How much does it cost to replace a blown head gasket?

[Nocturnal]

For a Honda Civic?

 

[notfred]

About $1000.

 

[user1234]

plus tax

 

[OS]

might as well get a port and polish while the head is off.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: OS
might as well get a port and polish while the head is off.

And, hope like crazy the head isn't warped or cracked.

 

[thermalpaste]

looks like somebody over-revved the engine, but hell doesn't it have an elecronic rev-limiter?

 

[CTrain]

I think the part itself is very cheap but the labor thats involve is expensive.

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: CTrain
I think the part itself is very cheap but the labor thats involve is expensive.

oh yeah, its a 5 to 6 hour minimum job.

 

[DurocShark]

Seriously, you're looking at about $400 from a normal shop, much more from a dealer.

If you've got the head off another hundred bucks or so to have the head gone over, new valve guides, etc, would be a good idea.

 

[poopaskoopa]

I think I paid about $550-600 to fix a cracked head gasket on a 1986 Honda Civic way back when.