Hour labor estimate for tranny replacement on 996

I've posted this over on Pelicanparts... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folks what would the hour duration of the effort be to drop an engine, replace a tip tranny and reinstall engine in a 2002 996 C2? An indy shop tells me we're looking at about 20 hours work, but my warrantee company tells me about 9 hours. Thanks!

warrantee company is much closer to reality. I have a 6 speed but had it removed and reinstalled back on the road within about that time. I don"t imagine that a tip would be much more time. good luck! Pete

Porsche says you have to drop the engine/tip together then separate thats why they told you that. 20 hours seems high. You can easily drop the 6 speed in a few hours maybe less.

wow 20hrs?? some one who knows what there doing on a lift can drop and motor w/ trans in a about 3-4 hrs

Dealer charged me 8 hours to drop manual trans and replace clutch. Same dealer charged me 20 hours to drop trans and perform an engine swap - I believe that was on the high side - tech told me it takes 12 actual hours to drop trans and perform an engine swap.

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When my Turbo's 6-speed was replaced under CPO warranty the tech told me that had the car not had a warranty the cost in labor would have been around $1K. That works out to around 8 hours. He said he supports the engine so just the transmission comes out. And in fact that is what he did. I think I snapped a pic of the engine being supported by a (tall!) engine support jack. (Pics are on other laptop not handy right now.) I seem to recall being told that in the case of a Tip the tranny can't be dropped without dropping the engine.

for a shop that's done it before... 2 hours remove intake drain coolant unhook wiring harness remove a/c -or- break line loose and recharge after new engine in unhook ps lines remove slave cylinder remove shifter linkage remove half shafts from trans remove sway bar remove underbody cross members remove rear bumper cover remove motor mounts remove trans mouns drop motor/trans

Part of the extra time pulling an auto trans is unbolting the flex plate from the flywheel. You have to remove the starter and turn the engine to get to each of the bolts. There is a tool to hold the engine while removing the trans.

That's a 2 hour job? Maybe in your dreams.

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I got caught up in the removal only. For replacement (manual), I would say 6 hours for someone who knows what they are doing. The 996 engine removal is one of the easiest I've ever done. I wasn't thinking about an automatic. Ugh that would be grueling.

It really depends on the shop too. Some shops will use a flat rate and others will bill for actual hours worked. Depending on the experience of the shop I would say that the rate could vary by quite a bit.

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Now that is an interest way to lift up the car to drop the engine but how did you move the engine to were it is in the picture? Looks like the legs of the lift would capture the engine. And, with no prior experience, I dropped my manual out in two evenings so around 4-5 hours taking my time and it was on a lift. Don't see why an automatic would take any more time.

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Other than getting to the starter to remove it and unbolting the flex plate probably not too much more difficult. Time yourself next time you pull a Tiptronic.