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Author Topic: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6  (Read 3972 times)

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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #15 on: 21 February 2013, 10:34:11 »
Undo 2 bolts on pug , 4 cups of tea and bacon buttie , 10 minutes  :P :P ;D
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #16 on: 21 February 2013, 10:36:40 »
I should add that I often find myself repairing other bits when doing jobs which can increase the time (e.g. I have found the fittings snapped off the rear of the breather bridge, or the coolant pipes wrongly routed) which can add to the time.
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #17 on: 21 February 2013, 10:37:19 »
Quote from: EMD on 21 February 2013, 10:34:11
Undo 2 bolts on pug , 4 cups of tea and bacon buttie , 10 minutes  :P :P ;D

....and changing the coolant temp sensor (10 times)?  ;D

Plus breather and throttle clean up
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #18 on: 21 February 2013, 10:39:11 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2013, 10:37:19
Quote from: EMD on 21 February 2013, 10:34:11
Undo 2 bolts on pug , 4 cups of tea and bacon buttie , 10 minutes  :P :P ;D

....and changing the coolant temp sensor (10 times)?  ;D

Plus breather and throttle clean up

Not got that far yet , must get a book of lies  :( Or some redex  ::)
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #19 on: 21 February 2013, 10:40:39 »
Redex wont clean the throttle body and breathers even on an SPi setup  ;D
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #20 on: 21 February 2013, 10:50:14 »
having done mine 3 times the 3rd time took me an hour and a half. as id already cleaned the breathers. its a doddle once youve done it before :y
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #21 on: 21 February 2013, 10:59:39 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2013, 10:40:39
Redex wont clean the throttle body and breathers even on an SPi setup  ;D

Indeed. That's what the wife's an old toothbrush is for  :D
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #22 on: 21 February 2013, 11:14:45 »
autodata says 1.9hrs for both rocker gaskets and 0.5hrs for the breather work
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #23 on: 21 February 2013, 11:26:29 »
Quote from: Yasmine Lee on 21 February 2013, 11:14:45
autodata says 1.9hrs for both rocker gaskets and 0.5hrs for the breather work

Autodata's times are a good guideline but they assume that everything undoes as it should and there are no other issues such as split vacumn/breather hoses etc :y
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #24 on: 21 February 2013, 15:38:42 »
I spend about 3 hours doing the cam cover gaskets, breathers and throttle bodies 
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #25 on: 21 February 2013, 16:31:32 »
Quote from: EMD on 21 February 2013, 10:34:11
Undo 2 bolts on pug , 4 cups of tea and bacon buttie , 10 minutes  :P :P ;D
a 4 pot is easy  ;D ;D
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #26 on: 21 February 2013, 16:41:52 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2013, 08:13:31
1.5 - 2 hours with a breather clean.

A compitent mechanic should no take much more than 0.5-1 hour more than this as a first time.

Really depends how dirty/clogged up breathers are - took me ages to clean breathers on my old Elite the first time I did them, really clogged up.
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #27 on: 22 February 2013, 16:46:03 »
Quote from: EMD on 21 February 2013, 10:34:11
Undo 2 bolts on pug , 4 cups of tea and bacon buttie , 10 minutes  :P :P ;D
has it got an engine  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #28 on: 22 February 2013, 19:58:40 »
Quote from: bored bigyin54 on 22 February 2013, 16:46:03
Quote from: EMD on 21 February 2013, 10:34:11
Undo 2 bolts on pug , 4 cups of tea and bacon buttie , 10 minutes  :P :P ;D
has it got an engine  ;D ;D ;D

Yeah 4 pots like yours , and a pattern rocker cover  :P :P :P ;D
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Re: How long should it take to replace the rocker gaskets on a V6
« Reply #29 on: 22 February 2013, 20:02:45 »
nowt wrong with a pattern cam gasket  :-X :y
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