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Paul Jeffery (Peajay)
Junior Member
Username: Peajay
Post Number: 71
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 4:16 am: | |
Ken I presume this would be without the cost of the parts ? It doesn't sound that bad, but then again I presume a Ferrari shop might charge more. And I suppose the often heard "Oh we found this and did that also" plus all those little adders that seem to run up the bill could make it a good bit more.
I am also cutting my own gaskets to save more money that I would prefer to use to buy fuel, well it's expensive here in Europe :-) |
Ken Ross (Kdross)
Member
Username: Kdross
Post Number: 378
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 8:35 pm: | |
Paul:
I was told that a valve adjustment on my 308QV would run about $500 from an independent. That is at $90 per hour. |
Paul Jeffery (Peajay)
Junior Member
Username: Peajay
Post Number: 70
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 5:32 pm: | |
Omar
I just did the valve clearances on my 328 a couple of hours ago. Look in the owners manaul to see the frequency required, I have only owned my car a couple of months so I decided to do them along with changing the cam belts. Once you get the cam covers off it is a pretty simple job, it took me less than 1/2 hour. Al you need is a set of feeler gages or shims to check the clearances. Luckily all mine were within tolerance so I don't need to change shims, but even if you did need to change a couple it would only take another hour I would guess. If you have worked on any car before then this is not a tough job to do, I removed the deck lid to get access, it would be a tough job if you did not do that. No need to change gaskets unless you pull the covers to do this job.
I would be interested to know how much this job would cost to see how much I just saved !! |
Omar (Auraraptor)
Member
Username: Auraraptor
Post Number: 727
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 4:49 pm: | |
How often should they be done?
How does one determine whether his/her values need to be adjusted/gaskets need replacing?
If one has the tools of a local garage, are they a DIY job? If not, how much do they usually run?
thanks for the help! |