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Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
pudding:
--- Quote from: Dmns on March 02, 2023, 03:27:28 pm ---Well you can get a kit from ebay for £200. Still, for someone like me who can't DIY, around £400 mark seems reasonable. Can't say the same about other places that want same money just for labour. Does it really take 4-5h to do it?
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They only use genuine parts. You'd have to ask them specifically to use ebay parts, and if it's £200 with a water pump, hmmmm. At minimum I would use a Continental or INA kit.
It'll be 3-4 hours in a workshop with a lift and all the tools.
jpbmk5:
Bumping this thread.
Quoted today £1159 from a main VW dealer for this
Independent garage I've MOTed the car with for last three years of ownership said £500 labour but didn't quote the part, so probs £850ish from them?
Bit pricey no?
seiko:
Had the same quote from the dealers last year total rip off, so bought the parts and done it my self, i only use genuine parts, there was no way i was going to earn £800 in a day, so took the day off and done the job, 4 hours all done
Jons1001:
--- Quote from: jpbmk5 on September 26, 2024, 01:19:11 pm ---Bumping this thread.
Quoted today £1159 from a main VW dealer for this
Independent garage I've MOTed the car with for last three years of ownership said £500 labour but didn't quote the part, so probs £850ish from them?
Bit pricey no?
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I paid £525 for cambelt (INA) and waterpump recently. Included 4.5 hours labour at £60ph.
I reckon using genuine parts anything around £700 would be a decent price.
P.s This was in Kent if that matters
pudding:
--- Quote from: jpbmk5 on September 26, 2024, 01:19:11 pm ---Bumping this thread.
Quoted today £1159 from a main VW dealer for this
Independent garage I've MOTed the car with for last three years of ownership said £500 labour but didn't quote the part, so probs £850ish from them?
Bit pricey no?
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Holy what in the name of god damned mega pricing Batman!
That is unfortunately the shape of main dealer pricing now, across the board. Cheers Brexit (plus other reasons).
Crazy to think when I got my Ed30 back in 2014, a cambelt and pump cost me £350.....at a dealer!! That is one hell of a jump in 10 years :surprised:
If you are capable, then do it yourself. As well as insanity grade A level pricing these days, there is a competency crisis to go with it, so you can almost guarantee shoddiness from dealer spannering these days.
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