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just trying to get together a list of average times people/workshops take to remove and refit a 1.9 water-boxer engine including bleeding and road testing? no speed/world record attempts,just honest,no corner cutting/bodge it in and go job times.cheers mcgill

if its take one out and put one in with no exhaust changing fiasco 8 hrs,cj.

8 hours sounds good to me, provided no hold ups.

Regards


Fritz,,,,,,,,,,

10 hours as nothing is ever straight forward, especially with a WBX, their rusty exhausts, their nasty cooling system and everything just snapping off as they tend to do with WBX's.
I really wish you could stick to a book time but with them things it's really not possible.
Plus you have the added polarva of checking/setting the crank end float (that no one seems to be capable of doing) and adjusting it.
I really wish engines would come Pre-set with a flywheel.
Then, you have the timing to set up, the cooling system to bleed up and then the mixture to set to make sure it's all running tickety boo.

hi is this removing a dead complete engine and refitting a 2nd hand complete engine of the same type/year ect?
if it is where all the parts are already on the engine and its a real 'just get it done job ' with no oile change ect then it can be done in about 3 hours if all goes well.

but like above, if its remove the old one and fit a replacement recon short motor then 10 hrs plus ,depending on how well the job goes and easier if you have bought a new exhaust ,cooling components ,clutch ect

thanks all! had a little dispute with vege over a warranty job over fitting and refitting pricing. all sorted now (well hopefully when cheque arrives) cheers mcgill