Spark Plugs - V8 labor time

1.8 hrtypical

1.5 to 2.3hours on most vehicles

$270typical labor at $150/hr

Spark Plugs - V8 takes about 1.8 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 2,870 vehicle and engine combinations from 53 makes, most fall between 1.5 and 2.3 hours, and the longest take up to 3.0 hours. Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar vehicles tend to take the longest; Scion, Renault and Hyundai the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

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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 $225 to $345, about $270 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Spark Plugs - V8 time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Cadillac	2.3 hr	2.2 to 2.3	88
Mercedes-Benz	2.3 hr	2.0 to 2.7	60
Jaguar	2.3 hr	2.0 to 2.7	47
Land Rover	2.3 hr	2.0 to 2.3	34
BMW	2.2 hr	2.0 to 2.7	339
Audi	2.2 hr	2.2 to 2.2	19
Porsche	2.0 hr	2.0 to 2.2	55
Alfa Romeo	2.0 hr	2.0 to 2.2	13
Ford	1.8 hr	1.5 to 2.3	457
Chevrolet	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	302
GMC	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	184
Ram	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	143
Pontiac	1.8 hr	1.7 to 1.8	53
Mercury	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	44
Buick	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	24
AMC	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	15
Studebaker	1.8 hr	1.5 to 1.8	13
Mini	1.7 hr	1.5 to 1.7	67
Jeep	1.7 hr	1.5 to 1.8	36
Saab	1.7 hr	1.5 to 1.7	7
Smart	1.7 hr	1.7 to 1.7	6
Dodge	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.8	199
Mazda	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	78
Morgan	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	67
Toyota	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	64
Chrysler	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	61
Volkswagen	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.7	52
Oldsmobile	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.8	50
Honda	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.7	47
Plymouth	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.8	35
Mitsubishi	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	34
Kia	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.7	33
Isuzu	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.7	27
Saturn	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	26
Nissan	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	16
Subaru	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.7	13
Suzuki	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	11
Hyundai	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.7	10
Renault	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	8
Scion	1.5 hr	1.5 to 1.5	6

Other ignition repairs

Ignition Control Module1.4 hr typical
Ignition Switch1.4 hr typical
Ignition Lock Cylinder1.4 hr typical
Ignition Timing Adjustment0.6 hr typical
Spark Plugs1.0 hr typical
Ignition Coil - Single0.5 hr typical
Ignition Coils - All2.3 hr typical
Spark Plug Wires0.6 hr typical
Distributor1.8 hr typical
Distributor Rebuild3.0 hr typical
Distributor Cap and Rotor1.2 hr typical
Ignition Points and Condenser Replacement1.8 hr typical

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.