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Valve Cover Gasket - Single labor time

1.7 hrtypical
1.5 to 2.8hours on most vehicles
$255typical labor at $150/hr

Valve Cover Gasket - Single takes about 1.7 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 30,133 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 1.5 and 2.8 hours, and the longest take up to 8.5 hours. Porsche, Subaru and Land Rover 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 $225 to $420, about $255 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 Cover Gasket - Single time on popular vehicles

Valve Cover Gasket - Single time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Porsche3.5 hr2.0 to 8.5581
Subaru3.5 hr1.7 to 3.5468
Land Rover3.5 hr2.3 to 3.5177
Jaguar2.7 hr2.3 to 4.5263
Mercedes-Benz2.5 hr2.0 to 4.51,702
BMW2.5 hr2.0 to 4.51,167
Audi2.5 hr2.0 to 4.5712
Cadillac2.5 hr1.5 to 6.5668
Volvo2.5 hr1.5 to 2.5463
Lexus2.5 hr2.0 to 3.5442
Lincoln2.5 hr2.0 to 3.5314
Acura2.5 hr1.5 to 2.5238
Infiniti2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5229
Genesis2.2 hr2.0 to 3.148
Alfa Romeo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.286
Ford1.8 hr1.5 to 2.53,028
Oldsmobile1.8 hr1.5 to 2.5557
Mercury1.8 hr1.5 to 2.5512
Ram1.8 hr1.5 to 1.8326
Studebaker1.8 hr1.5 to 1.867
Hummer1.8 hr1.5 to 1.817
Volkswagen1.7 hr1.5 to 2.51,049
Hyundai1.7 hr1.5 to 2.5640
Kia1.7 hr1.5 to 2.5459
Mini1.7 hr1.5 to 1.7133
Smart1.7 hr1.7 to 1.76
Chevrolet1.5 hr1.5 to 1.83,173
Dodge1.5 hr1.5 to 2.42,279
GMC1.5 hr1.5 to 2.51,526
Toyota1.5 hr1.5 to 2.51,404
Nissan1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5842
Pontiac1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5811
Buick1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5775
Jeep1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5733
Plymouth1.5 hr1.2 to 1.8702
Chrysler1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5620
Mazda1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5617
Honda1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5486
Mitsubishi1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5413
Fiat1.5 hr1.5 to 1.8308
AMC1.5 hr1.5 to 1.5166
Isuzu1.5 hr1.5 to 2.5154
Suzuki1.5 hr1.5 to 1.5151
Saab1.5 hr1.5 to 1.7116
Saturn1.5 hr1.5 to 1.5108
MG1.5 hr1.5 to 1.568
Morgan1.5 hr1.5 to 1.567
Peugeot1.5 hr1.5 to 2.548
Scion1.5 hr1.5 to 1.543
Eagle1.5 hr1.5 to 1.541
Geo1.5 hr1.5 to 1.537
Daewoo1.5 hr1.5 to 1.530
Renault1.5 hr1.5 to 1.528
Opel1.5 hr1.5 to 1.520

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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.