I can say that since I am now familiar with it, it would take me about 4 to 5 hours to disassemble, replace the gasket, and reassemble. A mechanic should be able to do it in around 4 hours easy, but it all depends on how hard it is to access your engine.
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Any type of closed, water cooled engine can be fixed with Steel Seal, whether it’s gasoline or diesel. We’ve fixed cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and heavy equipment.
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Steel Seal, with it's 99% success rate will seal your blown gasket or cracked head, or receive a full refund under our money back guarantee. It’s a green transparent liquid formula that permanently seals a crack in the head gasket.
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Repair Warranty. If you purchase before you take your car in, we can direct you to an auto shop in your area that offers a 24,000/24 month warranty on any repair they do (about 20% of shops in the US offer this protection). Mike. I hate feeling like the mechanic is screwing me over when he hands me the bill.
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Steel Seal is 100% guaranteed to seal your blown gasket or cracked head. It’s a clear, liquid formula that permanently seals a crack in the head gasket.
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Essentially, these types may dictate how vulnerable your car is to a blown head gasket condition or will help you select the right type of head gasket material to avoid the condition. This however does not mean that a blown head gasket will be completely avoided but probably minimized.
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Steel Seal is poured into the radiator of a cold engine. Once the engine is started and reaches operating temperature, Steel Seal is distributed through the engine. The product is drawn into the damaged area and seals the crack with a thermo-chemical bonding process.
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For me it is. The person doing the repair has to take the engine more than 60% apart to repair it. It is likely that the cylinder head will need to be sent to a machine shop f … or repair. To do the head gasket on my car takes about $800 labour and $450 in gaskets plus any machine work.
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Bad news-Fixing a blown head gasket can cost up to $3,000. Good news-Sometimes, the head gasket only needs to be repaired and sealed, not completely replaced, costing only $300. Bad news-Auto shops have been hurt bad by the economy.
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It depends on the skill of the mechanic. It can take anywhere from 4-10 hrs. now if your head gasket is warped you will have to take it to have it milled that takes from 1 day … to several days. if not you can just buy a completely new one that fits perfectly for about $150.
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how long does it take to fix a blown gasket
The fixation of a blown gasket costs up to $3,000. To fix a blown gasket it takes upto $3,000.