---
title: "How much does a engine block cost?"
description: "An engine block costs 300–4,000 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/engine-block/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a engine block cost?

**Typical cost: 300–4,000 $**

The main casting of a piston engine, holding the cylinders, crankshaft bearings and coolant passages.

> Remanufactured or new bare block.

## How that compares

*Engine block against things of a similar money.*

- Garage door: 700–5,000 $
- Engine block: 300–4,000 $
- Refrigerator: 500–3,500 $
- Sofa: 350–5,000 $
- Treadmill: 400–6,000 $
- Traffic light: 500–3,000 $
- Jackhammer: 300–3,500 $
- Canoe: 500–4,000 $

## How to read this figure

The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.

> Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.

## More about an engine block

- [How much does a engine block weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/engine-block/) — 25–120 kg

## Common questions

### How much does an engine block cost?

An engine block costs 300–4,000 $. Remanufactured or new bare block.

## Related pages

- [How much does a engine block weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/engine-block/)
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- [How much does a transmission cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/transmission/)

## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)