Wow, I knew that they were padding it but the way you guys make it sound I could do this for less than a 1/4 of the cost. The list has my mileage at 67k, which is wrong, the guy didn't hear the 1 before it. So yeah, 167k miles.

I also forgot to mention that I am getting little less than 15mpg city. The guy at AutoZone said something about the EVAP or O2 sensor issue will cause my car to go into "default mode" therefor using more fuel. I know that the GPGT gets 17mpg city, but is there a way to improve it?

When putting new struts/mounts in, should I get new assemblies all around, or could I just replace the LF mount (making kinda grinding noise when I turn) and then do a total assembly replace on the rear wheels since supposedly the RF strut is fine? Either way, some struts need a replacing. I know he's a salesman, but the guy at Firestone said that they used to install economy brand struts and they fail fast, which is what was in my car, so he says. The struts in there now are actually aftermarket by the previous owner. I am looking at the RockAuto site and there's econo brands that catch my cheap eye, but are they ok to get? I'm not trying to race out my car, but I also don't want a bumpy ride. Coolone says possibly $120 per strut, but there's a bunch under that price that are not econo.

The power steering was about empty when I got it looked at, since the day or so after I have filled it with fluid with stop leak in it already plus some stop leak itself. The steering feels really nice now, sometimes it feels a little resistant but not much at all. Could just be my driving or maybe the strut, I dunno.

My exhaust is a little on the loud side, so I will be checking that out.

About the degrease/cleaning, is there any areas on the engine that this stuff should not touch? Are hoses and such safe if in contact with it?

To get pictures of the PSP and anywhere else, do I have to remove or lift anything? The PSP and reservoir are pain to get to just to fill it let alone take pictures. Not saying I won't, just wondering what's the best approach. Also, should I do the struts first before the PSP test?

Is there an order I should follow when doing this. I know it was said above that this could take a day or weekend. Is that including the diagnostic part as well as repair?