What would be the average workshop labour cost to change a 3S-FE in and out of a '93 Caldina! Would a new rings and head gasket job (labour cost) be any cheaper! (Engine/and/or parts supplied in both cases.)
gadgit3,
Aug 23, 5:21am
To do the job right I would allow 10-12 hours to do the engine swap plus fluids (coolant, engine oil). I'm allowing high as who knows what the engine you are suppling came from and there could be parts to swap over and I would also have the cambelt/water pump done. To do the rings I would be allowing 15-20hours and also allow tooling and fluids. The engine swap would be alot cheaper labour wise.
the-lada-dude,
Aug 23, 5:34am
thank goodness talks sense, if it's anything like a camry or corona, your allotted time would be used up.right, so whose gonna come out of the wood work and tell us " me and me mate did one in just over an hour ! "
mm12345,
Aug 23, 7:02am
Me and me mate looked at his one the other day that had developed a very nasty and terminal knock in the bottom end.When it was going, it was probably worth every cent of the $1500 he paid for it.I couldn't find any good replacement engines at reasonable price, and it looked to me like an engine swap might be a bit of a mission.Dereg and sold for $500 "as is" for parts.It was a win-win situation all around as far as I'm concerned. I wouldn't bother with the rings/head gasket in the OP's case.If you're going to do that from a labour POV, then you're best to do everything else to recond the thing, and the end result is $3k worth of effort on a $1500 car.
a18a,
Aug 23, 11:56am
if it's a whole complete engine you have (so things like manifolds, wiring and so on doesn't have to be swapped) I'd say it'll take anywhere between 4-8 hours to do the complete swap from start to finish
richard198,
Aug 23, 2:14pm
Thanks guys! I thought the repair would be too expensive to justify but a straight swap with a complete engine seems the preferred way to go.
mm12345,
Aug 23, 3:03pm
^^ It probably is.Not saying that a18a isn't right that a swap could be done in 4-8 hours, but when I looked at my mate's one, there are a hell of a lot of things to disconnect and reconnect on that motor, and some pretty cramped access to get to some of the stuff you're going to need to get to.
gadgit3,
Aug 24, 5:18am
Remember he's asking for labour hours in a workshop. not back yard with a few beers and mates. I do alot of estimates and there is no way I would give labour hours of 4-8 to fit up a replacment engine in a Caldina. With those hours you will end up in an argument with the customer over why the bill is so much more then you said or you'll be sucking up the extra yourself.
bigfatmat1,
Aug 24, 5:22am
I rebuilt my own it cost $1500 in parts at trade & cost and took me four full days.
richard198,
Aug 24, 6:20am
That's the ideal in the end isn't it! Park it it up out of the way and do it when you can!
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