Labour costs + anything else worth doing

[Cnut 0]

I'm planning on getting a local garage to install my schimmel 263 cams and change the tappets at the same time. I was thinking about getting both engine mounts + the gearbox mount changed at the same time. Is there anything else worth changing whilst the engine is out? and what sort of labour cost should I expect?

 

Cheers

 

Phil

[Supercharged 2]

They won't be taking the engine out to change the cams dude, just the manifold and top cover off...

 

You want a cam cover gasket, camshaft oil seals, the upper inlet gasket and also ones for the throttle body plus maybe some new bolts.

[Cnut 0]

Would they not take the engine out to do the mounts? Mainly gaskets then which hopefully aren't too expensive!

[Jim 2]

Nope. Mounts can be done with the engine in situ - just with some crafty jacking of the engine at strategic points so that the mounts can be removed, then the engine dropped back onto the new mount.

[Cnut 0]

Nope. Mounts can be done with the engine in situ - just with some crafty jacking of the engine at strategic points so that the mounts can be removed, then the engine dropped back onto the new mount.

 

I didn't know that! how much should i expect to pay for labour?

[dukest 0]

i think i got billed 2 hours labour or just under for the front and gearbox mount.

[VR6 0]

i think i got billed 2 hours labour or just under for the front and gearbox mount.

 

If they know what they're doing, I'd say it should be a 45 minute job max.