# Timing Cover Gasket cost reasonable?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover-gasket-cost-reasonable/28197>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 23, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover-gasket-cost-reasonable/28197 "2009-03-23T16:46:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![melwarn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@melwarn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melwarn)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover-gasket-cost-reasonable/28197/1 "2009-03-23T16:46:43Z")

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Hello - I have a 2000 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, ~136k miles. Runs great, and most important paid off ! Took it in for a look-see to replace muffler; and they told me there is a coolant leak in the timing cover gasket. Repair is $480. Reasonable??

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover-gasket-cost-reasonable/28197/2 "2009-03-23T17:13:35Z")

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I think the problem is the water pump that is leaking. I can’t tell you about prices, but who was it that looked at the car, a muffler shop? If so, take it to a mechanic you can trust. Most muffler shops just know about mufflers.

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**Author:** ![melwarn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@melwarn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melwarn)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover-gasket-cost-reasonable/28197/3 "2009-03-23T17:33:29Z")

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Nope - it was my mechanic. they’ve done everything on this car.

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-cover-gasket-cost-reasonable/28197/4 "2009-03-23T17:44:04Z")

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I really can’t talk about price, but where I am at $480 for juat a gasket job is kind of steep. I am not on the continental USA. $480 with a water pump, just might be good.