£1500 to fix head gasket
09 December 2010, 11:29 PM
#2
09 December 2010, 11:35 PM
#3
API in Harbury - about 15m S.W. from Rugby - do it for around £900 + VAT = c.£1-1.1k (assuming just a mild head skim). STI MLS gaskets included in the price. 
Get it done before 4th Jan and you'll save 2.5% in VAT charges lol...
Get it done before 4th Jan and you'll save 2.5% in VAT charges lol...
Last edited by joz8968; 09 December 2010 at 11:44 PM.
09 December 2010, 11:41 PM
#7
Trending Topics
09 December 2010, 11:55 PM
#11
10 December 2010, 12:02 AM
#14
10 December 2010, 12:06 AM
#16
10 December 2010, 12:09 AM
#19
10 December 2010, 02:12 AM
#23
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: 1600cc's of twin scroll fun :)
Posts: 25,565
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Tony
Last edited by TonyBurns; 10 December 2010 at 02:15 AM.
10 December 2010, 02:59 AM
#24
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: nr leeds
Posts: 2,473
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
you only need a straight edge to check for warpage plus to the op ,has the car overheated, any ideas why your hg has gone.
because as tony said , heads could be warped,cracked, water pump or stat could be shot plus you would want a new pulley and belt kit really, running without antifreeze can cause it btw especially now as its freezing.
because as tony said , heads could be warped,cracked, water pump or stat could be shot plus you would want a new pulley and belt kit really, running without antifreeze can cause it btw especially now as its freezing.
10 December 2010, 09:39 AM
#25
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: @Junc 12, M40 Warwicksh; 01926 614522 CV33 9PL -Use 9GX for Satnav. South Mids Alcatek ECu dealer
Posts: 6,377
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
Head gaskets done at API on a GC8 cost £750.00 + VAT Genuine Sti gaskets only here, no Czechoslovakian copies or any of that nonsense - WITH a warranty. Moonlighters working in drives tend not to give any sort of warranty on parts OR workmanship.
David APi
David APi
10 December 2010, 10:02 AM
#26
Just because they havent a workshop doesnt mean they cant do a good job.
I'm an over enthusiastic DIYer and built my entire car on my driveway.
I won this years Scooby shootout Modified 1/4 mile class on its first outing.
Did a 10.9 second 1/4 mile in it at York Raceway the week after
and it managed 601bhp /565 ft lbs on its last dyno run.
Just goes to show what can be done on a driveway.
Last edited by dazdavies; 10 December 2010 at 10:05 AM.
10 December 2010, 10:14 AM
#27
Bit harsh that David for genuine mobile mechanics.
Just because they havent a workshop doesnt mean they cant do a good job.
I'm an over enthusiastic DIYer and built my entire car on my driveway.
I won this years Scooby shootout Modified 1/4 mile class on its first outing.
Did a 10.9 second 1/4 mile in it at York Raceway the week after
and it managed 601bhp /565 ft lbs on its last dyno run.
Just goes to show what can be done on a driveway.
Just because they havent a workshop doesnt mean they cant do a good job.
I'm an over enthusiastic DIYer and built my entire car on my driveway.
I won this years Scooby shootout Modified 1/4 mile class on its first outing.
Did a 10.9 second 1/4 mile in it at York Raceway the week after
and it managed 601bhp /565 ft lbs on its last dyno run.
Just goes to show what can be done on a driveway.
10 December 2010, 10:48 AM
#29
Again thats a harsh comment. I had an ex-Zen mechanic work on my car. He came to my house and the work was the best I'd had on my car and guess what? He done it on my drive which was gravel!
Hardly call him a moonlighter.
Last edited by ScoobLou; 10 December 2010 at 10:49 AM.
10 December 2010, 10:59 AM
#30
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: @Junc 12, M40 Warwicksh; 01926 614522 CV33 9PL -Use 9GX for Satnav. South Mids Alcatek ECu dealer
Posts: 6,377
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
There have always been ' enthusiastic amateurs ' out there, They will never take the place of proper professional businesses. They come and they go.
Companies like APi, 'Clinic, RCM, et al., have trained staff, proper workshop facilities, INSURANCE, knowledge of a wide range of skills. AND support when jobs go wrong.
If you want to contact a moonlighter, who works from a van or a driveway on his cellphone, you have no chance unless he wants to answer your call.
Sure, moonlighters are cheap, cheap isn't necessarily best.
David.
Apologies to the OP for the hijack, l'll say no more on this subject.
Companies like APi, 'Clinic, RCM, et al., have trained staff, proper workshop facilities, INSURANCE, knowledge of a wide range of skills. AND support when jobs go wrong.
If you want to contact a moonlighter, who works from a van or a driveway on his cellphone, you have no chance unless he wants to answer your call.
Sure, moonlighters are cheap, cheap isn't necessarily best.
David.
Apologies to the OP for the hijack, l'll say no more on this subject.