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Depends on access. What engine is it? I have no experience with the V-6, but even the 4-cylinders are not as easy as you'd think. To replace it on the 4-cyl, you have to remove all three drive belts, then access to the rigid lines at the back of the pump is terrible - you have to get at it from below the car and behind the pump, where it will drip in your face. The factory puts them on so tight, it's possible to crimp the lines or break them in trying to unscrew them. Then it unbolts from the mounting bracket. Reverse the procedure to install, refill with PS fluid, bleed the air out by turning full right and left. I can see at least 3 hours on the 4-cyl, so that's $300 plus the pump, plus fluid and hazardous disposal fee. I can expect the pump to be marked up to $100 easily, and fluid $20, so you're almost there.
If money is a concern, and some friend local to her can do the job, that's the way to go.
If money is a concern, and some friend local to her can do the job, that's the way to go.