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Headgasket replacement (sorry, this one has content)
Posted by JMC (more from JMC) on Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:53:05
In Reply to: Thanks, Tom. How long did it take you? n/m, saabaru, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:03:26
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I had this done a couple of years ago on a Volvo BF230T... A friend of mine who is a (good) Volvo mechanic at a dealership did basically everything you are talking about in 10 hours and the parts were about $400... the dealership price would have been about $1,300-1,500. It is definitely worth doing valve seals, etc. while the head is off - it is probably not a bad idea to get the head inspected while it is out, it cost me $40 and it will reveal any tiny cracks that may be forming somewhere, while they can still be repaired. Personally I don't care much for copper gaskets - the gasket is designed to be the inherent weak link in the system, and using a copper gasket just makes something else (ie, head, or block) the weak link - not a sound plan IMHO. And I agree that the stock item should be good for at least another 126K.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Cylinder head gasket replacement questions, saabaru, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:51:34
- Definitely DIY..., 94 Aero, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 20:57:22
- Re: Cylinder head gasket replacement questions, bryan , Tue, 18 Dec 2001 14:40:59
- Do It Yourself, Man...For the love of SAAB!!...(more), Kyle, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:21:43
- Re: Cylinder head gasket replacement questions, Trobinson9kT, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:31:46
- Thanks, Tom. How long did it take you? n/m, saabaru, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:03:26
- Re: Thanks, Tom. How long did it take you?, Trobinson9kT, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:38:19
- Re: Thanks, Tom. How long did it take you? n/m, Trobinson9kT, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:32:56
- Headgasket replacement (sorry, this one has content), JMC, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:53:05 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Thanks, Tom. How long did it take you? n/m, Alex, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:51:04
- Headgasket replacement, JMC, Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:45:22
- Re: Cylinder head gasket replacement questions, Gene N , Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:20:27
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