My 91 300D is at Indie #1 getting delivery valve seals on injection pump replaced....charging me 3-1/2 hours labor. Finally got a call back from Indie #2 (closer, but with higher labor rate) who said he thought it would take about 2 hours....but didn't sound as definite as Indie #1.

So does 3-1/2 hours sound about right or am I getting charged too much labor?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

3-1/2 sounds about right.

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Jim

1.5-2 hrs to R&R intake & about another hour to reseal the delivery valves.

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I work slow.

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Jim

The tie breaker to me is who works on these cars and who does this task more often. And gets it right would be nice, too.

Sixto
87 300D