Engine rebuild question

[Avanti]

Originally Posted by yelcab1

Want to hear about parts cost?

Each liner on a Ferrari 355 is $1000, it has eight. Head gasket is $500 a piece, it needs 2. Valve job on 40 valves is $4,000. Rings are sold per cylinder at $200 each cylinder. Clutch pack is $2,000. Flywheel runs $4,000. T/O bearing is $600. One set of 16 rod bolts is $1400.

And then you get to pay for the labor.

Word^^^^

Rolls and Bentley are similar. I own one of each.
Pllus for pre- BMW and VW era models, there are only two decent non-dealer parts suppliers and they are located in the UK.

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by yelcab1

Want to hear about parts cost?

Each liner on a Ferrari 355 is $1000, it has eight. Head gasket is $500 a piece, it needs 2. Valve job on 40 valves is $4,000. Rings are sold per cylinder at $200 each cylinder. Clutch pack is $2,000. Flywheel runs $4,000. T/O bearing is $600. One set of 16 rod bolts is $1400.

And then you get to pay for the labor.

And that's one of those unless you do it every 20k miles the car will lose "value" deals...

Ferarri ownership is for the birds...and with all that required maintenance, arguably the cars are junk

[yelcab1]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

.....and with all that required maintenance, arguably the cars are junk

Let's not start slinging the mud around. There is plenty coming from Stuttgart.

[lvporschepilot]

Originally Posted by yelcab1

Want to hear about parts cost?

Each liner on a Ferrari 355 is $1000, it has eight. Head gasket is $500 a piece, it needs 2. Valve job on 40 valves is $4,000. Rings are sold per cylinder at $200 each cylinder. Clutch pack is $2,000. Flywheel runs $4,000. T/O bearing is $600. One set of 16 rod bolts is $1400.

And then you get to pay for the labor.

Not to derail the thread, but let's pump the brakes a bit on the above as it's not entirely accurate. Clutch price, machine work and parts cost for the 5v cylinder heads is about spot on though. $4-5k to knock out those heads and guides which were a fundamental issue.

A new piston set with rings can be had for low $2k and the liners can be refurb just like Porsche liners. A full engine gasket set can be had for $800. Main and rod bearings, $1k. Then there's the headers that fail that can be remedied by a seat of stainless at $4-5k. Not for the timid for sure.

[Marc Bixen]

Here's just one more example of the expense, cam timing, VW, timing gear, cam gear, cam shaft. The same purpose on a 911, over 50 individual part numbers, per side, so that's x2, and that doesn't include the chain housings, covers, cam oil lines etc. 2 parts for a VW, over 100 parts for a 911.
Now cam timing, VW/356, line up one dot between two others, done. 911, dial guages, stands, multiple assemble and dis-assemble operations, minimum, one hour, reality 2-3 hours.
Hope this helps enlighten you to the complexity, and therefore the expense, of repairing a 911 motor.