Don't know about V12, but it took me 1 hr or less to replace the one on my M119 V8, it's very straight forward.

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99 BMW 540i 6-speed 110K Km
03 SAAB 9-5 wagon 80K Km
92 400E (Sold) 245K km
Still missing the days with the Benz, it kept me busy.