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Offline jimmy-s3

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How much for a cambelt change?
« on: January 20, 2010, 07:50:58 pm »
Looking at getting the cambelt and tensioner changed on my GTI as its just turned 70K. What sort of price should i be looking at to pay?
Rang the dealers today, they have a (special) offer on at the moment and will do it for £295 which i found quite excessive considering the belt is £35 and a tensioner is £65.
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2010, 07:52:38 pm »
thats what mine came to at VW Leeds.

They will match an indy though as long as you get a written quote.
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2010, 08:08:54 pm »
It’s a big job apparently.  I got talking to the technician who did mine and because there is not a lot of space in the engine bay they have to disconnect the drive shafts and exhaust.  This then gives them enough room to carry out the change over.
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2010, 08:51:55 pm »
That seems very reasonable in my opinion! :happy2:
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2010, 09:29:21 pm »
Yep mine is in next thursday and being charged £295, they started at £335 but got them down a bit, try your luck but the price they have given is fairly standard imo
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2010, 09:37:24 pm »
Mine will be 340 Inc vat plus wAter pump next tues so I would say that's not bad
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2010, 10:51:06 pm »
Ive paid £295 on my anni, paid it twice now, still only on 56k but i wasnt happy with something, didnt want it going pop lol.
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2010, 11:50:48 pm »
Best quote i've managed to get is £415 including water pump after a little haggling. Mine needs doing in May but i'm happy to get it done earlier if i can get a £295 ish deal locally!
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2010, 07:43:59 am »
I was quoted £520 by my stealer only last saturday....  I would jump at the chance of £295!  I think the parts alone come to more than £100 and its a 4 hour job.
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2010, 07:52:24 am »
Got mine done at the dealers other week, Cam belt and water pump for £349.97, girl on the service desk said I wouldn't have even got it that cheap if I worked there!
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2010, 07:56:19 am »
I got a 3rd Variable service, Cambelt & Water pump change and DS2500's fitted by Mitchells Skoda at Cheshire Oaks for £646 all in.

Just ring around and then tell your nearest dealer the best price (you could even get it wrong by about £20 :innocent:) and they will usually price match. It's what i always do

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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2010, 06:53:45 pm »
Ive managed to get the price down to £262 at my local dealers. :happy2:
Thats for a cambelt+tensioner+fitting!

Anyone know the price of a water pump as i may get that done while they are on with car!?
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2010, 07:00:36 pm »
About £100 extra Inc fitting

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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2010, 07:09:10 pm »
£420 main dealers

£330 Star performance

Both are including the water pump, Star P will give me a bit of a discount i think because i use them so much
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Re: How much for a cambelt change?
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2010, 07:31:34 pm »
4 hour job  :laugh:. i work for a vw main dealer aswell as havin a gti. it didnt take me no where near 4 hours and i didnt touch my drive shafts or exhaust. i would love to see some of these techs doing these cambelt changes. people moan about this belt somethingsilly about space but its really not that hard if your abit cleaver about things.
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