ryzer
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Registered: 18th Mar 03
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Just got a call from the vauxhall garage, my 2.0 DTi Vectra failed its block check. possible head gasket / head warp.
parts £141 + VAT
Labour 6 hours = £438 +VAT
Total:680.33
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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6 hours to do a headgasket 
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--Dave--
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'possible'?? 
If i was forking out best part of £700 I'd want to make sure the work they're doing is actually going to fix the car 
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ryzer
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yeah vauxhall are amazing...
edit: yeah they said its most definately head gasket because the heads are thicker on diesels and dont usually warp
[Edited on 01-05-2007 by ryzer]
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ryzer
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how long should a gasket change take a mechanic?
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M88ARW
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depends what car it is! changing a head gasket isnt just a case of whipping it off and on in 5mins!
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grogan
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if you pay that much, insist on being there when they do it so they dont take the piss and chrage hours of labour they dont do!
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by M88ARW
depends what car it is! changing a head gasket isnt just a case of whipping it off and on in 5mins!
Aye, but its not 6 hours!!
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nova_gteuk
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it wouldnt take an experinced vauxhall mechanic 6 hours to change a head gasket.
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ed
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Why wouldn't it?
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nova_gteuk
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my mate works for vauxhall in swansea and takes him about 3 hours tops 
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ryzer
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because they know how to take apart an engine without much trouble
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ed
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But then they have to do a diagnostic on it. Put it through QC. Test it e.t.c...
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ed
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Skim the head too...
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Robin
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6 hours is about right IMO.
Better than saying 3 hours and having complaints when it's not ready...
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Ecosse Sport
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£73 and hour plus VAT is a lot, IMO
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ryzer
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phoned a local garage and they wont touch it, because its a vectra and they have fucked alot up in the past. muppets.
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by Ecosse Sport
£73 and hour plus VAT is a lot, IMO
That's the going rate for Vauxhall down here too. BMW/Merc garages are probably cheaper...
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Joe
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
my mate works for vauxhall in swansea and takes him about 3 hours tops
On that particular engine? How can you say they are all exactly the same. 6 hours seems fairly reasonable to me.
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Baskey
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i pay £42 an hour labour + VAT from a local indipendant porsche specialist to work on my car,
Wouldnt let a main dealer near it
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TomSBD
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says about 6 hours on my autodata cd. and arnt they an timing chain anyway.
this would make it long than a normal timing belt engine
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Joe
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Good point Tom, yeh they have timing chain.
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ryzer
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yeap they do indeed have a timing chain, does this make it harder to do then?
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Joe
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Yes more difficult than a car with a belt.
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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they have two timing chains 'duplex system'
6 hours is undercharging, iv got vauxhall's TIS on my PC and its over 8 hours
not a bad price for a vauxhall garage tbh
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