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Heater Control Valve labor time

1.2 hrtypical
1.2 to 1.8hours on most vehicles
$180typical labor at $150/hr

Heater Control Valve takes about 1.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 30,133 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 1.2 and 1.8 hours, and the longest take up to 2.5 hours. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche 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 $180 to $270, about $180 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.

Heater Control Valve time on popular vehicles

Heater Control Valve time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Mercedes-Benz1.9 hr1.6 to 2.51,702
BMW1.9 hr1.5 to 2.51,167
Porsche1.9 hr1.6 to 2.5581
Audi1.8 hr1.5 to 2.5712
Jaguar1.8 hr1.2 to 2.5263
Genesis1.8 hr1.6 to 1.848
Alfa Romeo1.6 hr1.6 to 1.886
Volvo1.5 hr1.2 to 1.6463
Infiniti1.5 hr1.2 to 1.6229
Land Rover1.5 hr1.2 to 1.9177
Ram1.4 hr1.2 to 1.4326
Mini1.4 hr1.2 to 1.4133
Studebaker1.4 hr1.2 to 1.467
Hummer1.4 hr1.2 to 1.417
Smart1.4 hr1.4 to 1.46
Chevrolet1.2 hr1.2 to 1.43,173
Ford1.2 hr1.0 to 1.43,028
Dodge1.2 hr1.2 to 1.42,279
GMC1.2 hr1.2 to 1.41,526
Toyota1.2 hr1.2 to 1.41,404
Volkswagen1.2 hr1.2 to 1.51,049
Nissan1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4842
Pontiac1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4811
Buick1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4775
Jeep1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4733
Plymouth1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2702
Cadillac1.2 hr1.2 to 1.9668
Hyundai1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4640
Chrysler1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4620
Mazda1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2617
Oldsmobile1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2557
Mercury1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4512
Honda1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2486
Subaru1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5468
Kia1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4459
Lexus1.2 hr1.2 to 1.6442
Mitsubishi1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2413
Lincoln1.2 hr1.2 to 1.9314
Fiat1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4308
Acura1.2 hr1.2 to 1.5238
AMC1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2166
Isuzu1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2154
Suzuki1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2151
Saab1.2 hr1.2 to 1.4116
Saturn1.2 hr1.2 to 1.2108
MG1.2 hr1.2 to 1.268
Morgan1.2 hr1.2 to 1.267
Peugeot1.2 hr1.2 to 1.848
Scion1.2 hr1.2 to 1.243
Eagle1.2 hr1.2 to 1.241
Geo1.2 hr1.2 to 1.237
Daewoo1.2 hr1.2 to 1.230
Renault1.2 hr1.2 to 1.228
Opel1.2 hr1.2 to 1.220

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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.