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Valve Spring - Single labor time

3.2 hrtypical
2.7 to 4.0hours on most vehicles
$480typical labor at $150/hr

Valve Spring - Single takes about 3.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 2.7 and 4.0 hours, and the longest take up to 16.0 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 $405 to $600, about $480 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 Spring - Single time on popular vehicles

Valve Spring - Single time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac4.2 hr3.5 to 4.2668
Jaguar4.2 hr3.5 to 4.898
Mercedes-Benz4.0 hr3.5 to 4.81,702
BMW4.0 hr3.5 to 4.81,167
Audi4.0 hr3.5 to 4.8712
Porsche4.0 hr3.5 to 4.8581
Volvo4.0 hr3.5 to 4.0463
Lincoln4.0 hr3.5 to 4.2314
Land Rover4.0 hr3.5 to 4.8177
Genesis4.0 hr3.5 to 7.348
Lexus3.5 hr3.5 to 4.2442
Acura3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0238
Infiniti3.5 hr3.5 to 4.2229
Alfa Romeo3.5 hr3.5 to 4.086
Chevrolet3.2 hr2.7 to 3.23,173
Ford3.2 hr2.7 to 3.23,028
Dodge3.2 hr2.7 to 3.22,279
GMC3.2 hr2.7 to 3.21,526
Pontiac3.2 hr2.7 to 3.2811
Oldsmobile3.2 hr2.7 to 3.2557
Mercury3.2 hr2.7 to 3.2512
Ram3.2 hr2.7 to 3.2326
Studebaker3.2 hr2.7 to 3.267
Hummer3.2 hr2.7 to 3.217
Buick3.1 hr2.7 to 3.2775
Mini3.1 hr2.7 to 3.1133
Smart3.1 hr3.1 to 3.16
Toyota2.7 hr2.7 to 3.11,404
Volkswagen2.7 hr2.7 to 3.11,049
Nissan2.7 hr2.7 to 3.2842
Jeep2.7 hr2.7 to 3.2733
Plymouth2.7 hr2.7 to 3.2702
Hyundai2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1640
Chrysler2.7 hr2.7 to 3.2620
Mazda2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1617
Honda2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1486
Subaru2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1468
Kia2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1459
Mitsubishi2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1413
Fiat2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1308
AMC2.7 hr2.7 to 3.2166
Isuzu2.7 hr2.7 to 2.7154
Suzuki2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1151
Saab2.7 hr2.7 to 3.1116
Saturn2.7 hr2.7 to 2.7108
MG2.7 hr2.7 to 2.768
Morgan2.7 hr2.7 to 2.767
Peugeot2.7 hr2.7 to 2.748
Scion2.7 hr2.7 to 2.743
Eagle2.7 hr2.7 to 2.741
Geo2.7 hr2.7 to 2.737
Daewoo2.7 hr2.7 to 2.730
Renault2.7 hr2.7 to 2.728
Opel2.7 hr2.7 to 2.720

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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.