labor time to replace radiator in minivans
Hey dudes! I m new to this forum, but have been on others for a while. Anywhooooooo...I have a question for the techs here. What is the labor time to replace a radiator on a 96 T&C? My uncle has this car and I thought it would be an hour or 2 but I started around 930a and didnt finish until 5p. Now I charge $65/labor and it cant be $400 just in labor? I will subtract about 2.5 hours for this job because it was my 1st time doing it in a Chrysler minivan(didnt know you had to pull the nosepiece to remove the 2 10mm bolts that affix the radiator to the condenser) and I didnt use power tools(all hand tools since I did it on the street). Plus the time I spent moving my car and all so instead of 8 hours I ll say 5 hours for this job. Is this right? Whats the book say?
Autozone has the aftermarket radiator for $190, so had I done this in my shop(which I will, the 1st time wasnt because it was family it was to learn this car. And subsequent time will be for a fee) I would charge 1.5 for the part, and supplies. So where at like $285 for the radiator, $10 for clamps, $40 for the OIL cooling hoses, $40 for coolant and $325 for labor + tax. This thing took all day. While I m at it. I gotta look at a Jeep Grand Cherokee manana and the rear wheel bearings...are they bolted on or pressed in? I bet they wont come out with a slide hammer will they? |
2.2 hours warranty time 1.7
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Well, its 1996 so there wouldnt be any warranty time. But damn! 2.2??????????? Man, I spent all day on that thing. I couldnt go that then. I have to sell that job at least at 4 hours in order to even bother doing it. Shoot, 5 to be on the safe side. I told my uncle if I wasnt related that would have billed as a $600/job, with the aftermarket radiator.
But thanks man...wow, 2.2. Haha! |
I usually sell it for 3, but that includes a thermostat.
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U should have read the manual b4 u started the job that would have given u an idea of what to do. In real time Tntech and I can do them in an hour or so.
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How would an independent shop have a vehicle specific shop manual for a 15 year old car?
Even factory manuals dont accurately demonstrate the REAL time needed to do the job. When I worked with Volvo they would only 2.5 hours to do an evaporator in P2 platform. Thats a 5 hour job. There was only ONE guy there who wanted to do the job and that was because he was the shop foreman so he didnt worry about making time. |
On demand. Or all data. Or Haynes. Or a factory manual.
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Noooo siree bob. Haynes manuals suck! Mitchells is good for Emissions and Electrical troubleshooting diagrams.
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I dont know what ver or subscription to what U have but Mitchell and all data have the same info as the Chrysler website
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Yea but the Chrysler website is only accessible to Chrysler techs. When I worked for a Chrylser shop it was cool because you could access the info from any computer(same as Ford) but you need to have an active username and be at a Chrysler dealer. And Mitchell doesnt carry current model year info, there is a model year lag which requires you to subscribe every year to get that.
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