Cost engine swap ??????

[steve_35]

Got my engine today all looks good

Rang a local mechanic asking how much to do the swap he said 8-900

Its a 93 V8 discovery EFI

Does this sound about right i have never had engine work done before i have always done it myself but i just don't have the time

[Frenchie]

That sounds reasonable to me, there's a lot of fiddling to do messing around with ancilliaries, pipes and cables etc.

[disco97]

sounds like hes allowed 10 hours to do it in which would be about fair. so yes its sounds like a fair price.

[steve_35]

I figured i could do it in about 10-12 hours and they say it would take them 10

So not to bad i think he might get the job

[blitz]

go for it thats a good price

blythe

[jazzaD1]

for the hassle involved, its a decent price, i did an engine swap myself back in august, well more a conversion from an 82 rangie 3.5 to efi in my disco
the thing still leaks and isnt going well, mainly because i cracked it and lost interest in it, i should have just paid a bloke to do it and any hassles would be his problem, i am normally pretty good on the spanners but this was one case where i really regret doing some work myself

[Blknight.aus]

yep...

thats fair.

Id get a new clutch setup as well while you were at it and allow for an unexpected $300 in case he has problems and it blows the job out in parts or labour.

[MacMan]

Is this the same guy you say you saw hitting your MAF and couldn't get the dizzy lead order correct? If so, you should be able to find a 10 year old kid who will do the same quality work for less.

[steve_35]

Not a chance


That guy is lucky im not giving out his business name and address on here

[MacMan]

Good to hear!