Q: how much is the labor price for a water pump and timing belt
my car was smoking and running hot a mechanic looked at it said it was my timing belt and water pump hes going to charge me 450 for parts and labor is that a reasonable price
My car has 190000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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