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Piston - Single labor time

8.6 hrtypical
7.2 to 11.2hours on most vehicles
$1,290typical labor at $150/hr

Piston - Single takes about 8.6 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 7.2 and 11.2 hours, and the longest take up to 26.0 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

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 $1,080 to $1,680, about $1,290 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.

Piston - Single time on popular vehicles

Piston - Single time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac11.2 hr9.4 to 11.2668
Jaguar11.2 hr9.4 to 12.998
Mercedes-Benz10.8 hr9.4 to 12.91,702
BMW10.8 hr9.4 to 12.91,167
Audi10.8 hr9.4 to 12.9712
Porsche10.8 hr9.4 to 12.9581
Volvo10.8 hr9.4 to 10.8463
Lincoln10.8 hr9.4 to 11.2314
Land Rover10.8 hr9.4 to 12.9177
Genesis10.8 hr9.4 to 14.548
Lexus9.4 hr9.4 to 11.2442
Acura9.4 hr9.4 to 10.8238
Infiniti9.4 hr9.4 to 11.2229
Alfa Romeo9.4 hr9.4 to 10.886
Chevrolet8.6 hr7.2 to 8.63,173
Ford8.6 hr7.2 to 12.83,028
Dodge8.6 hr7.2 to 8.62,279
GMC8.6 hr7.2 to 8.61,526
Pontiac8.6 hr7.2 to 8.6811
Oldsmobile8.6 hr7.2 to 8.6557
Mercury8.6 hr7.2 to 8.6512
Ram8.6 hr7.2 to 8.6326
Studebaker8.6 hr7.2 to 8.667
Hummer8.6 hr7.2 to 8.617
Buick8.3 hr7.2 to 8.6775
Mini8.3 hr7.2 to 8.3133
Smart8.3 hr8.3 to 8.36
Toyota7.2 hr7.2 to 8.31,404
Volkswagen7.2 hr7.2 to 8.31,049
Nissan7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6842
Jeep7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6733
Plymouth7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6702
Hyundai7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3640
Chrysler7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6620
Mazda7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3617
Honda7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3486
Subaru7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3468
Kia7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3459
Mitsubishi7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3413
Fiat7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3308
AMC7.2 hr7.2 to 8.6166
Isuzu7.2 hr7.2 to 7.2154
Suzuki7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3151
Saab7.2 hr7.2 to 8.3116
Saturn7.2 hr7.2 to 7.2108
MG7.2 hr7.2 to 7.268
Morgan7.2 hr7.2 to 7.267
Peugeot7.2 hr7.2 to 7.248
Scion7.2 hr7.2 to 7.243
Eagle7.2 hr7.2 to 7.241
Geo7.2 hr7.2 to 7.237
Daewoo7.2 hr7.2 to 7.230
Renault7.2 hr7.2 to 7.228
Opel7.2 hr7.2 to 7.220

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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.