I'm curious what people are paying for the engine out service these days as I'm being quoted $13.5k which is higher than I expected? My mechanics great and usually very reasonable on cost so I'm guessing thats the market but I don't see anything very recent and what I do see is <$10k. Basic service done right, nothing special.
Wow, that was stupid, I forgot that this isn't just F355's in this subforum.. 1995 F355, 16k total miles, no known issues, basic engine out service due to time not mileage. Will use Hill engineering bearings but pretty basic do the job stuff otherwise like replace valve cover gaskets, spark plugs and all fluids including brake system.
Its pretty much 10Gs and up. Dealers in big markets will be much higher. Independents in bigger markets will be near what you were told. In the past 2 years my overhead has taken some big hits and parts are up too. Prices will continue to climb.
A basic engine out done by an experienced tech is about $10k CAD here, which is about 7200 USD. This is in Vancouver area. This doesn't include all the other "while you're in there" items. I think 15k CAD is a good budget, which is about 11k USD. That's a fairly thorough major. My last extensive major I did on a 355 included a lot of other restorative items, including compression / leakdown testing, rebuilding of front and rear suspension bushings, steering rack boots, tie rod repairs, a/c diag and repair/recharge, faulty suspension gear servo rebuilds, some miscellaneous repair/recondition items and the total was about 28k USD. Parts costs alone were about 15k USD of that. I would consider this above and beyond however, I basically gave the tech the go ahead to seek out and find any issues and repair them as this example is essentially a 1 of 1 and deserving of it. Did it NEED everything done? Probably not...but now it's good for another 15-20 years of enjoyment with just the regular belt service every 6-7 years or whatever your threshold is. Image Unavailable, Please Login
£2.7k including taxes at my local ferrari main dealer here in the Uk; sorry guys!!! I did end up paying £4k total as I had the car collected, annual MOT, new rocker cover gaskets and a couple of other little odd items.
As these cars age there are a lot of items that need to be considered. Literally have a 24K mile example in the shop right now. 2 oil supply lines leaking, motor and gearbox mounts shot, two CV boots torn, water pump leaking. Coolant hoses original and approaching 30 years old. This is the issue with quoting for a service without seeing the car you are not getting the whole story.
Can anyone tell me what Ferrari's own book time is for a straight engine out cambelt service? If you can post up a pic showing a document etc that would be great
Ferrari times were mostly from fantasy land. In any event they were warranty times for brand new cars with no rusty broken fasteners and no prior poorly perfored work. Also by modern standards they are not very inclusive of items that require attention. We considered them mostly a bad joke.
I find it hilarious valve cover gaskets are not part of the standard job. With so many cut corners no wonder its cheap.
