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It really depends on what you want to do about them. If you get them done at a garage I think people have reported paying around 1,500 to 2,000. At the stealership, it's around $7,000 but they may just recomend a new engine for $10,000... (absolute joke!). Or, if you do them yourself, it's around $300 for all the parts you'll need and about a weekend or so. Head Gaskets go right around about 60,000 to 100,000 miles depending on the specific engine. Some last longer some not so long, just a crap-shoot really.
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There is also a chemical test you can buy for $50 at the auto parts store that tests for combustion gas in the coolant - which confirms the HG leak issue, before you tear into things. No ticking? Hope you have not overheated AND slipped a cylinder liner, which usually starts the dreaded "tick".
Now if faced with a brand new radiator and water pump and thermostst, and engine killing spiked overheating, AND you need to wait until a better time (but still soon) to do this head gasket work, you might try one of the head gasket fix products, as a stop gap measure. Your radiator is new, so it probably won't clog up. Don't buy the $10 stuff, buy the high priced spread if you plan to try this (Bars makes some $30 - $60). It is unlikely that you will make things worse at this point. I seldom tell people to do this, and usually only as a last stand. Older radiators will plug up because of all the calcium buildup coating them already.
Now if faced with a brand new radiator and water pump and thermostst, and engine killing spiked overheating, AND you need to wait until a better time (but still soon) to do this head gasket work, you might try one of the head gasket fix products, as a stop gap measure. Your radiator is new, so it probably won't clog up. Don't buy the $10 stuff, buy the high priced spread if you plan to try this (Bars makes some $30 - $60). It is unlikely that you will make things worse at this point. I seldom tell people to do this, and usually only as a last stand. Older radiators will plug up because of all the calcium buildup coating them already.
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