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dig dave2811

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Registered: 6th Jan 03
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3rd Apr 03 at 16:27

ok i took my car to a garage to day to get looked tat and basicly they told me that the head gasket is f***ed, they quote me
360, no vat for oil, oil filter timer chane, thermostat and new gastket and labour,
is this a good price

sxi16vjoe

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3rd Apr 03 at 16:29

erm wat engine is it?

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 16:34

its a 1.2 8 valve 1994 model

Stu_22

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:00

No thats well over priced I got a qute from vaux last year that was £250
Are you sure its the head gasket if so take it to a local mechanic they would be cheaper

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:01

THAT IS A LOCAL MECHANIC,
it was 240, labour and the rest was parts,
what do u think would be a good price

widget

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:07

buy a haynes manual and do it yourself ?

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:09

I dont fancy doing it myself seems like a big job

DaveC

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:37

parts come to about 80, if you do it yourself. and takes about 4 hours for an experienced DIY chappie to do... or at leasts thats how long its taken me to do my last one.
Providing the head doesn't need skimming

DaveC

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:37

but you don't want to do it yourself so ignor that last post!!! lol

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:38

i think they said something about the head being skimmed, what does that mean exactly.

i dont know anything about engins

Adam-D

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3rd Apr 03 at 17:44

they skim a few thou of mm of steel of your head to make sure it hasnt warped and to make it flat so when it goes back together it all seal up i got qouted 350 all in by lookers to do mine

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 18:17

yeah they said it would all be wrapped up, at least i dont think i am getting ripped off

bobothebear

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3rd Apr 03 at 18:47

I got quoted 400 when mine went.
I took the 80 quid option and did it myself over 1 weekend.
Its not a hard job just a matter of taking bits off replace the gasket then put it back together the way it came off.

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 18:57

i yake it yours didnt need skimming, then

and-m

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:03

The headgasket of my car was done before I bought it. Cost £220 for head skim, new gasket, bolts, cambelt fitted.

Mikorsa16v

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:15

i thought it was best to skim it always when replacin?

slugger_54132

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:26

you dont always need to skim it, but it is normally advised. It depends how long youe were driving with the head gasket screwed. Before my corsa i had a nova that that the head gasket went on. i did it on the cheap, and 2 months down the line it fucked the engine again, and i scrapped the car!!

Daimo B

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:37

You dont always need to skim it no. But u run the risk of the head gasket shaggin up again in a few months.

8v engines are easy as pie to replace. Its the 16v that are the buggers.

I got my head gasket replaced, and the head skimmed, including parts and labour for £280. So that is WELL overpriced.

As i say, 8v engines, easy as pie, do it yourself

Stu_22

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:37

I understood it as skimming was only required when the engine overheated due to gasket failure

[Edited on 03-04-2003 by Stu_22]

Adam-D

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:46

i think mine is leaking oil out. the water is fine "no oil in it" mine is a 8v still not sure thou gonna get a compression tester and see if it has gone.

dja

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3rd Apr 03 at 19:59

You may as well have the head skimmed while its off,faulse economy if you dont,last time i did it it only cost £25 and was ready in a morning.
Have a go yourself,just follow the haynes manual to the letter and you wont go wrong.
If you do it yourself you MUST use new head bolts and head gasket and follow the correct sequence of re tightening the head bolts and they MUST be torqed up to the correct torque with a torque wrench.
Have a go,if you get stuck call a mechanic to finish it off,at least strip it down,save you some cash.
If you do it

Macca_G

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3rd Apr 03 at 20:20

What if you don't have the correct tools though? What tools are needed?

[Edited on 03-04-2003 by Macca_G]

dig dave2811

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3rd Apr 03 at 20:36

i dont have the correct tools,
that price also included, changing the timing belt, new water tanl, oil and new oil filter.

theres a fair bit of damage i think as the otherday the water feed blew up so the engin was running at bout 90mph with no water, i think the headgasket has beengone for a while now,
i know the guy who is replacing it so it may be cheaper

matt_jonesuk

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3rd Apr 03 at 21:46

got mine done for 200 quid got it skimmed too. Was driving it around for about a month with a fucked up head had to stop every 40 miles to fill her up with water.

was quoted 465 quid by the AA down at halfords i told em my car aint even worth that lol

matt_jonesuk

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3rd Apr 03 at 21:49

quote:
Originally posted by dja
You may as well have the head skimmed while its off,faulse economy if you dont,last time i did it it only cost £25 and was ready in a morning.
Have a go yourself,just follow the haynes manual to the letter and you wont go wrong.
If you do it yourself you MUST use new head bolts and head gasket and follow the correct sequence of re tightening the head bolts and they MUST be torqed up to the correct torque with a torque wrench.
Have a go,if you get stuck call a mechanic to finish it off,at least strip it down,save you some cash.
If you do it

alot of mechanics wont touch it after someone else has had a play trying to fix it

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