What should I charge for labor? It was an involved job, I've changed many water pumps but this was one of the more difficult that most I have done. I do tons of side jobs but feel like i'm cutting myself short sometimes. What would be a fair price for labor on this vehicle. I can't imagine a shop would let you leave for under a couple hundred in labor, so I figure 80 bucks may be fair?? What do you think?
2007-12-16 06:08:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
I would say about $150
Especially if you have to pull the radiator
2007-12-16 06:11:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. But this is for an experienced tech. Unless you had unexpected trouble, I would charge for 2 hours. about 80 bucks is fair. You don't want to run you're business off just because this was the first pump you did on this type motor. You need to get a book telling you how much time it normally takes to do a job. And don't cut you'reself short either. They can have you do it for $80 labor or they can take it to a dealer for twice that much.......at least. Where I live they charge $85 an houre!
2007-12-16 10:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Jackolantern 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1994 Dodge Ram 1500
2016-10-02 07:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could charge by the hour like shops do. The ones around here (dealers) charge a lot - $75/hr. just for labor alone. Seems like $80 would be very fair, especially if it was a tough job. You didn't mention how long it took to do it. You could call a dealer nearby and ask what they would charge, so if the owner gets upset at what you charge, you could tell them how much it would have been at the dealer. You provided a service that the owner wouldn't or couldn't do, so don't sell yourself short, especially for a really good job!
2007-12-16 06:21:40 · answer #4 · answered by Kim R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can easily charge around 65 bucks an hour and not be questioned over it,i know how hard those are to change,i usually go by the hour on those because of the complications involved with doing some of them,id go with 65 bucks an hour that's a fair way to price it,and don't forget to mark up your parts other wise you loose money on them unless the customer bought them,good luck with it.,,PS if your going to do this for a living or even part time make sure you get paid for it,the book time on some of these jobs isn't worth the paper its written on,the engineers don't take this in to consideration when they make up the labor rates on these jobs,good luck.
2007-12-16 07:19:42 · answer #5 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a clutch fan, has the bolts that hold it on, behind the big metal disk. That is the big disk that usually has a round coiled up spring in the center..Remove those 4 or 5 nuts, carefully slide it forward, and fan and clutch ought to come off, if radater is not in the way. HOW EVER, If you find that the fan is electric, instead of mechanical, the water pump may be gotten at with out taking all of that stuff off. It may be better if a trusted mechanic does this. The hassle and problemscan really piss you off if you have never done this.
2016-04-09 07:14:39 · answer #6 · answered by Jane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A WATER PUMP TAKES ABOUT 2-3 HOUR JOB.SHOP'S CHARGE ABOUT 75-95 DOLLARS A HOUR PLUS PARTS.SO 240.00 TO 160.00
2007-12-16 06:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it calls for 1.7 hours and can be done in a little over a half hour. if i was doing it on the side i wouldn't charge more than 40.
2007-12-16 09:06:16 · answer #8 · answered by sprinkles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
most shops charge about 80 an hour
2007-12-16 06:11:37 · answer #9 · answered by THE PSYCHO 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
shouldn't the price of the job been settled on before you did any work.80 is too cheap.150 is more like it.But what if the owner doesn't like that price.The cars already fixed!!!!!oh oh!!
2007-12-16 08:53:46 · answer #10 · answered by hemiboy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋