headgasket

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 cirencester Posts: 176 1.4i westcoast
    #1
    how long do you think it would take to change a headgasket on a 1.4 westcoast 1999?? cheers
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon
    #2
    It's a big job, got to take loads off and put it all back on again, if you do it yourself could take all day, a agrage would taike a number of hours as well

    Would cost around £200-£300 to do in a garage
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390
    #3
    I did mine a couple of weeks back (VTR, but same thing), took me about 2.5-3hours I think,start to finish.
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 cirencester Posts: 176 1.4i westcoast
    #4
    ok cheers, shall crack on with it myself
  5. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta
    #5
    hour and 50 mins for my vtr mate
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2007 Leeds Posts: 2865 172 Cup, Mk2 VTR
    #6
    8 hours for my 1.1

    including regular tea/fag/food/trips to the shops breaks
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye
    #7
    just take your time.

    if you rush and cock up, youll have to start all over again....

    took me just over 2hours......with many tea breaks lol

    see, saxotim knows the score lol
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #8
    Have you the haynes book?
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Porthleven/Cornwall Posts: 601 corsa 1.2 Saxo VTR
    #9
    depends how good with a spanner you are. first time i changed a headgaskette took me all bloody day. Did it in about 1 and a half hours last week as i though it was the source fo my huge oil leak. only to find it was my cover gasketee. only cost £60 though