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Valve Seals labor time

10.2 hrtypical
8.5 to 12.7hours on most vehicles
$1,530typical labor at $150/hr

Valve Seals takes about 10.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 8.5 and 12.7 hours, and the longest take up to 24.0 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

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $1,275 to $1,905, about $1,530 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 Seals time on popular vehicles

Valve Seals time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac13.3 hr11.1 to 13.3668
Jaguar13.3 hr11.1 to 15.298
Mercedes-Benz12.7 hr11.1 to 15.21,702
BMW12.7 hr11.1 to 15.21,167
Audi12.7 hr11.1 to 15.2712
Porsche12.7 hr11.1 to 15.2581
Volvo12.7 hr11.1 to 12.7463
Lincoln12.7 hr11.1 to 13.3314
Land Rover12.7 hr11.1 to 15.2177
Genesis12.7 hr11.1 to 12.748
Lexus11.1 hr11.1 to 13.3442
Acura11.1 hr11.1 to 12.7238
Infiniti11.1 hr11.1 to 13.3229
Alfa Romeo11.1 hr11.1 to 12.786
Chevrolet10.2 hr8.5 to 10.23,173
Ford10.2 hr8.5 to 10.23,028
Dodge10.2 hr8.5 to 10.22,279
GMC10.2 hr8.5 to 10.21,526
Pontiac10.2 hr8.5 to 10.2811
Oldsmobile10.2 hr8.5 to 10.2557
Mercury10.2 hr8.5 to 10.2512
Ram10.2 hr8.5 to 10.2326
Studebaker10.2 hr8.5 to 10.267
Hummer10.2 hr8.5 to 10.217
Buick9.8 hr8.5 to 10.2775
Mini9.8 hr8.5 to 9.8133
Smart9.8 hr9.8 to 9.86
Toyota8.5 hr8.5 to 9.81,404
Volkswagen8.5 hr8.5 to 9.81,049
Nissan8.5 hr8.5 to 10.2842
Jeep8.5 hr8.5 to 10.2733
Plymouth8.5 hr8.5 to 10.2702
Hyundai8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8640
Chrysler8.5 hr8.5 to 10.2620
Mazda8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8617
Honda8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8486
Subaru8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8468
Kia8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8459
Mitsubishi8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8413
Fiat8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8308
AMC8.5 hr8.5 to 10.2166
Isuzu8.5 hr8.5 to 8.5154
Suzuki8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8151
Saab8.5 hr8.5 to 9.8116
Saturn8.5 hr8.5 to 8.5108
MG8.5 hr8.5 to 8.568
Morgan8.5 hr8.5 to 8.567
Peugeot8.5 hr8.5 to 8.548
Scion8.5 hr8.5 to 8.543
Eagle8.5 hr8.5 to 8.541
Geo8.5 hr8.5 to 8.537
Daewoo8.5 hr8.5 to 8.530
Renault8.5 hr8.5 to 8.528
Opel8.5 hr8.5 to 8.520

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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.