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    Opinions on hours charged for repairs

    Just looking for opinions on the total hours charged on work recently done on my Marauder.

    Timing chain guide kit installed.
    Oil pump replaced.
    Thermostat replaced.


    15 hours. I thought I was keeping costs down by having the oil pump and thermostat relaced while he was in there. Never would have guessed 15 hours.

    Opinions?

    Oh yea, $1350 in labor.
    Last edited by Jtrip; 01-19-2018 at 02:55 PM.

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    Price seems cheap for bay area prices. Hour estimate seems high, however, and given the labor cost I would have expected a recommendation to replace other wear parts unless the chain was new and the guides were worn; which seems unlikely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ByronRACE View Post
    Price seems cheap for bay area prices. Hour estimate seems high, however, and given the labor cost I would have expected a recommendation to replace other wear parts unless the chain was new and the guides were worn; which seems unlikely.
    Everything was changed out. Guides actually weren't that bad. Went in for a timing chain oil leak and I requested all the repairs. Just was surprised at 15 hours. Thanks.
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    t town is where? I dont understand why folks dont put a area up top?

    You got hosed on labor lol.

    A tube of the right stuff could have sealed it up j/k
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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbov6Bryan View Post
    t town is where? I dont understand why folks dont put a area up top?

    You got hosed on labor lol.

    A tube of the right stuff could have sealed it up j/k
    I'm in North Florida. To fix an oil leak....yes I got hosed but he did much more than that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jtrip View Post
    I'm in North Florida. To fix an oil leak....yes I got hosed but he did much more than that.
    You could have flown ZACK in to do it for about the same? IDK.

    At least its fixed correctly.
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    Opinions on hours charged for repairs

    Like it or not most all shops including myself when I did it charge book time.


    Timing chains - 6.7
    Oil pan - 6.6
    Thermostat - .9

    Total = 14.2 plus a little extra to R&R oil pump.

    Ford doesn’t actually give a book time on the oil pump, It just refers you to basically a new engine..

    Sounds about right on hours to me.


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    Quote Originally Posted by justbob View Post
    Like it or not most all shops including myself when I did it charge book time.


    Timing chains - 6.7
    Oil pan - 6.6
    Thermostat - .9

    Total = 14.2 plus a little extra to R&R oil pump.

    Ford doesn’t actually give a book time on the oil pump, It just refers you to basically a new engine..

    Sounds about right on hours


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    Sounds like a reasonable price to me, so long as they did all the work correctly. The new timing kit should server you well, the plastic hydraulic tensioners are a weak link in these cars.
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    Hours seem about right... I agree they could probably have "shaved off a few" hours if billed true hours vs. book hours.

    This said...

    It's fixed!

    It's done!

    Have some fun!


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    Quote Originally Posted by justbob View Post
    Like it or not most all shops including myself when I did it charge book time.


    Timing chains - 6.7
    Oil pan - 6.6
    Thermostat - .9

    Total = 14.2 plus a little extra to R&R oil pump.

    Ford doesn’t actually give a book time on the oil pump, It just refers you to basically a new engine..

    Sounds about right on hours to me.


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    It can be done without dropping the pan, but it is a little fiddly.
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    Hours are fair. You gotta pay if you are unable to do it yourself. Sorry bubs they are spot on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spectragod View Post
    It can be done without dropping the pan, but it is a little fiddly.


    Maybe true, but won’t affect book time charged. Just a little more for the technicians pocket.


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    Quote Originally Posted by justbob View Post
    Maybe true, but won’t affect book time charged. Just a little more for the technicians pocket.


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    ^^^^very true^^^^
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