$18K Repair on 2010 Burb? Yup, it made sense.

[petethepug]

For those of you who were unsure about replacing your motor and/or trans. Makes you wonder if implanting that 6.2L with AFM deleted might actually sound good to the wife.

'That was smart of him': Mechanic says customer paid $18K to get 2010 Suburban repaired. Did he get ripped off? — Daily Dot

A TikTok mechanic was asked about the most expensive repair he's ever done. The answer? A customer once paid $18,000 to get a new engine and transmission in his 2010 Chevrolet Suburban.

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[B-train]

I agree 100% if you have a rust free platform to start with. Put in GM CERTA components and you have another 3yrs/100k on the most important part of the vehicle.

 

[OR VietVet]

I plan to do the same thing to my 2005. When it needs the engine, I will do it. Transmission, I will do it. You can see in my Build Thread, how much I have replaced that works with the future new components.

 

[j91z28d1]

it does sound like a lot. if he spent some time here it could have saved him a lot. probably just needed a afm delete cam swap and a upgraded torque converter to get what he wanted

 

[RVTSP21K]

$18k is cheaper than a new Burb or Hoe! LOL

 

[intheburbs]

Seems kinda high.

I had the motor in my 2008 Suburban replaced by a reputable shop (read: expensive) a few years ago. Stupid oil pickup o-ring got me. GM remanufactured (3/36/100 warranty) long block was $3950, replaced all the cooler lines and high-pressure lines for the hyrdroboost, did a few other small things and the total bill was $7700.

Installing a reman 6L80/90 shouldn't be more than another $6k-$7k, so that's at most $15k.

 

[Geotrash]

Seems kinda high.

I had the motor in my 2008 Suburban replaced by a reputable shop (read: expensive) a few years ago. Stupid oil pickup o-ring got me. GM remanufactured (3/36/100 warranty) long block was $3950, replaced all the cooler lines and high-pressure lines for the hyrdroboost, did a few other small things and the total bill was $7700.

Installing a reman 6L80/90 shouldn't be more than another $6k-$7k, so that's at most $15k.

Agreed, but listed in that total was 4 new tires as well. And I would wager a bunch of other refresh items like the radiator, maybe the transfer case and such. I can see the total going up to $18K for someone else to do the job the way I would want it done if it were mine and I was trying to bring it back to as close to new as I could.

 

[OR VietVet]

$18k is a lot but what has to be considered is the labor rate of the shop and the additional upgrades done for other components that were removed and not reinstalled, but had a new part installed. Fluids and additional work done for maintenance for rest of drivetrain components. On the breakdown of the $18k bill, what was the labor rate and the total hours for the job?