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Originally Posted by Z K
I got a $2k quote for valve cover gaskets at the dealer. It's not easily accessible so most of the cost is labor. The intake manifold needs to come off, all the coil packs, the air box etc.
You can find a independent shop with a lower hourly rate but it'll still quite a bit of labor to replace it.
If someone can do V8 M3 valve cover gaskets for $260 labor... run, don't walk. They don't know what they're getting into. That's at least a good 4-5 hours of labor to disassemble and reassemble everything. It's not a Honda valve cover gasket which I can do in 30 minutes in my sleep.
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You sound like the type of guy to take his car in for low tire pressure, lol.
It's really not even that hard to remove everything and you'd be on crack to think it takes 4-5 hours to change those out. More like 2.