Replace head gasket diesel 1.9 non turbo

How much to replace head gasket - much shaking of head at local garage with
quote of £1000 if cylinder head has gone.

Would a head skim solve any warping?

Time quote for job would be better than just a straight labour charge - is
4.5 hours realistic for this engine?

 

£1000!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP OFF
my local back street garage quoted £150
Head skim £25 inc vat
HS & pressure test £45 inc vat
Head gasket £10 oem
4 hours labour.
Even a pug garage only charge £50 an hour so say £300 with parts and vat and
mark up.

Simon

 

how much do they charge per hour if they can quote you £150.00 ?
i wouldnt expect a decent job for that sort of money, i bet it doesnt
include a new cam belt, something which should be replaced every time it is
disturbed or removed.
having said that i would asume its all under warranty, so if they honour
that warranty with no quibbles then sounds like a deal to me.
steve.

 

peugeot(unlike ford) dont specify you change the belt every time you disturb
it

 

A very reasonable £25 per hour. Not the dealer £50 we have huge profit
margins per hour.

Not on Pugs and the belt change is the price of the belt! £9 for pug one in
a oem box, £25 in a pug box.

 

I don't work for a pug dealer so i don't know if they specify a new belt
each time the old one is removed, however if they don't then i find that
extremely naieve,
i wouldn't dream of refitting a used belt, but like i said i don't work for
the french.
insist on a new one every time unless they will pay for the damage cause by
a broken belt.

 

so the bottom line is pay around £350 including new belt and skim.
£200 is more reasonable if you know a good local 'backstreet' garage. Head
gaskets aren't rocket science. I did my wives Punto last week. Took 4 hours
and the complete head kit was £50 which included new head bolts, oil seals,
valve stem seals, inlet & outlet manifold gaskets etc etc.Of course you
don't need all these. I only bought new bolts as the head had been removed
before. (that's another story) The cam belt was £10 so
labour 4hrs @ £50 = £200 (dealer price)
Parts: Belt @ £8
Head Set @ £40
Skim @ £21
TOTAL : £269 + VAT (£316)

 

i mean wifes not wives, one is enough!

 

I replaced my own head gasket on my 309. I started off by having the head skimmed but it quickly re-blew the gasket. This I was later told was due to the compression being altere id the engine. I aqured another head from a know good engine in a breakers yard for £50. I fitted this in about 4hrs and drove the car for 5000 miles and sold it. It is still being ran by somebody now and we have both had no more hassle with it.