Recommended shop/person for head gasket replacement?
Maybe Subaru OEM is just overpriced on some parts than others.
I did my timing belt with Gates and Subaru parts and it cost me half that price.
Also, head gasket is $300?
Am I reading something wrong:
Cylinder head & valves, Head gasket
Forester, Impreza, w/o Turbo - 2.5l, 1999-08
ENGINE »Cylinder head & valves
Subaru › Impreza › 2004-2008
List Price : $49.95
Your Price : $36.56
I did my timing belt with Gates and Subaru parts and it cost me half that price.
Also, head gasket is $300?
Am I reading something wrong:
Cylinder head & valves, Head gasket
Forester, Impreza, w/o Turbo - 2.5l, 1999-08
ENGINE »Cylinder head & valves
Subaru › Impreza › 2004-2008
List Price : $49.95
Your Price : $36.56
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Maybe Subaru OEM is just overpriced on some parts than others.
I did my timing belt with Gates and Subaru parts and it cost me half that price.
Also, head gasket is $300?
Am I reading something wrong:
Cylinder head & valves, Head gasket
Forester, Impreza, w/o Turbo - 2.5l, 1999-08
ENGINE »Cylinder head & valves
Subaru › Impreza › 2004-2008
List Price : $49.95
Your Price : $36.56
I did my timing belt with Gates and Subaru parts and it cost me half that price.
Also, head gasket is $300?
Am I reading something wrong:
Cylinder head & valves, Head gasket
Forester, Impreza, w/o Turbo - 2.5l, 1999-08
ENGINE »Cylinder head & valves
Subaru › Impreza › 2004-2008
List Price : $49.95
Your Price : $36.56
And yep, you're right the Gates kit is about half the price for those parts and it is an option. The pricing I listed was for all OEM parts.
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Yep... again, there are many ways to do the same job and many parts that should be replaced but may not be replaced when getting it done "cheap". The problem with that is that you will eventually be spending more on labor to get those parts replaced in the future instead of just replacing them when everything is already apart. It's easy to save people money in the short term, what I try to do is save them money in the long term but not having to spend money on the same labor twice.
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The $300 is for a complete gasket kit not just head gaskets. It includes valve cover gaskets, cam seals, crank seal, BPV gasket, header gaskets, etc, etc.
And yep, you're right the Gates kit is about half the price for those parts and it is an option. The pricing I listed was for all OEM parts.
And yep, you're right the Gates kit is about half the price for those parts and it is an option. The pricing I listed was for all OEM parts.
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In addition, this included the machine shop labor, essentially a complete rebuild of the motor - definitely NOT taking any chances that they ever had to do this job again.
In addition, this included the machine shop labor, essentially a complete rebuild of the motor - definitely NOT taking any chances that they ever had to do this job again.
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