How much does it cost to have the head gasket changed on a Peugeot 106?

Question

I know it will vary from place to place but a rough idea would be great so I can see if my mum can afford it

Answer 1

as others have said, it will vary depending on where you take it.
if it's a diesel 1.4 litre then i wouldn't bother. Or if you do then get it fixed and sell it, as it's not worth bothering with. For some reason the 1.4 diesel is rubbish, talking from experience here, the water pump went first, which meant topping up with water almost daily, overheating if you drive for more than 10 miles and then a warped head, a loud bang, and lots of smoke. so far since then it's done it twice more, cost £400 in parts (total) and £180 labour (each time).

For the record, a head gasket set and the new head bolts cost just under £70, a head skim (essential) around £40, new cambelt (essential) £30, and new cambelt tensioner (essential) £25.

Now i advise ringing around lots for the bits and labour costs. last time mine went it came out like this:

Total £165 just for bits, when you take labour into account, (say £45 per hour for a 4 hour (ish) job) that's another £180. plus vat at 17.5% equals grand total £405.38p.

Now you know that, go to e bay motors and look up peugeot 106 in cars and automotive and see how much another one is. and get a 1.5 if you want a diesel (lots better reliability) or a 1.4 petrol.

my new car is a vw golf with 12 months mot, bought locally for £275 plus a certain pug 106 as deposit. therefore £130 saved, and a vw will never die.

Good luck.

Answer 2

hey there i had a hyundai and i did the head gasket my self parts alone cost me about $400 and i had to get my head plained and that was $60 now if your taking it into a garage it may cost you alot more i'm going to say around $500to $750 maybe a little more like i'm from Canada and most garages here charge $65.00 an hour shop rate and then theres labour and parts on top of that so your looking at a pretty big bill hope this gives you an idea the best thing i would do is go to your garage that does most of the work on your car and ask or call around and some times the cheapest does not mean the best quality work

Answer 3

Couple of hundred quid at least. Labour intensive job, taking a cylinder head off. If a gasket needs changing, it's for a reason (ie underlying problem), which might involve some light engineering to be done on the head, such as skimming (taking a very fine layer off).

It's not a five-quid job, and not something you should try youself without the right tools and expertise.

Answer 4

I'm sure any reputable garage will give you an estimate. You can check out 2 or 3 and see which one has the best price and check around and see who does the best job for the best price
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

£300-£400 alot depends on whether the head is damaged I.E. Warped and needs to be skimmed as that bumps the price up considerably

Answer 6

it`s not so much the cost of parts as it is the labor. Every shop sets it`s own hourly rate or flat rate for doing work. I think you`ll just have tocall around for your answers. I would guess it`s gonna be $500.00 plus dollars however.

Answer 7

It cost £250 for my Punto 1.0, but most of that was labour.