How much labor to install head gasket on 190D?
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How much labor to install head gasket on 190D?
I've been looking at a 1987 190D that has a leak at the head gasket. How much labor involved to replace the head gasket? The owner has been quoted a price of $750 labor from his Mercedes mechanic, plus the cost of the head gasket. I am a farmer/rancher by trade, and have a farm shop full of tools. I overhauled an engine in high school many moons ago in automechanics(lol). Could I possibly do the job myself, and save the $750 his mechanic wants for labor? I'm located in Kansas.
thanks,
coadman
Also, if I remember correctly from doing searches on this site, this 1987 has an aluminum head, yes? If so, these are prone to cracking due to heating and not cooling off before shutdown?
thanks,
coadman
Also, if I remember correctly from doing searches on this site, this 1987 has an aluminum head, yes? If so, these are prone to cracking due to heating and not cooling off before shutdown?
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RE: How much labor to install head gasket on 190D?
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Is it the 2.5L turbo diesel? If so, swipe that car and get it professionally done...by someone you can trust.
Is it the 2.5L turbo diesel? If so, swipe that car and get it professionally done...by someone you can trust.
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Before you buy, take it to a trusted pro who knows MB diesels.... It may not merely be a simple head gasket... That engine may have been overheated. If so, you could be dealing with a cracked aluminum head... big bucks!
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I've been looking at a 1987 190D that has a leak at the head gasket. How much labor involved to replace the head gasket? The owner has been quoted a price of $750 labor from his Mercedes mechanic, plus the cost of the head gasket. I am a farmer/rancher by trade, and have a farm shop full of tools. I overhauled an engine in high school many moons ago in automechanics(lol). Could I possibly do the job myself, and save the $750 his mechanic wants for labor? I'm located in Kansas.
thanks,
coadman
Also, if I remember correctly from doing searches on this site, this 1987 has an aluminum head, yes? If so, these are prone to cracking due to heating and not cooling off before shutdown?
I've been looking at a 1987 190D that has a leak at the head gasket. How much labor involved to replace the head gasket? The owner has been quoted a price of $750 labor from his Mercedes mechanic, plus the cost of the head gasket. I am a farmer/rancher by trade, and have a farm shop full of tools. I overhauled an engine in high school many moons ago in automechanics(lol). Could I possibly do the job myself, and save the $750 his mechanic wants for labor? I'm located in Kansas.
thanks,
coadman
Also, if I remember correctly from doing searches on this site, this 1987 has an aluminum head, yes? If so, these are prone to cracking due to heating and not cooling off before shutdown?
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