Shane
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
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right the head has gone on the astra, what sort of cost might i be looking to get it sorted, its a 1.4 k reg any 1 got any idea 
ps need to know quick coz i cant keep cycling to work because its killing me 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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£250 ish for a 2nd hand engine
or £450 ish to re-build yours
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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8v or 16v?
16v = £250
8v = £150
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Shane
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
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8v
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Teknologikal
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Registered: 11th May 06
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Shane I picked a C16SE Astra 8v engine on Ebay for £100 and if you can fit it yourself then that's all it'll cost you.
Wouldn't like to think how much a garage might charge...:O
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Shrek
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
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you can do a head gasket on one of them in hour to hour and half, they really easy, perfect diy job if you don't know engines that well
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Teknologikal
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Surely you should skim the head first though?
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Shrek
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not always, check em with a straight edge, all depends how bad its gone
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Teknologikal
Surely you should skim the head first though?
yes, should always skim it. only £15-20
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