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YOUR RESEARCHDoes engine need to be removed for clutch?
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My dealer charged around 9 hours labor to replaced the clutch.
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The only time the engine has to be removed is when it's time to replace the dome light bulb by the rear view mirror!
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I can't remember if it was for the 993 or 996, but somewhere I saw for one of these that the clutch could be replaced without engine removal.
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My local indy is quoting 18 hrs. for a new clutch which includes engine removal. I can't remember if it was for the 993 or 996, but somewhere I saw for one of these that the clutch could be replaced without engine removal.
Anyone know for sure? If yes for 996 any additional info.
Thanks.
18 hours is crazy. My dealer charged around 9 hours labor to replaced the clutch. Don't know if the engine has to be removed but the tranny has to be dropped.
Porsche Dealers are trained to take the engine down with the trans attached to do a clutch so that is how they charge. You can drop the trans alone saving a lot of time and that is how most independent shops do.
This is how it was explained to me.
As Dharn said, 4-6 hrs max! A clutch replacement should be no more than about $1000 for parts and labor. Now if you need a new flywheel, then the price jumps quickly.
Ask them if you can make an appointment early morning and tell them you need the car back by the end of the day. If they can do it, I guess you should pay for max 8hrs.
Just did mine (99 C2) and my friends a few weeks earlier (04 C2). Parts (no flywheel) were under $500. It took about 9 hours to do. That included jacking up the vehicle and placing it on four jackstands.. You do not have to remove the engine on the 996. Just the transmission..
I had a dealer do mine in half a day while they did the RMS (or was it something else....something that involved the tranny coming out anyway.......). I ended up paying for parts plus one hour as the rest was warranty.
Your guy quoting 18 hrs means either he has no idea what he is doing, or, he is ripping you off.
He said his local Indie, not dealer. Sometimes the indies are worse than dealers. Autothorityor Autoauthority in NoVa is one to avoid, they charge much more than a dealer would.
I just read an article on a 993 clutch replacement compared to a 996, and the 996 was by far, much faster. Maybe your mechanic was quoting a 993 clutch job?
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