Engine out job on a Cali T

Engine out job on a Cali T

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Thewurst

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2 posts

42 months

Friday 25th March 2022
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Looking for some experiences of engine out jobs done at either main dealers or specialists please.

How long (hrs) would you expect it take to remove the engine from a Cali T? I assume that’s the tricky part (versus putting it back) as there will be unknowns.

What might cause it to take multiple extra hours over a ‘standard’ amount of time?

I saw the video on Harry’s Garage of the Countach engine coming out and thought that looked difficult but no more than half a day?? Appreciate that’s a totally different car and an edited video but would appreciate being educated on why it might take a day, two days, or more to remove an engine. Assumptions being the car has not had an accident, huge miles or particularly old.

Fiammetta

404 posts

95 months

Saturday 2nd April 2022
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No more than a day .1/2 a day if very experienced ie does a few a week .

MaverickV12

1,084 posts

145 months

Friday 8th April 2022
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Have a 488, had to have the engine out for a reason. Franchise dealership quoted 23 hours, they had all the equipment and it was easy for them, if I had to do it, how in heavens name I would do it would be beyond me.

23 hours at a Franchise dealership rate, you can calculate your own total costs, remember sundries

Eatpies99

160 posts

61 months

Saturday 9th April 2022
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MaverickV12 said:
Have a 488, had to have the engine out for a reason. Franchise dealership quoted 23 hours, they had all the equipment and it was easy for them, if I had to do it, how in heavens name I would do it would be beyond me.

23 hours at a Franchise dealership rate, you can calculate your own total costs, remember sundries
23hours.... Ouch

murphyaj

810 posts

82 months

Wednesday 13th April 2022
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MaverickV12 said:
Have a 488, had to have the engine out for a reason. Franchise dealership quoted 23 hours, they had all the equipment and it was easy for them, if I had to do it, how in heavens name I would do it would be beyond me.

23 hours at a Franchise dealership rate, you can calculate your own total costs, remember sundries
Just curious; was it 23 hours for the full repair job including refit, or was it 23 hours just to drop out the engine?

Roof down

301 posts

133 months

Thursday 21st April 2022
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May I ask why you need the engine out?

semisane

877 posts

89 months

Friday 22nd April 2022
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not a mechanic but I would have thought removing engine from the front (Cali) easier that from the rear (488) ?

MaverickV12

1,084 posts

145 months

Saturday 23rd April 2022
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murphyaj said:
Just curious; was it 23 hours for the full repair job including refit, or was it 23 hours just to drop out the engine?
Just the engine out

Roof down

301 posts

133 months

Tuesday 26th April 2022
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Why did the engine need to come.