Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 09:12:18 GMT From: phudsonnopsamx.com (Paul Hudson) Subject: Re: 9000 CD Head Gasket replacement costs
staynopsam.com (Brian) wrote in <3acd73fd.613632nopsam.private.ntli.net>: >Just had it done on my 150K mile '88 9000 here in UK. Me too ('94 90000, about 90K miles). >Luckily the head wasn't damaged so it was a straight gasket change, >new head bolts, engine flush etc. I had some other bits done as well >but as a guess the head part of the work was about £300, I don't have >the invoice with me so I have been pessimistic and this should be >treated as a max cost I had it done at a main dealer. Service + head gasket (& skim) + some of the exhaust + front discs and some other stuff was 1300 quid (ouch!). I think the gasket would have been about 500 - but that's at 65 quid an hour. P.