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Jeep Wrangler YJ
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Is 4K a fair price?
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<blockquote data-quote="deadpool1" data-source="post: 441327" data-attributes="member: 21229"><p>all that cost is labor. 40 hours labor is not fair. 10 to 20 maybe</p><p></p><p>get 3 quotes from 3 shops</p><p></p><p>the engine pulled, out, , and all that done is not 4000 bucks.</p><p>make them quote parts and labor both. make them break it down. or pass</p><p>or </p><p>replace the VC cover gasket. and omg all leaks stopped. amazing no.</p><p>the rear of VC leaks to rear and down bell and lands on the bell vent HOLE and guess what, oil goes below there and crank seal blamed. (shocking no?) see photo 1.</p><p>on the M/T box BELL but no transmission told by you, why?</p><p>do all the easy stuff first. see if you are happy.</p><p>I use 1998 2.5L dakota VC , blue , HQ, Felpro gasket, most others are pure trash. VS50502R<< part number felpro. </p><p>make sure PCV valve (its only an orifice) is clean if PCV paths block up all seals leak, ( and a free fix by you, not 4k)</p><p>not told what manifold bolt /stud is missing</p><p>far ends are studs</p><p>close in are bolts.</p><p>which one matters. ( if broken inside the head that is big job_)</p><p>I've replace all parts on mine, now, cept tub/frame. (1/2 joking)<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤡" title="Clown face :clown:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f921.png" data-shortname=":clown:" /></p><p></p><p>do the<strong> VC first.</strong> then see the truth. later. Omg the drips ended. (every day less and now gone) it's and easy job.</p><p>The chain bad may not be true. jogging the crank 19mm bolt center as you watch dizzy rotor , will reveal the chain play.</p><p></p><p>I bet he just was building a ticket. all things that cause a leaks and assumes all those are bad. then </p><p>20 in to 3800 bucks is 190bucks an hour.</p><p>pulling the engine , reduces the labor. for sure worse case snapped off studs.</p><p></p><p>do the work serially, then if engine must be pulled, so be it. last.</p><p>if this car is m/t like mine, look here see this oil magnet hole here???????? never forget this or go broke fixing leaks.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122564[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deadpool1, post: 441327, member: 21229"] all that cost is labor. 40 hours labor is not fair. 10 to 20 maybe get 3 quotes from 3 shops the engine pulled, out, , and all that done is not 4000 bucks. make them quote parts and labor both. make them break it down. or pass or replace the VC cover gasket. and omg all leaks stopped. amazing no. the rear of VC leaks to rear and down bell and lands on the bell vent HOLE and guess what, oil goes below there and crank seal blamed. (shocking no?) see photo 1. on the M/T box BELL but no transmission told by you, why? do all the easy stuff first. see if you are happy. I use 1998 2.5L dakota VC , blue , HQ, Felpro gasket, most others are pure trash. VS50502R<< part number felpro. make sure PCV valve (its only an orifice) is clean if PCV paths block up all seals leak, ( and a free fix by you, not 4k) not told what manifold bolt /stud is missing far ends are studs close in are bolts. which one matters. ( if broken inside the head that is big job_) I've replace all parts on mine, now, cept tub/frame. (1/2 joking)🤡 do the[B] VC first.[/B] then see the truth. later. Omg the drips ended. (every day less and now gone) it's and easy job. The chain bad may not be true. jogging the crank 19mm bolt center as you watch dizzy rotor , will reveal the chain play. I bet he just was building a ticket. all things that cause a leaks and assumes all those are bad. then 20 in to 3800 bucks is 190bucks an hour. pulling the engine , reduces the labor. for sure worse case snapped off studs. do the work serially, then if engine must be pulled, so be it. last. if this car is m/t like mine, look here see this oil magnet hole here???????? never forget this or go broke fixing leaks. [ATTACH=full]122564[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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