This is why I bought a 1985 380 SL over a 83 or older as the older ones only came with a single chain and so they would start to droop then just snap and the valves go and meet pistons and grenade your engine. But most 80-83's have had the dual chain upgrades but you better make sure of it or at least they have had the 100,000 mile chain replacement at least. Got to love German over engineering for a common function.I was thinking of getting a grey market Avant and did some research on the timing chains on these. L O L **** no.
Am I understanding correctly that if the customer was paying, financially it comes out to 56 hours but if it is under warranty it comes out to 40 based on what the manufacturer is paying?The 3.0L Diesel in the SIlverado is set up the same way. The timing components are sandwiched between the engine and transmission.
The Warranty labor time to change a 3.0L Duramax in a Silverado is 40 hrs.
That translates to 56 hrs customer pay. (Warranty pays 60% of flat rate)
Replacing the high pressure fuel pump is 20hrs Warranty, 28 hrs customer pay, because you have to take the transmission out of the truck to do it.
It is Insane.
So $8400 of just labor to swap an engine? That would be near $20k all in assuming the engine itself is around 10kThe 3.0L Diesel in the SIlverado is set up the same way. The timing components are sandwiched between the engine and transmission.
The Warranty labor time to change a 3.0L Duramax in a Silverado is 40 hrs.
That translates to 56 hrs customer pay. (Warranty pays 60% of flat rate)
Replacing the high pressure fuel pump is 20hrs Warranty, 28 hrs customer pay, because you have to take the transmission out of the truck to do it.
It is Insane.
Yes. Technicians HATE Warranty work. We get screwed on pay based on a 40% discount because the Manufacturer screwed up.Am I understanding correctly that if the customer was paying, financially it comes out to 56 hours but if it is under warranty it comes out to 40 based on what the manufacturer is paying?
Makes me want to head to the garage and hug my LS2 goodnight.
Friend of mine repairs big rigs for the Marines and had something like that happen. A guy was using a Power Probe to check a low voltage circuit and I think he put 12vdc to it. Something happened where the truck got worse and my buddy asked if he disconnected the side of the wire that went to the module. The deer in the headlights look told my friend all he needed to know.Mmmmm reminds of my warranty work on crown TSP-7000’s. 250k minimum truck with 10 separate and sensitive computer systems.
New customer had a temp tech working on one that still had power. Little wire tap to it’s distribution board and poof there goes 50K in computers plus the 12-16 hours of labor replacing and recalibrating the truck and chasing can comm wires and standard comm wires.
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Friend of mine repairs big rigs for the Marines and had something like that happen. A guy was using a Power Probe to check a low voltage circuit and I think he put 12vdc to it. Something happened where the truck got worse and my buddy asked if he disconnected the side of the wire that went to the module. The deer in the headlights look told my friend all he needed to know.
So $8400 of just labor to swap an engine? That would be near $20k all in assuming the engine itself is around 10k
Am I understanding correctly that if the customer was paying, financially it comes out to 56 hours but if it is under warranty it comes out to 40 based on what the manufacturer is paying?