Good question, Jay. One of the reasons I am posting is that the prices
do sound high. My mechanic got the prices for me, and when I asked how
we were doing in terms of price, he said we were not too far off the
Air Power (van Bortel) prices, which are $300 over factory invoice. I
checked, and he is correct about this.

The Air Power website shows prices around $34K for a new O-540
(factory rebuilt is $23K, a big difference). A TIO540A is shown as new
for $68K and $42K for rebuilt. The model for the Malibu Mirage
(TIO540AB?) is about $93K for a new engine.

These prices do seem considerably higher than when I checked a year or
so ago, but I can't say I've ever looked this closely before. Maybe
the economy is recovering faster than we thought, or maybe there has
been a price jump in honor of those of us who will do our engines this
year!

I've been advised against a field overhaul, because the aircraft had
one last time (nearly 1500 hours ago). I'm probably not as clear as I
should be about what my mechanic's concerns are, but we are probably
looking at new or reman.

Thanks for your input,

-Phil


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:9usqb.127688$HS4.1018541@attbi_s01...
The choice is a new or factory remanufactured engine. My trusted
Cessna sources in Santa Maria, CA favor a new Continental engine (at
about $37,000), but they are not particularly negative about a reman
from Continental (about $31,000). I've also talked to Western Skyways
about a reman. with the Millenium engine (very roughly $29,000).

Crikey, Phil, why is your 520 so much more expensive than my Lycoming O-540?
Last year I was able to have my O-540 field overhauled (by a guy who's been
in the biz for 40 years), with all new Millennium cylinders, for $18K. I
think a factory reman was around $25K at the time.

Is there something special about your Continental, or have prices really
gone up that much in a year?