Davey Bee Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 What would be a fair price to remove and replace Vauxhall engine and box on a Se7en? R600 VX here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickh7 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Does it need to come out again I guess it depends on how long it takes Have you asked Dave W 🤔 Nick h Its Yellow And Black and Makes me 😬here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 About 4 hours out, 6 hours in...if you're not rushing Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Last bloke who did it for me.... 10 hours @ £30 per hour. RED 2.0 HPC 230BHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 10 hours? Did he have to construct the bamboo-scaffolding first???? 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 Alcester Racing 7s Equipe™ 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 🙆🏻 Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Blimey, I know I know my Car well but it's under an hour out and 2.5 in think I might go into the Engine removal/ refit business Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I'll pay you next time Mark 😬 😬 RED 2.0 HPC 230BHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfourth Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 i know a man who can get an engine out of a BMW very quickly But it does involve a JCB, a large chain and a angle grinder The happy handle made me do it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Bee Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Nick, this another matter that does not involve Dave, in the nicest way. I just need to know what is a fair commercial price to put to such a job. Serious answers please, as I need to resolve this soon. R600 VX here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I would say 1 man - assuming he is familier with Caterhams a maximum of 2.5 hour out 4 hour in and plumbed but if he just puts the newbee on the job....... here is C7 TOP Taffia Area Rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Bee Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Caterham quote 6 hours. Thanks for your help guys. R600 VX here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclefester Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Blimey, I put the engine back in my Davrian this morning and it took about 30 minutes.....including gearbox, obviously, but it's a transaxle, so I have to do the do-nuts up yet, which can be done easiest on an overhead lift, which currently has a Renault 5 Alpine on it which has no tyres on the wheels...... Plus I've lost the gearbox mount bolts, the gearchange selector pinchbolt, the engine mount bolt...... But it IS IN!!! Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..ooooh hooo hooo!!... 😬 😬Abbey Road Time-Machine *eek* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal mickey Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'd say 6 to 8 hours max. You then have top establish an hourly rate. £20/hour for one man mobile mechanic to £90 for main dealer - probably fair to establish the mid point for the 'fair price'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 depends whether it has removable diaginals or not, and sump pan. 6 hours from Caterham seems very reasonable for in and out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 There is a small modification which you can make to the front of your car to make removing the engine quicker here. Ade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'd expect to pay around £250.00 Which is why I always do my own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 There is a small modification which you can make to the front of your car to make removing the engine quicker Adrian Do you do these modifications to order or do they just...............happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'd expect to pay around £250.00 Which is why I always do my own *wavey*Skinflint Engine removal/reinstallation is always looked upon as a dark art........................until you've done it yourself................ It's actually quite easy. If I can do it then................ It helps if you have an engine crane. When picking up a new car from a dealer a few years ago my daughter, who sensed the salesman knew nothing (about anything) asked me how long it would take to get the engine out. The salesman said they couldn't be removed beacuse they were sealed by the factory Edited by - Mick Day on 23 Mar 2007 16:42:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Mick, all modifications are done to order I can cater for almost any requirement here. Ade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I remember ECR and I taking out both our engines side by side in his garage. It wasn't a race, but you know what it's like when you realise what's happening. Both were out by 1 and a half hours but the crafty bugger beat me to the only engine crane so I lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Bee Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Boys will be boys. R600 VX here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Ex Chairman Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 get a K series and lift it out by hand ( 4 hands on the ends of 2 reasonably strong blokes) 😬 The duratec is just too heavy to lift by hand, but ok to scuttle across the garage floor here is C7 TOP Taffia Area Rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclefester Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 PAH! Bunch of girlies. I can stroll around with an IMPrace engine in me arms! Specially after a coupla Guinnesses. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..ooooh hooo hooo!!... 😬 😬Abbey Road Time-Machine *eek* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclefester Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Mind you, after just paying Lord March's ex-mechanic £300 for almost fitting my DS system in our trusty crossflow, (still lacks the alloy pulleys which it can't be used without),and reinstalling the motor on my Davrian racer, I think I will be doing the rest of the work myself, as it wasted a fair bit of time when he failed to tell me the gearbox nuts were finger tight..... *mad* *rolleyes*if I'd done it myself, I'd have sussed that this was because I hadn't re-sealed it when I had it apart 3 years ago. So I was obliged to take the damned unit out again on my own, split the box, reseal it, then I called him over to help reinstall engine & box which took literally 10 minutes. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..ooooh hooo hooo!!... 😬 😬Abbey Road Time-Machine *eek* Edited by - Unclefester on 24 Mar 2007 11:42:03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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