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Dave A

 posted on 18th Oct 06 at 10:22

I charge £250 for a headgasket on an X16/X14XE.

all done in 1 day as well:)


PaulW

 posted on 18th Oct 06 at 06:00

tbh id haggle to about £350 to £400 mark on a 14xe as thats usually the goin rate at a back-street garage


mattievRS

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 22:24

quote:
Originally posted by corsa.v6
or just keep topping it up and sell it??


Dont say that cause some poor twat will buy it!Then again cheap and easy remedy!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


corsa.v6

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 21:28

robbing mother fuckers


vaux-tech

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 21:27

it'd be miles more than that if u brought it to a vx dealer like ours


ainsley_brader

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 21:10

sounds like headgasket tbh

dont think 500 is to out of the way but you may well get it cheaper.


corsa.v6

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 20:38

or just keep topping it up and sell it??


corsa.v6

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 20:37

take it to a garage and get them to pressure test it

what they did with mine was screwed this bottle to the coolant bottle with a liquid init and it turned yellow that meant that the gasket had gone

i couldnt see any water going when mine went just boils dry i think


gtv

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 20:34

no not tested, its supoesed to be a mate, he has changed the cam belt 10k agto and fitted a new water pump but keep losing coolant and can't see any leak, also sometimes misfires when it is cold for the first couple of sec's


corsa.v6

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 20:28

between £400-£500 is the price definatly its robbing mate mine went a while back.

i went to a garage local to where i live its one of them garages you see and think nar i wouldnt take my car there but i took mine to it he charged me £220 head skimmed the lot amazing nearly half the price a proper job as well not let me down since and ive done some miles.

dont pay the going rate its not worth it
have you had it tested etc...


gtv

 posted on 17th Oct 06 at 20:17

I have been told that my head gasket is on its way out as I am losing coolant, car is 1.4L 16v and have been given a price of around £500. just that seems high when the car is running ok, is it? if it is what sort of price should I be looking at?
cheers