My new mechanic wants to charge me 1000$ to fix it all the pump is like 130$ but they want charge me 600$ to put it in. Im confident me and my dad can change the fuel pump it doesn't sound that hard but my rear caliper is leaking breaking fluid and idk how hard that will be to fix. And advice I'm def not paying 1000$ just for 2 things to be fixed. It might even be time to get a new mech

 

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That's about average for mechanic prices. I actually got quoted the same, $600 for the fuel pump job. I said no F'n way. I used some Amazon gift cards I had from Christmas and bought the new fuel pump assembly right from them. Paid about $50 out of pocket. Took about 2 hours to drop the tank and replace the pump & also a rusty evaporative line. There are basically only 2 J-bolts holding the tank up via the straps. Get a ratcheting 14mm and you won't hate life as much...also hope that they are not too rusted or it'll turn into a bigger project. Soak the bolts with PB blaster several days prior to the job.

What year Cherokee do you own? You will want either the Carter or Bosch assembly.

As for your brake caliper, that's easy stuff. Take out the old caliper, take it to AutoZone or Advance, trade it in towards a new caliper. Reinstall, top off fluid, and bleed.

 

What Cherokees had rear calipers?

 

Lol, I totally missed that he said "rear" caliper. Well, my '98 has front and rear calipers and rotors!

Anywho OP, that is most likely your rear brake cylinder. If your mechanic specifically said "rear caliper", and your Cherokee is stock, it's definitely time to find a new mechanic.

 

My 88 has rear calipers also!!

Wonder if he's got a GRAND Cherokee. We can't help if we don't know what he's got..........

I used to post these but I've gotten more mellow in my old age:

Sounds harsh but just makes sense:

“Let’s play a game.

You pretend that you are the only one that knows what year/engine/model, etc that you are asking about.

We will all pretend you never asked a question until you provide at least the bare minimum of information about your vehicle”.


Brakes:

I've seen drum and disc brakes, drums and discs break, but never drum or disc breaks.

 

Yeah I caught that in his OP, but with no info on what he was working on or mods gave no way to help him.

 

Yup. He's young and he's learning.

 

Looks like a late model XJ based on his avatar & picture in gallery in profile. yep, time for a new mechanic buddy!

 

I own a 2000 and that means no tank drop! Right?

 

Its a 2000 xj no mods v6 4.0 beautiful car with 137k miles. My mom is the one who talked to him and she said rear break calipers are leaking breaking fluid. I don't know exactly what that means. The fuel pump should not be that hard should it? Im just glad i don't have to drop the tank. Pump costs $130 am i paying to much?

 

FYI - It's a brake* caliper (or more likely cylinder) and brake* fluid.

I assume you have a leaking wheel cylinder. Neither job is too bad if you have some mechanical ability or have a buddy who does. Drum brakes can be a little tricky to learn but doing one side at a time will allow you to compare one to the other as you go. It's also helpful to have drum brake tools, harbor freight makes a cheap set that would probably get you by for the amount you'll use them.

I also had a wheel cylinder leaking, I tend to go a little overboard so I did both cylinder, hardware kits, adjuster kits and shoes. Figured it was worth doing while I was in there and the parts are pretty cheap. Shouldn't have to worry about the rear for a long time.

 

The first thing you need to do is take a crash course in learning the specifications of your jeep. You have two misconceptions already. 1. You do not have calipers on your stock rear brakes. Calipers are a component of disk brakes and your XJ, if it's stock, has drum brakes which do lot have calipers. 2. The 6 cylinder engine is inline and not a V.

Whether you plan to work on your ride yourself or take it to a shop you need to be educated about the machine and the repair parameters that will be involved. Otherwise some crook mechanic will "sell" you those rear brake calipers and all sorts of other fictional parts. Luckily we are in the Information Age. Get off of this forum and do a google search for your XJ. learn it's specifications. Read up on all of the basics and then search your specific topics. Sure, you can get some good info from this forum but let's face it. Compared to the World Wide Web, this forum is a small rural town. You need to expand beyond this site for your education.

 

Gotta drop the tank.

 

Can you link me to what you got? I know i sound like a ******* calling them calipers but thats what my mech called them. I suppose i will get a new mech if he doesn't know everything there is about my jeep. Im only 17 i really know not that much about my jeep or any cars to be honest. I love my jeep and am willing to put the money in it to make it last.