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Valve Adjustment labor time

3.0 hrtypical
2.5 to 3.7hours on most vehicles
$450typical labor at $150/hr

Valve Adjustment takes about 3.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 29,968 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 2.5 and 3.7 hours, and the longest take up to 11.0 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 $375 to $555, about $450 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.

Valve Adjustment time on popular vehicles

Valve Adjustment time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Cadillac3.9 hr3.3 to 3.9668
Jaguar3.9 hr3.3 to 4.598
Mercedes-Benz3.7 hr3.3 to 4.51,702
BMW3.7 hr3.3 to 4.51,167
Audi3.7 hr3.3 to 4.5712
Porsche3.7 hr3.3 to 3.9581
Volvo3.7 hr3.3 to 3.7463
Lincoln3.7 hr3.3 to 3.9314
Land Rover3.7 hr3.3 to 4.5177
Genesis3.7 hr3.3 to 6.848
Lexus3.3 hr3.3 to 3.9442
Acura3.3 hr3.3 to 3.7238
Infiniti3.3 hr3.3 to 3.9229
Alfa Romeo3.3 hr3.3 to 3.786
Chevrolet3.0 hr2.5 to 3.03,173
Ford3.0 hr2.5 to 3.53,028
Dodge3.0 hr2.5 to 3.02,279
GMC3.0 hr2.5 to 3.01,526
Pontiac3.0 hr2.5 to 3.0811
Oldsmobile3.0 hr2.5 to 3.0557
Mercury3.0 hr2.5 to 3.0512
Ram3.0 hr2.5 to 3.0326
Studebaker3.0 hr2.5 to 3.067
Hummer3.0 hr2.5 to 3.017
Buick2.9 hr2.5 to 3.0775
Mini2.9 hr2.5 to 2.9133
Smart2.9 hr2.9 to 2.96
Toyota2.5 hr2.5 to 2.91,404
Volkswagen2.5 hr2.5 to 2.91,049
Nissan2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9842
Jeep2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0733
Plymouth2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0702
Hyundai2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9640
Chrysler2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0620
Mazda2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9617
Honda2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9486
Subaru2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9468
Kia2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9459
Mitsubishi2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9413
Fiat2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9308
AMC2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0166
Isuzu2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5154
Suzuki2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9151
Saab2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9116
Saturn2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5108
MG2.5 hr2.5 to 2.568
Morgan2.5 hr2.5 to 2.567
Peugeot2.5 hr2.5 to 2.548
Scion2.5 hr2.5 to 2.543
Eagle2.5 hr2.5 to 2.541
Geo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.537
Daewoo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.530
Renault2.5 hr2.5 to 2.528
Opel2.5 hr2.5 to 2.520

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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.