bent valves

[dixon7249]

does anyone know how much it will cost to fix a bent valve on my 1995 eagle talon tsi awd???

 

[cruisintalonawd]

you need to calll the machine shop. could be 50-500 dollars

 

[Detective Coating]

Did you check your pistons to see if it dropped at all?

 

[xdxoxuxgx]

The more work you do yourself=cheaper valve job. AKA, if you take them the car and tell them to do everything, you're going to be looking at a hefty bill. If you take them just the head and say "replace my valves" it will be much cheaper.

 

[dixon7249]

no i haven't checked to see if it has dropped at all, but we did pressure tests on all the valves and #1 has the most leak which is basically all the air coming out into the intake and #2 has probably about 50-65% leak and the other two are fine

 

[Defiant]

What gives you the idea it's bent instead of burned? Have you jumped timing?

No, we have no idea what a shop in Minnesota gets for a valve job.

 

[prostreetdsmx1]

you need to do more digging bro. What do you mean by pressure test? You mean you did a leak down test?

 

[tkelly27]

Estimate another $200-700+ over what it would cost to do a head gasket. If the valves are broken, you'll probably need a totally new head. If they are just bent, you'll need new valves, maybe new guides, and a valve job. This is generally why DSM owners become mechanics, it's a lot more economical if you do it yourself or have a friend help with a junkyard or used head.