Scott Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Just been charged a fair amount of dough to do some work on my car. Just wondering how long it should take to do the following. Front Crank Oil Seal Replacement Oil Pump replacement (Subfram Drop, Sump Drop) Waterpump Replacement Coolant Flush Steam Clean AFR install EGT install (Wiring already done, just decat pluming) Stick in a few hours cushion. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 16 hours ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well Toyota quote either 11.5 or 14.5 hours to replace the oil pump, i paid a local place i trust £300 and that was just labour, at a cheap rate too. I would say another 9-10 hours for the rest, not including the oil seal as that is included with oil pump change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 easily over 20 hours work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Come on then, how much was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) £675 @ £25 per hour. I don't feel so bad if its approx 20hrs work as he did tidy up a few odds and sods and the some of the subframe bolts needed re-tapped etc. It's a bit of a kick when you had £400 in your head though. Edited December 4, 2009 by Scott (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 ouch times like this im glad im in the trade, cuts my costs right down the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 It's a job I feel I could have done myself but time & space constraints hold me back from undertaking such tasks. If I go single I'll be giving the bulk of that a go as I can't see it being difficult at all. Only thing is, my power steering doesn't seem to be working properly now. I know he said he took all that off so I'll need to get a look at it in the daylight. Would not bleeding the P/S properly make it harder to steer? It's not completely off but its about 2 times harder to turn than normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 well its a 2 minute job to bleed the PS anyway.. Just turn it lock to lock several times. Is it noisy the pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 well its a 2 minute job to bleed the PS anyway.. Just turn it lock to lock several times. Is it noisy the pump? Not a whisper off of it. I used to be able to hear it whining when close to full lock. Got nothing off of it, presumed that was down to him bleeding it? I don't have lights in the garage yet so I won't be able to get a proper squint till tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 yeah best thing is to check it in the daylight mate, makesure PS tank is fully topped up and everything looks as it should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 £25 hour is still very cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 £25 hour is still very cheap mmmm thats what turbofit charged:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 £25 hour is still very cheap That is cheap! mine was £30 an hour two years ago, they now charge £40 +vat, a lot of places charge more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 £25-£30 a hour holy sh!t where are u taking your cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 £25 hour is still very cheap Surely thats objective though. I could charge £25 per hour to change a tyre and charge 2 hours labour? That is the main reason I asked for the time to do the job. I know £25 is relativly cheap, in fact its as good as it gets for professional help. The main point is how many hours labour I should be charged for the work done. I could charge £3 per hour and take 10000 hrs for a single install. My hourly rate is cheap but my workrate is shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraturbochris Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 that is cheap, like m life, im just glad im in the trade. Doing a rear main oil seal next weekend, 4 hours worth of work and it will cost me just the oil seal lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 They should have info to give you a rough estimate of hours and quote and extra few just incase more issues are found. Autodata normally found in alot of garages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelboyne Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 after paying 100 pound an hour to go bpu. 25 what a price id be over the moon as said pros for that price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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