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Rear Main Seal labor time

9.0 hrtypical
7.5 to 11.2hours on most vehicles
$1,350typical labor at $150/hr

Rear Main Seal takes about 9.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 7.5 and 11.2 hours, and the longest take up to 17.5 hours. Cadillac, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Renault and Daewoo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $1,125 to $1,680, about $1,350 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.

Rear Main Seal time on popular vehicles

Rear Main Seal time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac11.7 hr9.8 to 11.7668
Jaguar11.7 hr9.8 to 13.598
Mercedes-Benz11.2 hr9.8 to 13.51,702
BMW11.2 hr9.8 to 13.51,167
Audi11.2 hr9.8 to 13.5712
Porsche11.2 hr9.8 to 11.7581
Volvo11.2 hr9.8 to 11.2463
Lincoln11.2 hr9.8 to 11.7314
Land Rover11.2 hr9.8 to 13.5177
Genesis11.2 hr8.2 to 11.248
Lexus9.8 hr9.8 to 11.7442
Acura9.8 hr9.8 to 11.2238
Infiniti9.8 hr9.8 to 11.7229
Alfa Romeo9.8 hr9.8 to 11.286
Chevrolet9.0 hr7.5 to 9.03,173
Ford9.0 hr7.5 to 9.03,028
Dodge9.0 hr7.5 to 9.02,279
GMC9.0 hr7.5 to 9.01,526
Pontiac9.0 hr7.5 to 9.0811
Oldsmobile9.0 hr7.5 to 9.0557
Mercury9.0 hr7.5 to 9.0512
Studebaker9.0 hr7.5 to 9.067
Hummer9.0 hr7.5 to 9.017
Buick8.6 hr7.5 to 9.0775
Ram8.6 hr7.5 to 9.0326
Mini8.6 hr7.5 to 8.6133
Smart8.6 hr8.6 to 8.66
Toyota7.5 hr7.5 to 8.61,404
Volkswagen7.5 hr7.5 to 8.61,049
Nissan7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6842
Jeep7.5 hr7.5 to 9.0733
Plymouth7.5 hr7.5 to 9.0702
Hyundai7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6640
Chrysler7.5 hr7.5 to 9.0620
Mazda7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6617
Honda7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6486
Subaru7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6468
Kia7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6459
Mitsubishi7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6413
Fiat7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6308
AMC7.5 hr7.5 to 9.0166
Isuzu7.5 hr7.5 to 7.5154
Suzuki7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6151
Saab7.5 hr7.5 to 8.6116
Saturn7.5 hr7.5 to 7.5108
MG7.5 hr7.5 to 7.568
Morgan7.5 hr7.5 to 7.567
Peugeot7.5 hr7.5 to 7.548
Scion7.5 hr7.5 to 7.543
Eagle7.5 hr7.5 to 7.541
Geo7.5 hr7.5 to 7.537
Daewoo7.5 hr7.5 to 7.530
Renault7.5 hr7.5 to 7.528
Opel7.5 hr7.5 to 7.520

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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.