Labor cost of rod bearings with engine out of car

bimmer414 · 04-19-2016, 12:21 PM

Playing with some numbers over lunch. Does anyone know what the book time is for doing the rod bearings on a S65 not in a car?

pbonsalb · 04-19-2016, 01:32 PM

Is the engine on a stand or in a crate? Is it bare and dry or wet and with accessories? Are you using ARP bolts or stock bolts? I would think that with the engine on a stand and using ARP bolts, pulling the pan and pump to do the bearings might be in the 2 hour range for someone who has changed rod bearings before.

vsix · 04-19-2016, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Is the engine on a stand or in a crate? Is it bare and dry or wet and with accessories? Are you using ARP bolts or stock bolts? I would think that with the engine on a stand and using ARP bolts, pulling the pan and pump to do the bearings might be in the 2 hour range for someone who has changed rod bearings before.

Ok and what does it take ( work/ time) , when the engine is still in place?

EJT86 · 04-19-2016, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by vsix

Ok and what does it take ( work/ time) , when the engine is still in place?

17 hours is the quote from Turner

pbonsalb · 04-19-2016, 10:16 PM

If you have done it a few times, 8 hours is possible using ARP bolts. But the shops will charge you for more time.

rcracin · 04-20-2016, 05:44 AM

I did mine with a complete motor on an engine stand. Took me about 3-4 hours with OEM bolts. It's really easy on a stand.

admranger · 04-20-2016, 11:41 PM

If I had a used motor on a stand, I'd do the mains too. More $ and time, but those things aren't exactly bullet proof (or so I read on the internet).

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