head gasket

"It depends." Many people will leave it at that and that is not very helpful of course as most people already know the price will vary like anything else and is looking for a price range, a ballpark. Thus unlike many, I'll give you a ballpark and hopefully be more helpful. Fro Lincoln Town Car head gasket 4.6 V-8 modular engine. Head Gasket replacement. Labor is usually anywhere from 12-16 hours. A few places will charge up to 19 hours of labor. Any more than 19 hours of labor charged, walk, as either they dont know what they are doing or trying to rip you off or both. The total comes out to be about $900-$1200 for labor average. No more than $1500 for non-dealer. Dealer tends to be a bit higher at about $1080-$2000 labor. Some smaller repair shops, which also can handle the repair as long as they certified, given that the 4.6 is one of the most common engines in the US, may do it for anywhere from $500-$800 labor flat rate. Head gaskets cost about $35-$50 each side for parts. Hopefully this gives you a general idea and most quotes dont include repair to actual heads (i.e warpage repair).