mcpcartier
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- Joined
- October 17, 2015
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- 44
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- City, State
- SoCal
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2013 Ex Limited 4WD
That is way too high. Even at retail, it is a $950 unit.. $700 in labor is about right.. factoring in $125 an hour at 5-6 hours. You should be in the $1700 range.
Not sure what shops are quoting.....but I could see this being pulled out in 4 hours, rebuild a couple of hours...install 4 hours. Maybe I'm just slow...but 6 hours seems really fast. Drain tranny fluid, disconnect driveshaft, drop exhaust, remove right side axle, drop subframe (control arms, tie rods, steering connection, harness disconnect), remove exhaust manifold/cat, remove mounts connecting PTU to engine, remove PTU......rebuild.....then put it all back in, top off fluids...
I did waste a few hours trying to do a better tranny fluid change but eventually gave up and did the useless 3 drain/fill approach. I'll figure out how to work around the thermal bypass unit next time.