NOMAD327 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 My kid just did a replacement of both head gaskets today. He did the timing belt spark plugs and oil pump stuff last year, so that work isn’t figured in, but total labor, fluids, etc. was $450 which would have been about the same even if oil pump work was done. The parts from liberty subaru were $230 including a water pump and thermostat and every other seal and gasket. $680 total compared to $1300 the dealer wanted without doing the water pump. Just posting for info and comparison. It was a 2.5 DOHC at 99,000 miles. 97 OBW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejlain Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Wow. Not bad. Wanna hire him out? lol I have a 98 2.2 Legacy L auto sedan with 101k that needs a timing belt and water pump. What part of PA are you in? I'm in Delaware County. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Hi, Did he do this with engine in the car or out? Was it his first time? How long did it take him? One who might have to do same one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherskip Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 the parts don't tend to be the real expensive part of the job...it's the labor that really kills you. since you had already replaced a lot of the parts which you tend to do if you are in there, it seems like a good deal. i never trust dealers - they tend to get you on both ends, jacking the price of parts and then having high shop rates. it is unbelieveable the markup of parts at the dealers. i used www.1stsubaruparts.com and found that one of the local dealers (Armen Subaru in Plymouth Meeting, PA) was actually marking up the list price! 1st subaru was about 33% lower than the list price while armen was about 10% ABOVE list... so you get an extra penalty for using the dealer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOMAD327 Posted April 15, 2004 Author Share Posted April 15, 2004 I'm located in Danville, Pa. on I-80 about midway across the state. The Garage is an old building from the 30's in a nearby 10 house town. They were the local VW beetle wizards for many years and shifted to doing a lot of Subaru's in the 70's. They do what work comes, and haven't really done any SOHC 2.5 yet as the work there is mostly still under warranty. They do a couple of DOHC and older models a week, as well as other cars. They have worked on my twin balance shaft mitsubishi engines and my Taurus SHO at times, no engines are more complicated than those. This job was done in the car and took a day and a half start to finish. The second day was mostly making adjustments and heating up and cooling off a couple times for a good coolant fill and to ensure the job was properly done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svxpert Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 EJLAIN, i p.m.' ed you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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