Just wanted to know if anyone could give me a rough estimate on the labor cost to replace my entire engine and transmission in my 97 Jaguar xk8 coup???? I already have the motor and transmission and I know a mechanic but wanted to find out about how much the labor should cost normally????? Thanks

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Graham

 

The cost is somewhat dependent on where you live, but we are lacking that information.

 

around 900-1200 USD.

 

I swapped out a BMW engine and transmission in a day. But that’s home DIY with a friend. So let’s say it’s 8 hours at Approx USD100 per hour.

So a labour charge of around USD800 seems a reasonable base fee to start with. However there’s always the possibility of unforeseen f£&k ups which will delay things and cost more. Always some extra parts are needed. For me it was the motor mounts, coolant pipes, and the rusted bolts on the f£&king prop shaft.

Well worth shopping around at your local Indie garages to check their charge rates and also gauge their expertise. Free lance mechanics, working at indie garages, probably paid for their own training, and are sometimes expected to have their own tools. So the charge rates can sometimes surprise people.... someone needs to pay for their training and tool kits.

 

Depends also on what you want to do

• Do you want to take advantage of the new engine on the stand to do all the preventative maintenance upfront? Chains/tensioners, valley hoses, seals and o-rings? rebuild of the transmission (A-drum and transgo valve)? Injector service? Throttle body and intake cleanup? Heater pump rebuild?
• Do you have a "naked" engine and all the accessories have to be transferred (alternator, power steering, etc.)?
• Is the engine the exact same (AJ26 from an XK8) or is it only similar (AJ27 from another model)?
• Do you trust the new engine/trans combo is up to par?

You can probably make this as much of a project as you want, especially if you take advantage of all the rebuild options upfront, and end up with a engine/trans combo good for a very long time. OTOH, you can probably do a quick best effort swap and see how it goes, but keep in mind these early cars had a number of known flaws (secondary tensioners and trans A-drum on top of the list) that will need to be addressed sooner or later.

Best of luck, keep us posted.

 

Jaguar warranty time for engine and transmission assembly, remove for access and install is about 7 hours.

A 'real-world' estimate would be warranty times-time-and-a-half (7.0 x 1.5= 10.5 hours)

If you need to transfer components from one assembly to the other you should add more time.

12 to 15 hours would be a fair guess??