Makarus
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This is a question for a friend.
A Vauxhall garage has told my friend that her head gasket has gone, they have told her it will be £500 to replace.
The car is a 1.4 16V P reg corsa.
I thought that it was far too much, I always thought it was around £150 but I could be wrong, what are your opinions on this then??
Cheers for the help,
Sean.
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Mark Petty
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i think i paid about £250. Make sure she gets the head skimmed as this will stop it from happening again.
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Rob H
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Seems expensive, just to replace a head gasket. Admittedly its gonna take a long time to remove all the shit to get to it, and then they might need to skim the head, but it still seems expensive.
Deffinatly worth shopping about
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Mark Petty
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i didn't bother going to vauxhall monkeys as they always rip you off. Better off going to a small garage or doing it yourself
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WARPED
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my car is goin in on thursday to have valve stem seals, head gasket, cam belt, oil and antifreeze for 220 quid
i have a p reg 1.4 16v sport as well
im not having mine skimmed though as head gasket hasnt gone, just getting it changed while the head is off to do the valves.
price also includes new head bolts and other little bits
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kerzo
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my parents got theirs done last week on their 1.4 8v astra and it only cost them £140
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Makarus
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What just at a local garage??
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d0gz_bollox
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do it urself, good learning experience
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WARPED
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mine is at a small local garage, dont do it urself, u have to tighten the head bolts very carefully - which i didnt on me first car  unless u have done it before, or ur car is worth less than 500 quid then let a pro do it
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d0gz_bollox
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or get a torque wrench and a haynes
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WARPED
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or get a haynes
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kerzo
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well a bloke my dad used to work with done it so that is what he charges which is the bare minimum just to cover costs adn to make it worthwhile for himself
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Leven Cruise
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£500?!?!?!
I payed £90 yesterday to get a new head gasket fitted (old one was fucked, pishing water everywhere  ), an oil change, and a full system flush!
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d0gz_bollox
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what 30quid for a vauxhall headgasket?
bout the same for new bolts?
bout 20 for oil change + filter
not saying anything
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RichR
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I blew mine on the way back from my MOT, I had it fixed as a foreigner by my MOT guy, but eh also did a full top end rebuild - including polishing/skimming/gas flowing and finally pressure testing the head - replacing the thermostat; gaskets ( head&rocker etc) cambelt, pre tensioners; oil; antifreeze, filters, studs ( very important that this is done) and numerous other things, hes free'd up a slight amount of extra power and the engine bay looks immaculate - got quoted £400 where he works and £500 odd from vaux - he did it for £180 and a few pints in the pub where I work
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ainsley_brader
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First definitely have the head skimmed as you will find it has blown between no 4 cylinder and the water jacket and if you dont have it skimmed it will go again.
Second dont try doing it yourself, if youve never done anything like this before then a 16v corsa is far from the best thing to start practicing with.
Price wise £500 does seem a bit steep at first. I would say between £250 and £300 for headgasket done properly on a 1.4 16v by a garage. If they are changing cambelt and idlers at the same time though then you can add £100 to that in extra parts.
Ainsley
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RichR
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and u should have those parts changed - everytime the studs are taken out or the cam belt is taken off, it should really be changed - so its recommendable to spend the extra
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WARPED
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mine is in 2moro at 9 am for 220, thats 140 for parts and the rest is labour i think all inc vat, im not havin head skimmed cause head gasket hasnt gone, im having valve stem seals changed and while its off its havin a new gasket and head bolts, oil, cam belt etc
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JUGGA
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what is it then peeps? £90 or £500????
how much for the parts?????? what is needed exactly
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BabyBlade
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paid 21 quid for a head gasket change on my sri 8valve 
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by Unr3al Rac3r
what is it then peeps? £90 or £500????
how much for the parts?????? what is needed exactly
from memory...
Head gasket 6 quid
10 stretch bolts 11 quid
exhaust gasket 4 quid
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JUGGA
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head gasket £6???????????
that must be wrong?!??!!?!? form where?
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BabyBlade
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Partco in Hereford 
just dug the invoices out..
exhaust manifold gasket - 3.98
head bolts - 11.50
head gasket - 6.99
so thats £22.47
Also they have charged me trade price didnt notice that before..
duno why either as i'm not a trader 
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JUGGA
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lol lucky mate!!
although im after a head gasket SET not just the head gasket.....
i think its bout £25 for the head gasket set where i live..
you got a bargain there though mate. all that for £22 is cheap
[Edited on 22-03-2004 by Unr3al Rac3r]
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bubble
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at vaux tho we have to use tis labour times,plus parts. when taking head apart u should really replace, head gasket throttle body gasket,cambelt rollers and tensioner regardless of age,valve stem oil seals,pressure test head skim head head set etc. this is what vauxhall are advised to replace anyway. yes expensive but every1 has make money
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