My mechanic charged me $69.95 for the valve cover gasket kit. is that right? i've been seeing them online for around 20 bucks?

 

is this including labor? if not, well yeah he screwed you

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his lame excuse will be...ITS OEM, thats why its more expensive.

 

nope the labor was 117. however, the dealer was going to charge me way more. so i'm confused. why are there kits online for 20 bucks.

 

what kinda engine was the gasket kit for? either way if it was JUST for the gasket thats alittle high $. alot of kits are price ranged up there.

 

Well a full valve cover gasket kit? Cuz that includes the valve cover gasket, spark plug tube seals, and a few more for other parts (saw the diagram from the Honda eStore) I think that whole set will cost around $60. But if it's just for the valve cover gasket only, that's a rip-off!

 

typically, a garage will mark up its part price 100% or more as it profits on the part cost as well as its labor..
i recall paying about $25 from a honda web site a year ago for the valve and plugs gaskets. it went on very easily. i recommend a light torque wrench to avoid overtightening the aluminum and assure each bolt is same torque for evenness on v. gasket.
my impression is a few years ago web part prices were always about 1/2 $tealer part prices for similar quality parts. more recently that difference may have lessened, perhaps because $tealerships are feeling the competition.

 

well, this guy is going to replace them again. valve cover gasket kit ( valve cover gasket plus 8 0 ring spark plug tube seals). For only the price of the parts. which is with tax 75 bucks. he said he going to do the labor for free. I said well, the seals might go bad again! And he says, well, seals sometimes just go bad even the day after he once installed a timing belt seal it went bad the next day cause it's rubber and what not.

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