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Radiator Hoses - Both labor time

1.8 hrtypical
1.6 to 2.3hours on most vehicles
$270typical labor at $150/hr

Radiator Hoses - Both takes about 1.8 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 1.6 and 2.3 hours, and the longest take up to 3.1 hours. Cadillac, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Renault and Daewoo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $240 to $345, about $270 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Radiator Hoses - Both time on popular vehicles

Radiator Hoses - Both time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac2.4 hr2.0 to 2.4668
Jaguar2.4 hr2.0 to 2.898
Mercedes-Benz2.3 hr2.0 to 2.81,702
BMW2.3 hr2.0 to 2.81,167
Audi2.3 hr2.0 to 2.8712
Porsche2.3 hr2.0 to 2.8581
Volvo2.3 hr2.0 to 2.3463
Lincoln2.3 hr2.0 to 2.4314
Land Rover2.3 hr2.0 to 2.8177
Genesis2.3 hr1.5 to 2.348
Lexus2.0 hr2.0 to 2.4442
Acura2.0 hr2.0 to 2.3238
Infiniti2.0 hr2.0 to 2.4229
Alfa Romeo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.386
Chevrolet1.9 hr1.6 to 1.93,173
Dodge1.9 hr1.6 to 1.92,279
GMC1.9 hr1.6 to 1.91,526
Pontiac1.9 hr1.6 to 1.9811
Oldsmobile1.9 hr1.6 to 1.9557
Mercury1.9 hr1.6 to 1.9512
Studebaker1.9 hr1.6 to 1.967
Hummer1.9 hr1.6 to 1.917
Ford1.8 hr1.4 to 1.93,028
Buick1.8 hr1.6 to 1.9775
Ram1.8 hr1.6 to 1.9326
Mini1.8 hr1.6 to 1.8133
Smart1.8 hr1.8 to 1.86
Toyota1.6 hr1.6 to 1.81,404
Volkswagen1.6 hr1.6 to 1.81,049
Nissan1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8842
Jeep1.6 hr1.6 to 1.9733
Plymouth1.6 hr1.6 to 1.9702
Hyundai1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8640
Chrysler1.6 hr1.6 to 1.9620
Mazda1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8617
Honda1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8486
Subaru1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8468
Kia1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8459
Mitsubishi1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8413
Fiat1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8308
AMC1.6 hr1.6 to 1.9166
Isuzu1.6 hr1.6 to 1.6154
Suzuki1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8151
Saab1.6 hr1.6 to 1.8116
Saturn1.6 hr1.6 to 1.6108
MG1.6 hr1.6 to 1.668
Morgan1.6 hr1.6 to 1.667
Peugeot1.6 hr1.6 to 1.648
Scion1.6 hr1.6 to 1.643
Eagle1.6 hr1.6 to 1.641
Geo1.6 hr1.6 to 1.637
Daewoo1.6 hr1.6 to 1.630
Renault1.6 hr1.6 to 1.628
Opel1.6 hr1.6 to 1.620

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Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.