Kohler K482 rebuild

[RedPower47 111]

Hey guys, How much am I (roughly) looking at to rebuild a tired K482? or have someone rebuild it? I dont mind doing it but time is an issue. Is there a good place to get the best parts? or is a re power worth it? or just have someone do it if its not to crazy. Just looking at all the possibilities, Its out of a D 180 

 

Thanks 

[oliver2-44 10,698]

This is a reputable business that remanufactures them. Not cheap at $1599, but parts are pricy and I believe this price includes the cost for you to ship your engine (core) and them to ship it back. 

http://shop.kustomlawnandgarden.com/CUB-CADET-KOHLER-M18-HP-ENGINE-LONGBLOCK-REMAN-CORE-CHARGE-CUB18.htm

[pfrederi 18,643]

The link above is for a Magnum 18 not a K482

 

Parts for the cast iron twins are very very hard to come by     I doubt anyone is remanufacturing/overhauling them.

[RedPower47 111]

Thats what i was afraid of...... do you guys recommend just doing a re power?

[pfrederi 18,643]

Repower.  I overhauled a M-18 last year.  With Machine shop work (bore crank and valve seats) and parts (some kind of hard to find) I was just under $900.

[JoeM 8,322]

8 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

I overhauled a M-18 last year

I bet that came out really nice! I like that engine. Only had one and regret the sale. 

[RedPower47 111]

do you guys know if an M18 would fit on a D series easy enough? obviously there would be some sort of small fab work im sure.

[19richie66 17,629]

As long as you can get the crank centerline to match up with the pump centerline, it should work fine. You may have to space the engine up. A Honda,Kohler or Briggs V-twin would be nice too.

Edited November 30, 2022 by 19richie66

[kpinnc 14,620]

On 11/29/2022 at 12:17 PM, RedPower47 said:

do you guys know if an M18 would fit on a D series easy enough?

 

D-160 came with a single cylinder Kohler. Given the engine orientation on the D series, it will be easier to repower than most. You'll just need to make sure you can source a flywheel stub adaptor for whatever engine you get.

[richmondred01 2,307]

On 11/29/2022 at 9:15 AM, pfrederi said:

Repower.  I overhauled a M-18 last year.  With Machine shop work (bore crank and valve seats) and parts (some kind of hard to find) I was just under $900.

I stopped rebuilding twins a few years back my NOS parts ran out and my long time supplier couldn’t get them anymore.

At that time, parts and machine work was around 650-700 and my labor was 350. At the time, people complained about the price of 1000.00 for the complete rebuild. 
 

[pacer 3,177]

As @kpinnc sez the D160's came with the 16hp K341 (I have one) and the K341's are still pretty plentiful with parts readily available. I would think that your trying for one of these would be dead simple, you would have to get the correct oil pan - there were 2-3 variations, but your coupler would swap over and with some minor wire/cable rerouting you would be set.

 

Besides, that K341 is a bad a## engine, one of the best Koehler made.

[kpinnc 14,620]

53 minutes ago, pacer said:

Besides, that K341 is a bad a## engine, one of the best Kohler made.

 

Agreed. 

[RedPower47 111]

Thanks Guys, this was very helpful

[RedPower47 111]

Pacer I sent you a PM!