2000 GMC Jimmy Engine Rebuild

I'm showing labor to be 19 to 22 hours depending on if you have all the add ons like and oil cooler, and cruise control.

around here, $95 is a common labor rate
so that would be 1800 to 2100 in labor.

then you have to figure in the cost of the engine and extras like antifreeze, oil, belts, mounts...

and PS, your comment about your 2000 being old...
My NEWEST car was made in 1985.

I hope this helps.

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[quote:55964f9227="lronhaar"]I was hoping your estimate would include the cost of a rebuilt engine. I’m assuming that the cost of a long block would be higher than a short block, but that the labor costs might be lower. At this truck’s age and mileage, is a lng block a better “investment”?

The Jimmy broke down on a trip into the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. It is currently parked outside the only repair shop in a very small town that we’ve never been to before, and where we know nobody. If the mechanic calls us after doing some diagnostics, we want to know if his price is reasonable or a rip-off..[/quote:55964f9227]

i didn't price the engine for a reason. Prices range wildly depending on who did the re-manufacturing, you could even buy a new crate engine from GM. The cheapest route would probably be to have your engine rebuilt by a machine shop.

I looked up the time for a long block, because a short block is only half of a rebuilt engine. A short block doesn't include heads. And you didn't indicate what part of the engine failed.

and speaking of a failed part. It would be unusual for engine to need to be completely rebuilt with only 70,000 miles on it.
What is the repair shop saying is the problem?
And don't let them say, "the engine is blown."
Get a technical answer.