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[Danuneek]

My engines coming out in a couple of weeks, I'm having a new lightened flywheel and duplex timing chain fitted while its out. I was wondering how much extra work it would take to fit a new camshaft. Is it a huge time consuming job to fit a camshaft? its just that i'm not doing the work my self and I was thinking about labor costs.

[Nightrain]

If a 998 it's a piece of *yellow human water*, a 1275 on the otherhand needs the engine/gearbox splitting to do the job right ie fit new followers. How much are hey charging you for the rest of the work (flywheel/duplex) ?

[Danuneek]

If a 998 it's a piece of *yellow human water*, a 1275 on the otherhand needs the engine/gearbox splitting to do the job right ie fit new followers. How much are hey charging you for the rest of the work (flywheel/duplex) ?

He's actually taking it out to redo all the gaskets because there leaking oil, and while its out I thought it would be a good opportunity to make some mods. He's charging me £300 at most for labour, and that includes taking the engine out, fitting all new gaskets and fitting flywheel + timing chain. I also want 2nd gear sorting as it pops out occasionally, apparently quite a small job (ie. not a gearbox rebuild) but I think he'll have to split it for that. But if he's gonna spend a whole day on the cam, I dont think i'll be able to stretch to that extra amount on top of the £300. If its gonna take him a couple of hours thats a different scenario.

Its a shame I can't do it, I would love to but I dont have the facilities and enough knowledge yet.

Edited by Danuneek, 16 July 2009 - 12:11 AM.

[Ethel]

It would only take an extra 10 minutes if the block is off the gearbox and he's already doing the timing gear. I'd also look at the crank bearings if you're going to the trouble of stripping it that far but that would be an extra cost even if worthwhile.

[haz]

dont you need new cam bearings if you're fitting a new cam? If so they need pressing out and new ones pressing in... but yea, tis not much of a job if you engine is out... get a new oil pump whilst you're at it.