ello,

in the process of fitting a 1.8 xr2 engine into my mk 3.5 fiesta,

everything is there to bolt it, engine, gearbox, loom, ecu....

im no expert but thought this wouldn't be a big job (for someone who knows what there doing)

had 2 quotes now, first was £400... but the geezer didn't have a clue, the second was £800!

is this right?

 

800 quid lmao,first price mre like what you pay

 

only a days work, tops.

 

a day = 8hrs and i doubt its sufficient....multiply that by 80 quid/hr (and thats cheap) and ur @ 640 £ then add some fluids and unforseen stuff and VAT.....voilà @ 800 £

the 400£ offer is by someone who doesnt even own every size spanner needed....

 

80quid anhour were the hell you live ? lol dont think you would use many spanners mainly windy gun an socket set

 

OMG you are having a laugh right? £80/hour at a BMW main dealer perhaps, but you can do a lot lot better.

 

im not having a laugh, no.

i tend to bring my cars to good places and thats what they cost. if you want some moron who cant tell his ass from his elbow work on your car then go ahead.....

 

that 800 offer was over 3 days... and he said it could rise...

any know of somebody in west yorks?

 

and you can...just keep on calling round..go and visit the garages, and see what gives....
800 quid lol....thats legalised theft..

 

like were ? just cause they charge u a lot dont mean there gud

if you new anything bout spannering

your best bet it try a few places ,west yorks place in bolton they are good big goeff

 

Hire an engine hoist for a couple of days and do it yourself. Its more satisfying too, once its in and you get it running.

Either that or find some one local who works on cars, no way would i pay 400 quid for an engine removal/fitment.

Good luck.

 

considered that.. i have a hoist already.... wouldn't know where to start lol

 

£80 an hour?

 

i'll do it for £400 drive in drive out.

I just charged someone off here £450 to build an engine inc spraying all bits, swap engines over, fit front mount inc trimming bumper and fit / wire up a cossie management conversion! - think i under charged

 

simple swap for an xr2?? call it £150 then?

 

sorry, only just remembered this post, yeah, i'll do it for that - should've pm'd me cos i bet you've had it done now!!

 

If you have a hoist like the others said then most of the work can be done in little under a few hours.

The MK3.5 had this engine in it aswell so its not complicated. Put the engine and gearbox together and put it in from the bottom. On the loom all the plugs are different from each other so its easy to know here they go and the water plumbing won't take you long either.

The first quote you got sounds more realistic from any normal garage that isn't BMW or Aston Martin....

 

We had an XR4i engine swapped over a few years back at a garage called Colemans in Liversedge, Cleckheaton...... we were charged £150 and it took them 4 hours. Keith helped.

 

Its a simple job that any decent back street garage can do just fine, it doesnt need an expensive speciliast, especially given that NO garage will give any sort of guarentee as he is supplying the engine.

Its all relative, no point paying 800 pound to fit a 200 pound engine!