I would estimate, that really experienced mechanics familiar with the 2.7 could do it in roughly 1/2 the flag hours. I would guess that it's rough 20 hours flagged. Maybe more or less depending on how complete the engine assembly they send out is. The more complete the assembly, the quicker they will be able to get it in and out.Can someone give me an idea of what a repair like this takes, time wise?
By my count there are 350 million individual tubes and wires visible in the engine bay. How many of these need to be disconnected, replaced, otherwise dealt with in a full replacement? What are the failure rates of dealership-installed engines relative to factory-installed ones?
I am assuming that they are going to ship a long block with turbos.
I might add, it looks like nearly as much of a PITA as R&Ring my Ferrari engine and subframe is (which is also about 20 hours flagged), but I have done it so many times, that I can get it out and back in half that time. Really good mechanics are faster than I am and dealership mechanics know all sorts of little things that make life much easier.
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