DEF Injector labor time
DEF Injector takes about 2.9 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 1,491 vehicle and engine combinations from 28 makes, most fall between 1.4 and 3.5 hours, and the longest take up to 3.9 hours. Cadillac, Audi and BMW vehicles tend to take the longest; Mazda, Peugeot and Isuzu the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.
At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $210 to $525, about $435 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.
How long it takes across all vehicles
Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.
DEF Injector time on popular vehicles
DEF Injector time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac | 3.9 hr | 3.7 to 3.9 | 35 |
| Audi | 3.7 hr | 3.3 to 3.7 | 25 |
| BMW | 3.7 hr | 3.3 to 3.7 | 9 |
| GMC | 3.5 hr | 2.9 to 3.5 | 205 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3.3 hr | 1.4 to 3.7 | 146 |
| Chevrolet | 3.0 hr | 1.4 to 3.5 | 223 |
| Buick | 3.0 hr | 2.5 to 3.0 | 43 |
| Oldsmobile | 3.0 hr | 2.5 to 3.0 | 31 |
| Pontiac | 3.0 hr | 2.5 to 3.0 | 15 |
| Ford | 2.9 hr | 1.3 to 3.5 | 188 |
| Volkswagen | 2.9 hr | 2.5 to 2.9 | 149 |
| Ram | 2.9 hr | 2.9 to 2.9 | 110 |
| Dodge | 2.9 hr | 2.5 to 2.9 | 74 |
| Fiat | 2.9 hr | 2.9 to 2.9 | 54 |
| Toyota | 2.9 hr | 2.5 to 2.9 | 54 |
| Jeep | 2.9 hr | 2.9 to 2.9 | 27 |
| Kia | 2.9 hr | 2.9 to 2.9 | 9 |
| Hyundai | 2.9 hr | 2.9 to 2.9 | 7 |
| Nissan | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 3.5 | 30 |
| Isuzu | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 22 |
| Peugeot | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 15 |
| Mazda | 2.5 hr | 2.5 to 2.5 | 6 |
Other exhaust repairs
- Resonator
- Exhaust Gasket - Front
- Front Pipe
- Exhaust Hangers
- Tail Pipe
- Downpipe
- Exhaust Manifold Studs
- Exhaust Pipe - Rear Section
- Exhaust Clamp
- Exhaust Gasket - Rear
- Intermediate Pipe
- Muffler
Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.