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I HAVE BOOKED MY RR IN AT THE LOCAL STEALERS (FARNEL BOLTON) TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK SHIELD REPLACED. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS TAKES 3.7 HOURS. PARTS £40 SHIELD AND £50 STRAPS/FITTINGS LABOR £486. DO YOU THINK THIS IS REASONABLE?
 
#2 ·
Looks like it is a reasonably big job to replace:

 
#3 ·
About £130.00 an hour labour. Probably right these days but sounds a lot to me. The shield comes in one piece and goes across the car so the exhaust and the propshaft have to come off first so that’s where the time comes in.
Is yours very rusty? Had a look at mine at the start of the lockdown and wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, went round the rusty bits with some hammerite rust cure.
 
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£130 AN HOUR BECAUSE CAR IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. UNDER 3 YEARS IS £160 AN HOUR. BACK IN THE 90S THEY HAD 3 DIFFERENT RATES FOR DEFENDER, DISCOVERY AND RANGE ROVER
 
#4 ·
I know there is a lot to remove, but how can anyone justify £130 p/h? They seriously need to think about reducing their operating costs.
At that rate it would be cheaper pay a reputable non specialist to take twice as long!
 
#5 ·
It must be bad if it needs replaced. If it's not too bad I'd be using some ACF50 or curust then hammerite on it rather than replacing it at that price.
 
#6 ·
I got mine replaced under warranty. It was only surface rust but I showed then
m some photos of how bad it could rust through. They said they’d send the photos to JLR as what could happen.
 
#9 ·
I had a local garage do mine - it was crumbling to bits. Bought the shield myself and had it powder coated first. The main problem for them was removing the exhaust and prop shaft - they were solid. The prop shaft should have originally been assembled with some type of grease but was completely dry. It took them about 5 hrs to complete and was charged £200 labour.
All I can say, the price they’re quoting for the tank shield alone is a good one.
 
#11 ·
I wonder if dealers realise, the way they’re increasing their hourly rate, it will soon be cheaper to get a solicitor to have a look at your car 🤔
 
#12 ·
I think I may have to crawl underneath mine tmw morn to look at the fuel shield. It’s going to Austen at Bell Engineering in two weeks for a Haldex service. Am I right in saying he has to unbolt the propshaft and exhaust to do this which is the same as when the fuel shield is replaced.Just thinking if it is corroded and he’s willing I could kill two birds with one stone 🤔
 
#16 ·
It is incredible that JLR do not cover this under the anti-corrosion warranty.
Unfortunately that is a crazy price.
If you don’t fancy doing yourself, as mentioned above, I’d get your local trusted garage to do it. There is no need or point to having JLR do this work at a million pounds an hour unless it is FOC under warranty.
 
#18 ·
It is incredible that JLR do not cover this under the anti-corrosion warranty.
Unfortunately that is a crazy price.
If you don’t fancy doing yourself, as mentioned above, I’d get your local trusted garage to do it. There is no need or point to having JLR do this work at a million pounds an hour unless it is FOC under warranty.
Agree there CBW, Order the parts then if you can DIY, failing that use your local independent. Treat it yourself with anti rust first, will be 1/3 of JLR dealer.
 
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You have me slightly confused there Vet ? 🤔
 
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Very rude newcomer. I’m not being spoken to like that. Sorted so you’re not confused 😁
 
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Had my Evoque MY14 in Halford's for it's annual service plus MOT and it failed to pass due to the fuel tank heat shield rusted right through and disintegrating to zilch. Checked for a replacement on internet to find that one company has them on backorder and none will be available till January 2022. Took vehicle to an indy JLR company who confirmed that there are NONE available in the whole of UK and one company stated that they make them to order so will be available in 3-5 weeks! WTF are JLR thinking???? The Indy JLR explained that they were surprised to learn that Halford's failed its MOT as the heat shield wasn't that a necessary piece and that some MOT stations actually remove them if it had disintegrated and passed the vehicles for an MOT!!! Halford's issued the failed MOT outlining that the vehicle was deemed dangerous to drive as risk of catching fire (diesel catching fire, I ask? Petrol, aye, but diesel??). Seemed to me that they were 'covering their backs' or playing mind games. Methinks that as Halford's are more than capable of carrying out the usual servicing plus fitting new brakes, tyres, dampers, exhausts and the likes but, of course, cannot carrying out work on the various make of vehicles outside of their usual services. The Indy JLR quoted £450 to fix it somehow and think that they mentioned obtaining a used heat shield. Any other RRE owners experienced similar problems?
 
#23 ·
@sb0408 Re. availability. Yes, this has been mentioned in a few recent posts:
 
#24 ·
I think if there are shards of metal sticking out it may be considered a fail, under sharp edges or excessive corrosion. But i'd expect if it was removed so nothing sharp it should probably go through.

Might be worth reporting them to the DVLA who may well retest it (at your cost, refundable if you pass)

I guess you saw these who have them made on request 5-10 weeks


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#26 ·
I guess you saw these who have them made on request 5-10 weeks
Thanks for sharing this linkl Phil - My local mechanic has been struggling to source this part. I've ordered today, so hopefully, I'll get it sorted before its next inspection!
 
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