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Xist · 06-25-2019, 03:01 PM

A friend suggested it would have been cheaper to buy another Civic. I responded that I did not know how much I had spent, but there was no way I could have bought a running Honda for what I paid.

$93.98 Fel-Pro HS9915PT1 Head Gasket Set
$27.99 24" machinist straightedge
$06.68 feeler gauges
$27.99 camshaft sprocket pulley holding tool
$12.99 valve adjustment tool
$30.00 tap and die kit (opened, but didn't use)
$--0.00file (and handle, didn't use)
$08.99 JB Weld ExtremeHeat
$68.59 various parts from Honda.
$268.22 Total

I do not know what other parts and tools I may have bought, but I do not think I have bought any non-Honda parts aside from the gasket kit. Some of the Honda parts may have been for the Accord, so maybe that balances out?

RepairPal says "The average cost for a Honda Civic head gasket replacement is between $1,001 and $1,238. [...] Estimate does not include taxes and fees."

I am saving $1,000?

06-25-2019, 03:01 PM	#73 (permalink)
Xist Not Doug Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Show Low, AZ Posts: 12,232 Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D 90 day: 35.35 mpg (US) Mid-Life Crisis Fighter - '99 Honda Accord LX 90 day: 34.2 mpg (US) Gramps - '04 Toyota Camry LE 90 day: 35.39 mpg (US) Don't hit me bro - '05 Toyota Camry LE 90 day: 30.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 7,254 Thanked 2,231 Times in 1,721 Posts	"How much did all of this cost?!" A friend suggested it would have been cheaper to buy another Civic. I responded that I did not know how much I had spent, but there was no way I could have bought a running Honda for what I paid. $93.98 Fel-Pro HS9915PT1 Head Gasket Set $27.99 24" machinist straightedge $06.68 feeler gauges $27.99 camshaft sprocket pulley holding tool $12.99 valve adjustment tool $30.00 tap and die kit (opened, but didn't use) $--0.00file (and handle, didn't use) $08.99 JB Weld ExtremeHeat $68.59 various parts from Honda. $268.22 Total I do not know what other parts and tools I may have bought, but I do not think I have bought any non-Honda parts aside from the gasket kit. Some of the Honda parts may have been for the Accord, so maybe that balances out? RepairPal says "The average cost for a Honda Civic head gasket replacement is between $1,001 and $1,238. [...] Estimate does not include taxes and fees." I am saving $1,000?