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Anywhere between £130 if you do it yourself and you just need new head bolts & gasket,
up to £750 if you take it to a specialist.
It also depends on how much damage has been done.
If the head needs a skim, that'll be £30 to £70 depending on where you go.
The cylinder liner heights will need checking, but if there's issues with these i've no idea of the cost.
Hope that helps a little.
up to £750 if you take it to a specialist.
It also depends on how much damage has been done.
If the head needs a skim, that'll be £30 to £70 depending on where you go.
The cylinder liner heights will need checking, but if there's issues with these i've no idea of the cost.
Hope that helps a little.
About £400 for liner height adjustment.
However it's worth doing a bit of investigation first. A cheap HGF fix may well get you back on the road but there's getting it running again and fixing it. If you can get away with it, book the car in with Dave Andrews or Sabreheads but you'll be looking at February at the earliest - they'll also be able to add some light tuning for little more than the cost of a fix.
What must be checked is that the head is hard and the liners are straight and sitting proud of the block. These can be problematical mainly due to manufacturing faults so once they're fixed there's good reason that they'll last. Once these are checked and rectified if necessary, I'd get a pressure relief remote thermostat (PRT or PRRT) fitted, which will eliminate temperature fluctuations that can cause thermal shock. Eliseparts or PTP can supply this part for around £150.
Not sure what places are best in your area but there's a difference between servicing garages and engine specialists that's worth paying attention to.
However it's worth doing a bit of investigation first. A cheap HGF fix may well get you back on the road but there's getting it running again and fixing it. If you can get away with it, book the car in with Dave Andrews or Sabreheads but you'll be looking at February at the earliest - they'll also be able to add some light tuning for little more than the cost of a fix.
What must be checked is that the head is hard and the liners are straight and sitting proud of the block. These can be problematical mainly due to manufacturing faults so once they're fixed there's good reason that they'll last. Once these are checked and rectified if necessary, I'd get a pressure relief remote thermostat (PRT or PRRT) fitted, which will eliminate temperature fluctuations that can cause thermal shock. Eliseparts or PTP can supply this part for around £150.
Not sure what places are best in your area but there's a difference between servicing garages and engine specialists that's worth paying attention to.
Worth getting the head hardness tested too. Dave Andrews (DVA) offers a hardness testing, peening of the firing ring ans skim for about £80. Get it done properly and it should trouble you again.
As suggested its a good time to look at getting the head worked on. Even without warmer cams you should be able to get about 140 ish torquey horses. I'm loathe to crack open an engine thats running fun so I'm still waiting for mine to go
As suggested its a good time to look at getting the head worked on. Even without warmer cams you should be able to get about 140 ish torquey horses. I'm loathe to crack open an engine thats running fun so I'm still waiting for mine to go
kevin ritson said:
About £400 for liner height adjustment.
However it's worth doing a bit of investigation first. A cheap HGF fix may well get you back on the road but there's getting it running again and fixing it. If you can get away with it, book the car in with Dave Andrews or Sabreheads but you'll be looking at February at the earliest - they'll also be able to add some light tuning for little more than the cost of a fix.
What must be checked is that the head is hard and the liners are straight and sitting proud of the block. These can be problematical mainly due to manufacturing faults so once they're fixed there's good reason that they'll last. Once these are checked and rectified if necessary, I'd get a pressure relief remote thermostat (PRT or PRRT) fitted, which will eliminate temperature fluctuations that can cause thermal shock. Eliseparts or PTP can supply this part for around £150.
Not sure what places are best in your area but there's a difference between servicing garages and engine specialists that's worth paying attention to.
Ding to all of that. Only thing I would add to that is that you ask whoever is going to do the work what they would do if the liner heights need sorting, as, more than likely the top of the block will need a skim. Some people will say that the engine will need to come out to do this; others will say it can be done with the engine in. (Mine was done with the engine in). Obviously the answer to this will affect the cost big time.However it's worth doing a bit of investigation first. A cheap HGF fix may well get you back on the road but there's getting it running again and fixing it. If you can get away with it, book the car in with Dave Andrews or Sabreheads but you'll be looking at February at the earliest - they'll also be able to add some light tuning for little more than the cost of a fix.
What must be checked is that the head is hard and the liners are straight and sitting proud of the block. These can be problematical mainly due to manufacturing faults so once they're fixed there's good reason that they'll last. Once these are checked and rectified if necessary, I'd get a pressure relief remote thermostat (PRT or PRRT) fitted, which will eliminate temperature fluctuations that can cause thermal shock. Eliseparts or PTP can supply this part for around £150.
Not sure what places are best in your area but there's a difference between servicing garages and engine specialists that's worth paying attention to.
Also, fitting a PRRT is a doddle if the head is off as you get good access to the original thermostat housing, so the incremental labour cost for fitting will be minimal I would have thought.
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