Fellow h-techer's,

Im getting some work done to my car, my timing belt snapped, and its at the mechanic right now.....im used to having my cousin do all my car work, but he just recently moved to Florida, so now i have to actually pay for **** to get done, it was usually just a six pack and some help thats it, but now to my question. Im gettin my timing belt, and all my drive belts, water pump, front passenger axle, and cap and ******* rotor. how much should all this cost? Labor only, cause i bought all the parts. thanks

 

anyone??....im tryin to get a ballpark figure on how much it would be, so he doesn't overcharge me. thanks

 

at a dealership probably 300-500, thats just a guess though, figure 60 hr in labor

 

DAMN?!! its 60 bucks an hour for labor?!? now im really missin my cousin. Damn him for moving!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93egsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Fellow h-techer's,

. Im gettin my timing belt, and all my drive belts, water pump, front passenger axle, and cap and ******* rotor. how much should all this cost? Labor only, cause i bought all the parts. thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>
Can't you do what you call the 'cap and ****** rotor' yourself ?
I know of one forum member/mechanic ( to remain nameless) that charges 85.50 an hour.......... in Florida I think.

 

Yeah $60-$70 is average I would say.

 

most garages have a big sign posted by the front desk that has the rate per hour posted.

 

that's why you get your learn on and DIY

 

$90 per hour here in vegas...

 

a i think the problem is to see if a .. u bent the valves...w hen the timng belt snapped...... if u did .. a ..... go buy a new motor... OR time for a head rebuild..... NEW valves and cut the seats 3angle valve job... if u rebuild head cost form machine shop is like 350 w/ gasket kit..then labor to put it all togeather... may want to just swap a new motor in if this happened !

 

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$60-$70 is pretty cheap compared to some places in maryland, there out of there ******* minds here when it comes to labor!

 

up here its only $48

 

around here I think its about 55. But I think most of that stuff you could do yourself, you could either call your bro to ask him a few questions youre unsure about, and for all the rest, read up on here, and other places online...

 

70-90 dollars an hour is about average for labor. I am a technician so i know all about it. If your timing belt snapped, it's most likely that you trashed the head because it is an interference engine. it is likely you will have to replace the valves, piston(s), etc. It will probably end up with you buying a replacement motor if you bring it to a Honda dealer, because the Japanese don't feel us Americans to be smart enough to work on their engines, or their cars for that matter, and everything in a Honda dealer is R&R (remove and replace) But if you decide to rebuild what you have, you will have to buy all new valves, any other internals such as pistons you may have damaged, and any machine work that has to be done. If you are having the work done for you at a shop, which I recommend if you've never done it before, make sure they have ASE certification. The cost of something like this can run you probably around $500-1200 for parts, and around $500-800 in labor, depending on how much they charge and how bad things are, although it could be less or it could be more. I would find all the information about what the cost will be before and then decide from there, as a used or rebuilt motor may be a more cost effective option.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hypoxvi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">70-90 dollars an hour is about average for labor. I am a technician so i know all about it. If your timing belt snapped, it's most likely that you trashed the head because it is an interference engine. it is likely you will have to replace the valves, piston(s), etc. It will probably end up with you buying a replacement motor if you bring it to a Honda dealer, because the Japanese don't feel us Americans to be smart enough to work on their engines, or their cars for that matter, and everything in a Honda dealer is R&R (remove and replace) But if you decide to rebuild what you have, you will have to buy all new valves, any other internals such as pistons you may have damaged, and any machine work that has to be done. If you are having the work done for you at a shop, which I recommend if you've never done it before, make sure they have ASE certification. The cost of something like this can run you probably around $500-1200 for parts, and around $500-800 in labor, depending on how much they charge and how bad things are, although it could be less or it could be more. I would find all the information about what the cost will be before and then decide from there, as a used or rebuilt motor may be a more cost effective option.</TD></TR></TABLE>

will def look into this thanks

 

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Can't you do what you call the 'cap and ****** rotor' yourself ?
I know of one forum member/mechanic ( to remain nameless) that charges 85.50 an hour.......... in Florida I think.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup i can do it myself.....if i had my car.....but while it's at the shop i might as well give it to him to replace

 

Buy your self a haynes manual a DIY not to hard just read.

 

if the head isn't toast from the timing belt snapping, i'd expect the job to cost around $700. if your head is busted, you best off getting a d15b from http://www.attarco.com . only $295+ s&h