6 Hours labor (also clean/detail the engine, change oil/coolant/filter).
12 pack of beer
$50 for machine shop to check head.
This is for a 4cyl Honda.
Depends, the head needs to be sent to a machine shop to be checked out, some people skip this to save money, If the head needs machining to be "flat and "true" then you will have wasted all the money for the First head gasket job.
Expect at least $700 - $1,100 depending on the car brand and engine.
I was quoted $ 2600 for my 03 camry because it had to be send out to install helicoils - they said. Mileage was at 300 000 and they said it will be necessary to replace the engine soon anyway .
I got a trade in value for my car .. He quoted 4000 less than it's usually worth trade in .
