Aluminum Cooling Pipes - Finally!!
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Also note I'm doing the water pump and the full EuroAmp kit, not just the pipes.
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Called a few shops around here and was quoted 7-8 hrs from Jag dealership (just for the coolant pipe replacement), and around 9-10 hours from indie shops, for the entire kit plus supercharger coupler/oil and coolant change, which is inline with what I’ve seen…so about $2k here, your mileage may vary depending on labor cost in your area. Wish I had the time to tackle this project myself.
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Bloody hell I was expecting about 20 hours, based on me being about half the speed of a full time mechanic... if it turns into 60 hours I'll be upset 😂 Surely 30hrs for a pro must be on the very very long end of what's reasonable? My Jag indy is about au$150/hr so 30hrs would be $4500 just in labour 😱
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Thirty hours for this procedure is absolutely outrageous. My mechanic did mine in one hour thirty minutes..... with a ten minute break.....
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As I have stated in numerous posts on this thread, and have provided a video of the procedure, the supercharger does not have to be removed to replace all the coolant pipes. Unless you need to service your supercharger or get to it for some other reason there is no need to remove it. What gets removed is the water pump, a simple enough procedure once the top coolant pipe is removed. And that is done just to make things easier. My mechanic has done this on Jaguars and LR and a friend who has an XJ just had his done. He has had absolutely no issues with this method and the only pipes he uses is RKX.
Thirty hours for this procedure is absolutely outrageous. My mechanic did mine in one hour thirty minutes..... with a ten minute break.....
Thirty hours for this procedure is absolutely outrageous. My mechanic did mine in one hour thirty minutes..... with a ten minute break.....
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Bloody hell I was expecting about 20 hours, based on me being about half the speed of a full time mechanic... if it turns into 60 hours I'll be upset 😂 Surely 30hrs for a pro must be on the very very long end of what's reasonable? My Jag indy is about au$150/hr so 30hrs would be $4500 just in labour 😱
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diablo2112 (02-19-2024)
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The problem where I’m located, enforcement requires litigation which’s time consuming and expensive. It’s much easier and cheaper to just pay for the repairs or better yet negotiate with the main dealer.
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Actually watched that video maybe 6 months ago. Unless I’m missing something, it’s only a minute long and doesn’t show the mechanic doing anything other than pointing fingers at the engine. No disrespect but I’m still not convinced. I’ll update when I actually try this method again.
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Actually watched that video maybe 6 months ago. Unless I’m missing something, it’s only a minute long and doesn’t show the mechanic doing anything other than pointing fingers at the engine. No disrespect but I’m still not convinced. I’ll update when I actually try this method again.
I called my mechanic today and asked him how many of these he has done this. He said well over twenty with no issues at all. I do know that four of those are my personal friends and none of us have had any issues whatsoever.
Whether you choose this method or the removal of the SC is your decision. My point was simply that some members were quoted rather outrageous sums to do this job because it required the removal of the SC. As I have stated several times here if your SC is coming off anyway for some other reason then this is a good time to do the pipes. If you are removing the SC just to get to the pipes then you might want to discuss this method with your mechanic.
I can only say that I am very happy with the results I obtained and the fact that I saved a great deal of money makes the results even better.
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