The standard labor for replacing the cylinder head gasket varies:
Labor TimesCommentsFactoryRegularSevereboth heads0.05.96.2front head0.04.24.5rear head0.04.75.0
Multiply this by the shop rate (commonly 80 dollars per hour) to know the labor cost.
Keep in mind you also need to budget some money for gaskets, coolant and an oil change, at the least.
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You remove the pan, clean the pan, change the filter, install new pan gasket, and fill fluid.
Well, if you take off the head,on the engine, you will see the gasket.
no, with the engine to trans braces removed the pan will come off
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you get a chiltons manual. then you take it apart and put it back together with new head gasket. quite simple actually. I have the same problem on a 04
If the gasket is replaced by you, then the only cost would be the replacement gaskets which do not cost much.
Head gasket, timing cover gasket, or hose leaking.