Cambelt change: Costs and dealer Vs Private garage

[blackturbo]

Hey peeps,

My cambelt is due for a change soon and im wondering if anyone can give an approx cost on how much it would cost to get done, either from a dealer or a garage?

Cheers

 

[Madmile]

I got my water pump and cambelt and tensioner done at my local Seat dealer £200 all inc last year.

 

[m0rk]

did you do tricks for him Gary? that's criminally cheap for a dealer

 

[blackturbo]

Yeh i thought I was looking at a £400 + jobbie

 

[ibiza-cupra]

that is cheap!!a good quality kit(gates) comes in at £70 + 3 hours labour + the dreaded. I would quote £200 @£30 an hour labour.
The garage is as good as the mechanic's or mechanic that works on it.

 

[Craig!]

Water Pump w/ Metal Impeller, Gates Belt, Tensioner, G12+ Coolant = £119.32 from SEAT. Then there's labour, however if you have a mechanical mind and patience you can do it youself (doing mind this week). Also help's to have someone well in the know to double check the timing before you turn the key.

 

[Madmile]

did you do tricks for him Gary? that's criminally cheap for a dealer

Actually it was sub £200 roughly £192-193 all inc at David Pennmans in Darlington, i get 20% of all parts and i dropped it off on a thurs night collected it the next and used there loan car. They showed me the old pump which was fine as was the cambelt. I had it done just before v-max so i would guess last October and the car was on about 56,000 miles. I thought it was a good price i think they quote 3hrs labour. I am also going back for my brake fluid change £28 all inc and i am supplying the brake fluid. There the best Seat dealer around here i reckon.

 

[blackturbo]

Just spoke to Camberley service centre who have told me £199 all in for a 60k service and £203.50 for a cambelt,tensioners and water pump etc!

Didnt think that was bad

 

[Craig!]

Not bad at all, everywhere I tried was £250 + VAT for cambelt, tensioner, waterpump, coolant.

 

[blackturbo]

Think I will do the service one month and the cambelt the next tho lol! Car only has 54k on it so the 60k service can wait till Xmas! lol

 

[JimyFloyd]

Just had my Cambelt and water pump done by King's in Portsmouth, was £250 in the end with the cost for the pump being £50 of that.

James

 

[blackturbo]

Yeh this is inclusive of the water pump to I believe altho its had a new water pump last year as it packed up mysteriously! Just chuffed that its not gona burn a huge whole thru my pocket!