It is a time consuming and crappy job. I have done a few, and can do it in a few hours now. But getting to the bolts is a big PITA. Turbo has to come out, which isnt bad.

Depends what he thinks his time is worth. The dealer would probably want close to 1000$. But the OEM up pipes are like 250$ of that.

 

My aftermarket Y-Pipe I installed did not fit well going in, taking a crowbar to align it. Needless to say after in it leaked. I'd like to see why he is selling the Y-Pipe to start with. I then had an OEM pipe installed and it worked fine.

I had more work than just the Y-Pipe done so I don't know the portion of the bill that went for that, but I think about $700 total from a shop may be a fair price. I'm guessing the $250 for the pipe and 4 hours of labor.

There's other stuff like getting the turbo cleaned since its out, maybe another hour of labor. Also, taking a look at the exhaust manifold and see if it is leaking with black smoke stains where it attaches to the engine, which would mean a new seal and or manifold is needed.

If you do decide to do the work yourself, moon wrenches and a super long extension bar from underneath is how I loosened and tightened the bolts.

 

Great info guys thanks. The y pipe is from a project that didn’t go so it is just laying around along with the full exhaust system. He is a mechanic and has done a few of these. I always like to get other opinions on price so I know what he is asking is in the ball park. For what I’ve learned replacing the deformed y pipe is a big benefit for the motor and turbo.