book time.
I actually got to sit there and watch them perform the service. They were highly efficient and got it done in half the time. I do understand them charging book time. On one hand, they've got a lot of overhead. And being able to perform the work efficiently makes them profitable.
Last edited by Tone357; 09-10-2021 at 01:03 PM.
17 Ranger Z520c Black Out Edition
Yamaha 250 SHO
Yeah, that's a lot of money for that service, but think about it this way....Plumbers and HVAC guys are expensive because you don't know how to fix the $hit yourself. Same applies to auto/marine mechanics. A little YouTube time can save you a lot of money.
1998 Ranger R93
1998 Mercury 200 EFI
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My annual 2016 ZX225 runs about $400...after warranty runs out do oil/filter and plugs yourself...then take it in for the rest
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