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Ford NewHolland 8240 Water pump

  • 06-09-2013 12:34pm
    #1
    SIX PACK
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    Hi im Just wondering if anyone knows what kind of money i would expect to pay to get new water pump fitted to my 8240 :confused:I have the parts got,
    So essentially its just for the Labor !?


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  • #2
    Mechanic365
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭Mechanic365


    SIX PACK wrote: »
    Hi im Just wondering if anyone knows what kind of money i would expect to pay to get new water pump fitted to my 8240 :confused:I have the parts got,
    So essentially its just for the Labor !?

    Youre talking 2 - 2.5 hours work but its simple anyways, just borrow some tools. Only special ones ya need are a set of ratchet spanners.

    Drain coolant into a clean container
    Unbolt radiator, remove the belt, remove the pump and then or before(whichever suits) remove the fan. Clean the head and install with new gaskets. Re assemble...

    I duno what the rate for labour is but bare on mind they will also charge for coolant and whatnot...


  • #3
    SIX PACK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭SIX PACK


    Thanks Mechanic 365 . Just for the record i got a neighbour up the road to do it & he's looking for €300 cash off me now, Told me he got serious hardship.
    To be fair when i asked him to do it he just told me to get the parts which were Waterpump, two O rings, Fan belt, & 10 litres Antifreeze, Gasket,
    When i asked him for price he said and i quote {I wont be hard on you}

    So instead of getting a few prices i just went with him. & the Brazing Fcu**r- wants to screw me :mad: If i had a saddle he'd probably get up and ride me.
    I gave him €150 already & told him wont have remainder for 2 weeks.

    We live in a rural area & you dont like to fall out with a neighbour but in this case its a bit of an exception


  • #4
    maidhc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,722 ✭✭✭maidhc


    Well maybe he did get a lot of hassle with it. One rounded head or broken bolt can easily add hours to a job like this.

    It took me the most of an hour to change a idler pulley on a TS115 before, by the time I had various guards and so on out of the way.


  • #5
    Mechanic365
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭Mechanic365


    maidhc wrote: »
    Well maybe he did get a lot of hassle with it. One rounded head or broken bolt can easily add hours to a job like this.

    It took me the most of an hour to change a idler pulley on a TS115 before, by the time I had various guards and so on out of the way.

    That little plastic pulley goes all da time, ya fair enuf a bolt would cause hassle but he would mention that. The lads that just say "oh its a hard job put a pump in one of those yolks" is a cowboy.

    Ask the next mechanic you see 'how hard is it put a clutch in a ts90 classic gearbox', if he says its hard then hes full cowboy!


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