price of valve adjustment?

[doofdog]

What does a dealer get to do a valve adjustment on an 86? Any clues would be helpfull.. I know I could do it myself but I just did the brakes, alternator and adjusted the pedals. If the wife sees me work on it one more time she will make me sell it because thats time better spent with her.

[This message has been edited by doofdog (edited 07-01-2001).]

[ping1957]

Just had mine done on a 87 at an independent Porsche shop for $225. I'm located in the Midwest. Don't know if geographic location has any bearing on price.

[doofdog]

Ill just add 100 to that it seems here in boston things are a little more. Thanks

[porsguru]

here in oregon only $175.00

[tsniu]

$200 or so sounds attractive to me. I live here in the bay area where I am still waiting for the dot.com fall out to lower cost of living expenses. So far, it has been a lonely wait.

Maybe it is a lot like Boston. The $225 was the going rate maybe 3-5 years ago -- and that was for tbe frugal who dared to accept the more friendly minded mechanic's suggestion that in fact they do not need to also replace oil that supposedly streams from the valve covers once removed.

I bought the valve clearance tool and planned on doing it myself, but then figured that it would be a good afternoon for a first timer. And then it still might not be right so maybe another afternoon or more. So, I figured take it in and have it done the right way first time.

Al Bauer -- $400 plus with new oil for a 78SC. So yes, now, I am looking a little more closely now at those tech articles that describe the drag on the feeler guage when you set the adjustment at the perfect (i.e,. factory) setting. $400 for an afternoons' work could work for me, especially if the same rate applied to the morning, then I might also work more overtime! We'll see.

Regards Tom

[Wayne 962]

Talk about a rip-off. It takes me about 2 hours, and that's with a lot of moaning and complaining too. $200 an hour? I'll adjust anyone's valves for $400 if they want to bring the car by the shop (or my garage). I'll even give you fresh oil...



-Wayne

[tsniu]

Wayne wrote:

I'll adjust anyone's valves for $400 if they want to bring the car by the shop (or my garage). I'll even give you fresh oil...



-Wayne[/B][/QUOTE]

Reply:

C'mon Wayne, I know the reality is that the experienced mechanic doesn't even use the guage -- simply feels the play with his thumb or whatever and replaces the gaskets! And let it be said, heretics aside, the valve adjustment is supposedly fairly stable over thousands of miles and doesn't require that much adjustment to begin with!

Regards. Tom

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

Well times my vary as the cars are different equiped and sometimes you will hit into s.h.i.t. In fact I sometimes spend very much time to repair studs or get the bend covers thight. Also sometimes you have one off those worn out never serviced examples witch will not adjust evenly.

I never see the valve seting as a singular item, it belongs to a service witch also checks the rest off the engine and gies trough the car.

If you have done this on a daily base you will not need to much time and yes you could delete the feeler by just looking and probing the rocker arm. But if you go so far then you go the full way.

If you have the right tools it just takes a thad longer and all is on the save side ( Well I have some days where I better would stay at home ) and a droped valve is allways a bad thing

Grüsse