Labor time and rate for RMS repair

[gas-man]

The dreaded RMS issue :( I brought my C4 for a 30,000 mile service to the dealership and found out that I have both RMS leak and valve cover seal leak. B'coz I have a 3rd party warranty (VPC) I told them to repair whatever the problem. They called me back and told that the aftermarket warranty co. will not pay for the labor time and rate that they have from their work book. Dealership is asking 9.5 hours for r&r of RMS at a rate of $85/hr while the warranty co. wants them to lower it down to 6.5 hours at $65/hr. SA even told me that VPC even asked from them if they offer discount coupons :cursing: I was really pissed off b'coz i have to deal with this and called the VPC that they did'nt offer me discount when I paid for the warranty which is a bumper to bumper warranty. Now I am trying to look for a service shop here in west virginia of which the only Porsche approved shop is the only dealership in whole state( the one that I ussually go) The next porsche dealership is about 250 miles away.

Now the question what is really the labor time & rate for the above service and how much is the MSRP for the parts b'coz that is what warranty co. wants to pay only. please help :help:

[0586slb]

At my local dealer in the UK, they reckon about 7 hrs labour. I know they can do the job in 3.5, but the book time is (I'm told) 7hrs.