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| Thread ID: 146328 | 2018-07-04 06:08:00 | Car- cambelt servicing. | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1451172 | 2018-07-04 06:08:00 | Just outta interest . I rang the dealer, mum has a VW . Getting her car serviced at the euro specialist not the dealer . I rang the dealer and the cambelt kit $325 incl GST with the water pump . Add coolant maybe another $100 . $425 . If the work was done by the dealer they are prob $1,200-400, others might be $1,000 . So is that $500 worth of 4hr labour? Something else I am missing? Is cambelt something that the DIY'er does not do? I am sure some do but generally DIY'ers do they do the cambelt or outside their scope . Cheers . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1451173 | 2018-07-04 08:01:00 | Those who can do it do so, those lacking the skills, tools, or inclination pay the fee in the main. Those who don't bother, or show a bit of skills deficiency pay a great deal larger fee and suffer a deal of inconvenience as well. Euro cars (or boats, caravans, 'planes etc) do NOT age gracefully, they $$ you mercilessly during their rather early death throes. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1451174 | 2018-07-04 08:04:00 | A keen and knowlegable DIY’er can do them (although some VAG engines need special tools to do properly and are fairly complex systems). If you get it wrong, you’ll likely be up for a new engine though, so probably better to leave it to the experts I reckon. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1451175 | 2018-07-04 08:19:00 | The Cam belt kit will include jockey pulleys/bearings, tensioner (if fitted), water pump (if driven by the cambelt) and the belt itself. Some cars ,Honda Accord, Mitsubishi are examples, have two belts. One for the camshaft, and another to drive a balance shaft. As for DIY, unless you are a competent mechanic with the right tools leave it to the professionals. If you get anything wrong it could ruin the engine. About $600 should cover it. Get several quotes and beware of ripoffs. A timing (cam) belt should be changed at 100,000 K, or every 5 years whichever comes first for a 4 cylinder. You do not give the year & model. The tendency now is to revert to a timing chain instead of a belt, usually lasts the life of the motor. Does your car have a cam belt? |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1451176 | 2018-07-04 09:54:00 | The tricky part I have found is putting on the belt and tensioning it - requires a bit of finesse sometimes, so as to move the crank a little then back- without rotating the cam. Hence important to paint mark the belt teeths and the aligned sprocket teeth. Some little fords from the 90's were easy - simple tensioners. Important to remember to tension them back - otherwise can bust the camshaft. Done that with a mate on a Hiace van several years back. Some kits also include cam seals and crank seal. Then there are the OEM - or the approved kits from the car manufacturers - these can cost 2 - 3 times than aftermarket kits. I prefer Japanese or USA made kits.Agree that cam chains are the way to go, or it seems when advertising to sell. Many Trademe buyers and sellers ask or promote chains. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1451177 | 2018-07-04 09:55:00 | I’ve come across some a Holden viva, rebadged dawoo. 60k interval for cam belt. Now there is a company with faith in there product. | plod (107) | ||
| 1451178 | 2018-07-04 10:15:00 | Have scheduled Friday to get it done at a Euro specialist. The parts at the dealer all up is around $450. The dealer to be done cost $1,200-1,400. Others are $1,000. $600 really? Anyway with $1,000 given the $450 in parts how is the $500 calculated, 2 workers? Yes, it is a cam belt, not cam chain. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1451179 | 2018-07-04 11:49:00 | All Outlander parts for cam belt change done recently $863 incl water pump, all Genuine parts because no suitable alternative. Labour less than half what you're quoting. All reliable no rip off. Seems a bit odd that your pricing is reversed? Like all things, if you have to ask then you shouldn't be doing it. |
Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1451180 | 2018-07-04 12:09:00 | Have scheduled Friday to get it done at a Euro specialist. The parts at the dealer all up is around $450. The dealer to be done cost $1,200-1,400. Others are $1,000. $600 really? Anyway with $1,000 given the $450 in parts how is the $500 calculated, 2 workers?Yes, it is a cam belt, not cam chain.Different cars take different amount of time. Sometimes genuine parts are cheaper then after market. Always get a price for both. Franchise is always going to cost more, they have higher costs. Hourly rate probably a lot higher then the other one. Doesn’t make them better. Mate had a transmission shop. Time varies quite considerably dropping a transmission out form car to car. A Volvo I had seen in there had to have the motor dropped out to get the transmission out. Are the prices set prices or estimates? | plod (107) | ||
| 1451181 | 2018-07-04 21:37:00 | Is cambelt something that the DIY'er does not do? Depends on the car and how awkward it may be . . . . Mine was done by sons mate, a mechanic, although he doesn't work as one now . . . . . charged $100 + a box of beer . (He got the parts trade, I paid) |
piroska (17583) | ||
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