Cat C-32 1000hour service price

C32 AC cores at $334 each?
That deserves a place as an example of what "wishful thinking" means in the dictionary!

Be sure to be sitting down when you'll read the new quote...

Welcome to the big apple. What were you thinking? H.O.Penn are the right guys, but you're in the wrong place. It's late, but is there any way you can get your boat down to south Jersey, up state, to Ct. or eastern L.I.? Or can you delay the service till after you leave in the spring? Right off you'll knock down the toll charge. P.S. Don't forget to add tax onto that bill. NYC and NYS.

Is Pete still running 3 mile? I've been away from there for about 7 years so don't have good info, but give them a call and I'm sure they'll give you the right guy or better still make a stop along the way at either Brewers in Glen Cove or Norwalk Cove. I think either will get rid of enough travel charges, etc. to make it pay and they're both good.

+1 on that. Only trouble is that it's too far from his home to stay involved. Even just getting home by car and ferry is a long day.

Furnish the work done on your last 2018 service. The 1000 hr can include the 250 and 500 hr items if not already completed. Cats schedule can be confusing. Two major $$ items are the heat exchanger and the aftercoolers. Cat recommends pulling, cleaning, and pressure test the ac's at minimum. Inspect heat exchanger, clean and repair as necessary, pulling and cleaning if needed is expensive. If you are still continuing the warranty it may be necessary to have all done, if not it is your choice as what to do.
The price sounds high without listing all work to be performed.

Right, but it is in the 1000hr maintenance schedule to inspect, clean and repair as necessary. We were surveying a boat several years back, had a quote to pull and clean two Cat 3406 plate heat exchangers for $800o, just saying, if they need to be pulled it is a big item. They won't tell you they need to be pulled until inspected. Actually Cat only require inspections not a automatic pull and clean like some engine mfgr's. The Cat dealer did not recommend descaling in place. We also descaled Cat plate h/e's in place on a previous boat with 3412's with out a problem.

Do you need to seat within CAT dealership service networks to maintain the warranty? That's the issue I see here...I have a relationship with a quality mechanic nearby you, but not a certified CAT service.