Engine replacement . Ecoboost and GM 5.3
Have 330,000 on my 2009 suburban 5.3 . Pricing out New motor for the future . Can get New motor installed for around 6500. My mechanic had a 2012 f150 he was replacing ecoboost motor on, and he told m...
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twodownzero wrote:mkirsch wrote:
Good lord people! Do you expect the mechanic to work for free?
We have one poster quoting the long block from Jeg's for $3500. This estimate is INSTALLED for $6500. Doesn't seem that out of line to me.
If you will pay me $3,000 to install a plug in, bolt in engine, please line up and I will quit my day job.
Well you don't get to keep the entire $3,000.
You have to pay insurance,utility's,rent,disposal fees, licenses and permits and taxes.
You can keep what's left and hope everything went well and you don't have any call backs.
