What is a price with labor for changing a thermostat on a 1993 Honda Accord?

Answer 1

the labor charge is one half hour to replace the thermostat so you can expect about $40-50 for labor. The thermostat and gasket are less than $10. You will lose coolant when the thermostat is replaced so you'll spend about $10 for the replacement coolant. Your price should be about $100 to replace the thermostat.

hope that answers your question

Answer 2

Thermostats are reasonably cheap so this is a fairly simple job if you're handy with a wrench and screwdriver. Your thermostat (th) is probably located at the engine block end of the top hose coming off your radiator. Make sure you buy the new th before you start and that it has the proper gaskets. Drain the coolant from the small petcock on the bottom of your radiator, capture the coolant, don't let it run down the driveway. It's is toxic to animals but tasty and they will try to drink it. Once the radiator is drained, then you can remove the hose connected to the th housing on top of the engine block. Then, unbolt the th housing carefully, don't want to strip a bolt hole...(turn lefty-loosy-righty-tighty) The th should just lift out. Place the replacement in the hole, clean the surface around the hole so the new gasket will seat tightly, maybe even a bit of permatex to create a watertight seal and hold the gasket in place, then put the th housing back on, tighten it down but don't overtighten, it's an aluminum block and can easily be damaged, reconnect the hose...REMEMBER to CLOSE the drain petcock, refill with coolant in the proportions required by the owner's manual and crank it up. Check for leaks. To verify that it was the th that was bad, go boil some water on the stove and put the old th in. Watch for it to open somewhere around 160*-180* F and see if it was opening all the way.

Answer 3

Well that is hard to give you an exact dollar amount as labor rates vary from location to location.

if you find out the labor rate in your area -- call a shop-- and multiply it by 0.5 (factory book says it pays 1/2 hour) -- then you will have the labor cost. Beware some shops will not bill less than 1 full hour. So call some places and ask.

The thermostat is going to be priced differently in much the same way. After market parts stores will be cheaper than a dealer. Then in the After market, there will be a variance between stores NAPA is usually higher than Autozone, etc.

Your best bet is to get the yellow pages out, look up Auto Parts, Automobile repair, pick up the phone and call around.