louis
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Registered: 19th Feb 08
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it appears my b has all the common problems related with a blown head gasket i think iv caught it early as the symptons are only minor' fingers crossed as im not in a position to buy an other car at the mo'
just want to get an idea what the average cost is from having the head skimmed ,
pressure test and at worse if the head is warped. 
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Piér
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Registered: 4th Jan 10
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What engine is it?
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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If the head is warped the skimming will sort it out. I was just shy of £300 many moons ago to have the head done on my XE corsa.
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AndyCorsaSport
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At a guess between £200-£400, depends on the garage.
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louis
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its the 1.4 16v ecotec on a R plate
the skimming is relatively simple in its self isnt it ,its the cost of labour and parts that bumps the bill up?
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big eck
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Not so much parts it's the labour.
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louis
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as expected i spose iv heard of people doing a sniff test what does this involve ?
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
If the head is warped the skimming will sort it out. I was just shy of £300 many moons ago to have the head done on my XE corsa.
To have the gasket done or to have it skimmed?
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by louis
as expected i spose iv heard of people doing a sniff test what does this involve ?
Finger in ass, then siff.
Put you noise by the heder tank and have a sniff (With cap off) If you smell exhaust gases its fucked.
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spankyjames
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Registered: 26th Jun 06
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girlfriends 1.6 sport just had her head gasket done,
had a skim,gasket, headbolts,water pump, cambelt kit all the new oil filter etc and labout came to £450 was the cheapest place round my way
vauxhall wanted £900 plus vat!!!
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Just do it yourself. Not a majorly hard job, just time confusing
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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i have been quoted 500+ for mine so ill be doing it myself next weekend
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GF-91
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Just do it yourself. Not a majorly hard job, just time confusing
time confusing?
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sand-eel
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I would not recommend doing a head gasket if you don't know what you are doing as you could fuck the timing then engine.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Just do it yourself. Not a majorly hard job, just time confusing
If you've got no previous experience of working on cars you can't just jump in and do a head gasket ffs. You'd end up doing more bad than good. Fair enough changing air filters and batteries and simple stuff like that but if you've not done any sort of mechanical work doing a head gasket would be like learning to play tennis one day then playing Roger Federer the next.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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Paid about £400 I think years ago from a garage to sort the HG on the X14XE in my old Astra.
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AlunJ
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cost me about £600 on the C
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