06-20-2007, 09:13 AM
asteele2 Wrote:Is book rate for an oil pan gasket really 4 hours ($80/hr)? I'd throw a hissy fit if somebody told me that.... then do it in their parking lot in 1.
It would be for a mustang at least. You have to drop the k-member (front engine support mount). So you can drop the pan, and yes you have to drop the whole pan b/c you have to remove the oil pickup, t hen put it all back together and do an alignment. You don't want to know what it cost to do a rear main seal, a $5 gasket can cost 100x that in labor (engine has to go up or down to get it out).
There's a reason why I have basically a fully equipped garage. All the money I'd pay someone else to fix my crap I can buy tools with.