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Valve Cover Gaskets - Both labor time

2.9 hrtypical
2.6 to 4.3hours on most vehicles
$435typical labor at $150/hr

Valve Cover Gaskets - Both takes about 2.9 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 2.6 and 4.3 hours, and the longest take up to 14.5 hours. Audi, Cadillac and Volvo 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

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $390 to $645, about $435 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.

Valve Cover Gaskets - Both time on popular vehicles

Valve Cover Gaskets - Both time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Audi4.3 hr3.4 to 5.8712
Cadillac4.3 hr2.6 to 11.1668
Volvo4.3 hr2.6 to 4.3463
Land Rover4.3 hr3.9 to 5.1177
Mercedes-Benz4.2 hr3.4 to 5.81,702
BMW4.2 hr3.4 to 5.81,167
Porsche4.2 hr3.4 to 14.5581
Lexus4.2 hr3.4 to 5.1442
Lincoln4.2 hr3.4 to 4.9314
Acura4.2 hr2.6 to 4.2238
Infiniti4.2 hr4.2 to 5.1229
Jaguar4.2 hr3.4 to 5.198
Subaru3.7 hr2.9 to 6.0468
Genesis3.7 hr3.4 to 3.748
Alfa Romeo3.4 hr3.4 to 3.786
Ford3.1 hr2.6 to 3.93,028
Oldsmobile3.1 hr2.6 to 3.9557
Mercury3.1 hr2.6 to 3.9512
Ram3.1 hr2.6 to 3.1326
Studebaker3.1 hr2.6 to 3.167
Hummer3.1 hr2.6 to 3.117
Volkswagen2.9 hr2.6 to 3.71,049
Hyundai2.9 hr2.6 to 3.7640
Kia2.9 hr2.6 to 3.7459
Mini2.9 hr2.6 to 2.9133
Smart2.9 hr2.9 to 2.96
Chevrolet2.6 hr2.6 to 3.13,173
Dodge2.6 hr2.6 to 3.32,279
GMC2.6 hr2.6 to 3.91,526
Toyota2.6 hr2.6 to 3.31,404
Nissan2.6 hr2.6 to 3.9842
Pontiac2.6 hr2.6 to 3.4811
Buick2.6 hr2.6 to 3.9775
Jeep2.6 hr2.6 to 3.9733
Plymouth2.6 hr2.0 to 3.1702
Chrysler2.6 hr2.6 to 3.9620
Mazda2.6 hr2.6 to 3.3617
Honda2.6 hr2.6 to 3.3486
Mitsubishi2.6 hr2.6 to 3.7413
Fiat2.6 hr2.6 to 3.3308
AMC2.6 hr2.6 to 2.6166
Isuzu2.6 hr2.6 to 3.3154
Suzuki2.6 hr2.6 to 2.6151
Saab2.6 hr2.6 to 2.9116
Saturn2.6 hr2.6 to 2.6108
MG2.6 hr2.6 to 2.668
Morgan2.6 hr2.6 to 2.667
Peugeot2.6 hr2.6 to 3.348
Scion2.6 hr2.6 to 2.643
Eagle2.6 hr2.6 to 2.641
Geo2.6 hr2.6 to 2.637
Daewoo2.6 hr2.6 to 2.630
Renault2.6 hr2.6 to 2.628
Opel2.6 hr2.6 to 2.620

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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.