engine overhaul

[dwildsr]

what is the general cost of an in frame engine overhaul?

 

[powder keg]

I had my series 60 Detroit in-framed in November and cost was 10,800. This included cylinder kits, bearings, new head, new injectors, one new rod.

 

[Racer X 69]

$10,800? Wow. You can get a reman for $7,000 to $8,000. I suppose the labor to swing it will run a couple thou, but wow, that sounds high. Labor hours for and engine swing should only be something like 20 hours or so. What is shop labor these days?

 

[boone315]

That is about right for an inframe done by a dealer, if you know a decent mechanic with the right tools, you can do it for around 5G's, depending on how many times you screw up, I have the parts to a project that I have been working on for a long time scattered around the haybarn floor, I would actually have saved money if I had a clue on what I was doing

Racer, getting a finished engine is not cheap by the time you factor in shipping and installation which usually costs more then the engine itself

 

[powder keg]

I think the labor was $50 per hour, about 40 hours total. Used all Detroit parts.

 

[boone315]

The nearest Freightliner dealer to me won't even open their toolbox for less then $70

 

[Scorp]

Had some work done at MHC Kenworth a few months back and their rate was $90 an hour. I also had some work done at a small independent shop and they only charged $65 an hour.

When I was with Schneider they figured their shop labor rate based on the average of all the area dealer shops. In Dallas the rate was $86 an hour.

 

[boone315]

You wealthy KW drivers can afford that extra $20 an hour