morning Neil OUCH" :( :( i don't have an s type so i cant comment but no doubt one of our s type members will get back to you asap, & to be sure that does seem a lot of book hours for a sump pan gasket, as they only quote 4.5 hours for a full clutch replacement on my x type at a cost of nearly £800 + vat i went somewhere else job done For £490 supplied & fitted so shop around mate ron