Hours labor for dropping and replacing oil pan?
08-02-2007, 06:41 PM
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according to alldata it is 3.5 to replace the oil pan,they are probally adding in some odds and ends stuff just to make more money off of the job, like adding whatever else they have to pull to get the pan out but they shouldnt do that b/c the time alldata give you is to complete the job
08-03-2007, 12:16 AM
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ALLDATA is "F"ed up!!! I just went through this. Factory warranty time pays 5.5, Alldata is accurate about half the time, it's B.S.! A fare estimate, is warranty plus 40%, so anything less than about 7 hrs. labor is a deal.
08-03-2007, 09:54 AM
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Now compare that to what it would take a competent owner/mechanic to do the job in his garage! If you know your way around a toolbox and have a service manual (Chilton's, Haynes, etc.) YOU could do it in a couple of hours and save $100 an hour!
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08-03-2007, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
How many hours labor would a dealership or other place charge to drop an oil pan? I'm getting charged five hours.
08-03-2007, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
No. They dropped some tipe of plug into my engine somehow when they were replacing the slave cylinder, and charged me the labor to get it out.
That is a load of BS man. I'd be going apeshit if that happend to me. Go into the shop managers office and raise hell.
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08-06-2007, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
Do you have to drop the oil pan to replace the rear main seal in a 1999 Z28 M6?
On the thread topic, how is it even possible to drop something in the engine while doing a slave? Sounds like bs to me....
5.5 hrs....yea I believe that.
08-06-2007, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ls2 bait
dropping the pan is fairly involved. the k member has to be dropped down. but i wouldnt pay for **** that was their fault.
But yeah, that's BS they're charing you for something that is their fault. I'd raise hell too.
