Oil Pan Gasket labor time

4.2 hrtypical
3.5 to 5.2hours on most vehicles
$630typical labor at $150/hr

Oil Pan Gasket takes about 4.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 3.5 and 5.2 hours, and the longest take up to 11.3 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 $525 to $780, about $630 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.

Oil Pan Gasket time on popular vehicles

Oil Pan Gasket time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac5.5 hr4.6 to 5.5668
Jaguar5.5 hr4.6 to 6.398
Mercedes-Benz5.2 hr4.6 to 6.31,702
BMW5.2 hr4.6 to 6.31,167
Audi5.2 hr4.6 to 6.3712
Porsche5.2 hr4.6 to 5.5581
Volvo5.2 hr4.6 to 5.2463
Lincoln5.2 hr4.6 to 5.5314
Land Rover5.2 hr4.6 to 6.3177
Genesis5.2 hr4.6 to 5.248
Lexus4.6 hr4.6 to 5.5442
Acura4.6 hr4.6 to 5.2238
Infiniti4.6 hr4.6 to 5.5229
Alfa Romeo4.6 hr4.6 to 5.286
Chevrolet4.2 hr3.5 to 4.23,173
Ford4.2 hr3.5 to 6.93,028
Dodge4.2 hr3.5 to 4.22,279
GMC4.2 hr3.5 to 4.21,526
Pontiac4.2 hr3.5 to 4.2811
Oldsmobile4.2 hr3.5 to 4.2557
Mercury4.2 hr3.5 to 4.2512
Ram4.2 hr3.5 to 4.2326
Studebaker4.2 hr3.5 to 4.267
Hummer4.2 hr3.5 to 4.217
Buick4.0 hr3.5 to 4.2775
Mini4.0 hr3.5 to 4.0133
Smart4.0 hr4.0 to 4.06
Toyota3.5 hr3.5 to 4.01,404
Volkswagen3.5 hr3.5 to 4.01,049
Nissan3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0842
Jeep3.5 hr3.5 to 4.2733
Plymouth3.5 hr3.5 to 4.2702
Hyundai3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0640
Chrysler3.5 hr3.5 to 4.2620
Mazda3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0617
Honda3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0486
Subaru3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0468
Kia3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0459
Mitsubishi3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0413
Fiat3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0308
AMC3.5 hr3.5 to 4.2166
Isuzu3.5 hr3.5 to 3.5154
Suzuki3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0151
Saab3.5 hr3.5 to 4.0116
Saturn3.5 hr3.5 to 3.5108
MG3.5 hr3.5 to 3.568
Morgan3.5 hr3.5 to 3.567
Peugeot3.5 hr3.5 to 3.548
Scion3.5 hr3.5 to 3.543
Eagle3.5 hr3.5 to 3.541
Geo3.5 hr3.5 to 3.537
Daewoo3.5 hr3.5 to 3.530
Renault3.5 hr3.5 to 3.528
Opel3.5 hr3.5 to 3.520

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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.