Price for Firestone tuneup sound okay?

I have a 2005 ford escape 6 cylinder xlt, 170k on it, got quoted $320 for an engine tuneup at Firestone. Sounded outrageous to me a first, did some research and apparently a standard tuneup runs anywhere from 200-600?

Added (1). Update: the work is the plugs, fuel system cleaning (not the filter, i asked about that), and the air filter. The labor will take 3 hours because of the difficult location of the plugs.

Three hours labor for changing plugs? That's ridiculous. Plus, Firestone is not know to be the best quality automotive service center on the planet. Get a second estimate on the service at a local reputable independent auto service center.

The term "tune up" is a hold-over from years past when engines actually required regular tune-ups to run at peak efficiency and power.

Although the term still remains in use today, it really only refers to changing the spark plugs and maybe checking the condition of the filters and fluids.

As mentioned by lanab, find out what is actually included with that service.

Find out what they are actually replacing for that money. Just the plugs, then it's expensive. Plugs, leads, filters and All the other stuff that might need replacing, then that's cheap. Hence the $200-600 range, depends how much they actually do.

Are you getting $200 of work, or ~$600 of work?

Geez, just do it yourself. You can get non-generic spark plugs for $40 and ignition cables for another $40. All you need is a spark plug socket, a torque wrench, and 15 minutes.

Thats fine. Because they have to remove the upper intake manifold to access the rear three plugs

Let me get this straight… You're comfortable having a high school drop out tire changer tune your motor?! LMAO!

Call a dealer and see what they are charging…