Be Your Own Grease Monkey

REPAIR JOBWhat a pro would charge  Discount price of parts  Do-it yourself savings  Probable time required Replace thermostat  $23.33  $2.37  $20.96  45 min. Replace spark plugs  32.40  7.39  25.01  45 min. Replace crankcase filter  6.80  1.79  5.01  5 min. Replace air filter  12.74  3.99  8.75  3 min. Tune up engine  77.54  11.37  66.17  2 hrs. Change oil & filter  18.68  8.91  9.77  1 hr.

Do-it-yourself times are estimates for people with some experience and sometimes include waiting periods.

Condensed and adapted from the March 1979 issue of MONEY magazine by special permission copyright 1979 Time Inc. Estimates supplied by Allan Bragdon.