Fair Price for Labor??

[RAGINASIAN]

I noticed a few drops of oil in the bottom of my garage and no puffs of smoke upon drive. 

 

So I took my car into a local trusted indie and it looks like I got the bad news. 

 

They claim my AOS needs replacement and the RMS or IMS seal/o ring needs replacement.  My car is 996 C4S tiptronic w 78k miles and he claims it will be roughly 20 hrs of Labor or roughly $3k w parts. He claims he has to drop the tranny and engine being a tip .

 

It looks like living w it may not be an option. I've read some forum posts and it seems like this job can all be done at once for $2k w parts. Thoughts?? Or  is this legit? Thanks peeps!

Edited March 11, 2019 by RAGINASIAN

[JFP in PA]

5 hours ago, RAGINASIAN said:

I noticed a few drops of oil in the bottom of my garage and no puffs of smoke upon drive. 

 

So I took my car into a local trusted indie and it looks like I got the bad news. 

 

They claim my AOS needs replacement and the RMS or IMS seal/o ring needs replacement.  My car is 996 C4S tiptronic w 78k miles and he claims it will be roughly 20 hrs of Labor or roughly $3k w parts. He claims he has to drop the tranny and engine being a tip .

 

It looks like living w it may not be an option. I've read some forum posts and it seems like this job can all be done at once for $2k w parts. Thoughts?? Or  is this legit? Thanks peeps!

 

Welcome to RennTech 

I would ask your tech how he determined the AOS is bad, and what does he base his RMS/IMS seal leakage upon.  20 hours is excessive, more like 8-10 hours is realistic to pull the Tip and replace both the AOS and either the RMS or IMS seals.  I would also check with another Porsche oriented shop for a second opinion.

[RAGINASIAN]

He claims there is oil leaking from both areas after an inspection underneath my car. 

 

20 hrs was a bit excessive in my opinion as well. Are you stating that a competent mechanic should realistically be able to do all that work(AOS, oil, coolant, RMS etc) and put the engine back together in half of that time?

 

If so I have to believe that they are being deceptive and charging me more than what the dealer would charge in this case. 

[B3-CPO]

2nd opinions are worth their weight in gold with it comes to these cars. This shop is probably wanting to cover their butts and so they've over estimated on labor. I would do a manometer reading to rule out the AOS. Check out Jake Raby's YouTube channel and look up the video "Does you AOS suck?". 

 

http://www.youtube.com/c/RennvisionbyTheKnowledgeGruppe?sub_confirmation=1

 

When I had my clutch serviced and also did the IMS bearing. The RMS was fine, but the IMS was leaking oil from the flange. I went ahead and had the RMS done as well. 

Edited March 15, 2019 by b3freak

[wyovino]

$3000 is not unreasonable if he's replacing the AOS and RMS, and upgrading the IMSB on a Tiptronic.

[Andrew911]

If it makes you feel any better,  closest independent to me quoted close to $5,000 for IMS job.  This is on a 2003 Tiptronic.

Edited March 23, 2019 by Andrew911