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Originally Posted by RevyRev
I found out today from the mechanic that the bus has an oil leak at the rear seal of the transmission equaling 14 hours of labor. The exhaust manifold is leaking and has broken bolts, which requires someone special to get them at $300/bolt plus 10 hours labor. The labor is $130/hour. Labor estimate with no parts...$3,100. .
My preventive maintenance is $693. Not bad.
She needs all new tires in the back.
Somebody, anybody, tell me something...encouraging. This is a lot of money. Can this stuff wait until May? Can I drive it down south?
I am thankful they didn't say the engine is bad and to junk it. Not unless they didn't want to tell me.
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Where are you at?
The labor hours are out of a manufacturers book for minimum charge rate?
The engine does not leak oil out of the rear main seal of the transmission?
The motor has a rear main seal that can be time consuming to replace depending on the exact setup/accessibility you have.
The transmission has its own rear shaft seal that could leak but don't take that long to replace depending on access restraints. But even a rear main in a school bus shouldn't take 14-hours.
If it's just a little leak then think about it as rust prevention on the under carriage if you add a quart at every fuel fill then it's time to address it.
The exhaust manifold studs are an issue but if a garage tells you that it takes a specialized company/person to do it then that means that they don't want to do it but if you pay the money they are asking then they will.
It doesn't take a specialized company or person it just takes someone that knows what,how, and willing to do it. In this day and age I guess someone like that is a specialized person.
Get a second opinion/price and then bring to me in NC.
Depending on a few things like dropping the entire oil pan or raising the motor if needed? I Don't know that I am set up for the rear main seal but I can do the manifold studs in a few hours.
That price is high?or I have cut myself short several times? But I ain't a garage either more like a mobile mechanic which in the business world cost more but for yourself it don't even compare.
Good luck