Apollo 0 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Can anyone help a friend of a friend?Reposted from dubscene Portsmouth.'Hi all, have been asked a favour by a friend with a VR6 as he knows I'm part of a VW club and know a lot of enthusiasts.He has a VR6 but it needs a new head gasket and he is trying to find someone reliable and not too expensive to get it fixed. Does anyone have any idea what this should cost (roughly).'Portsmouth or surrounding area. Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 its not that bad of a job to do just got to make sure its timmed up and he will need to pay for head bolts and head gasket thats it i think Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 ask tonyvrc Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Head bolts for OEM are about £5 each and the head gasket is around £60. My head removal and replacement has cost about £350 including seals, ARP's and gaskets on a 4motion and it can' be that much different for a 12v. That is doing it myself so no labour. I'm sure Tony can give you an accurate price. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I got quoted £800 by VW about 4 years ago so with no mechanical knowledge I started studying the downloadable documents available to premium members on this site and also this http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4054146-DIY-MKIV-VR6-Headgasket-Replacement-Reinstallation&p=67653596 It is a daunting task but when you do it yourself it feels great Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 i just read that guide all the way through and it doesnt seem that bad to do, would just be very worried of getting the timing wrong or something stupid like that. how long did it take you dave? Link to post Share on other sites
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