Originally Posted by
TBM-Legend
Last year staying with a friend in Van Nuys. He has a small shop of he and another A&P. Cirrus needing an engine change . He heads to the owners T-Hangar with his pick and tools at 7am. Engine out and new and an exchange engine fitted with new mounts, new scat hoses and new oil/fuel lines and a cleanup of the mount and bay done by him with his offsider with a lunch break of 30 minutes and running by 6pm ready for dynamic prop balance and check flight at 7am. Back to the owner by 9am. Labour cost $2200.00. [forget exchange rates as salaries are similar] The game changer for me was that he was organised and had pre-ordered the mounts and hoses etc and had a comprehensive toolbox in his truck plus oil etc etc...
The 4 days would be for things such as baffle repairs, cable replacements, receipt and dispatch of engines the "phone calls" and CASA compliance. Cirrus is relatively new compared to the two aircraft mentioned, but have a slightly higher purchase price on most occasions.