New Cam Belt Price?

joe2cool

Hi I've been quoted for a new cambelt for a renault Clio by the dealer of £458.67 is this a competitive price? I am in the process of checking with in other garages, just thought I'd ask the question here also. With the cambelt are you better sticking with the dealer for such a job to be done?

Thx

Rossy.

Renault use a specialist tool to time the cams and lock them in.

I believe any creditable garage would be able to do it even though your best bet is Renault. You could try a Renault Specialist too.

K-Tec racing in Bournemouth are fantastic and have done all my work on my RenaultSport 197 clio

they do normal models too

wr1ght

wow i just had my lexus cambelt changed at a lexus dealer an it was £299

johnson293

I was quoted £280 by a local independant renault specialist (not a dealer) to change a timing belt on a 2004 Renault Scenic Diesel.

I eventually got it done by someone else (renault technician, doing it as a 'side job') for £180 - that was for a full timing belt kit, with new tensioners, etc - not just the belt change.

So there will definitely be independant garages that will do it, and considerably cheaper than a dealer.

johnfarquhar74

I had my Laguna belts & kit replaced by a renault specialist in Edinburgh, at around £250 they were half the price of the franchised dealer.
As others suggest, I'd shop around or google for a french car specialist in your area.

jackieb

We were quoted a couple of years ago for £500 from an Audi dealer for our A4. We took it to a VW dealer instead and got it done for £250.

joe2cool

ok thank you, so a kit change as mentioned is not always needed, just the belt

hartcjhart

joe2cool wrote: »

ok thank you, so a kit change as mentioned is not always needed, just the belt

NOOOOO, if you are changing the belt then you change ALL the parts,and pref put a new water pump at the same time

Ionkontrol

Had my g/f's Clio II 1.6 16v cambelt changed the other month. £250.

forgotmyname

If they have plastic pulleys get them changed as well, I did mine on a petrol mondeo, The centre of the pulleys
had cracks radiating from the centre.
Who knows how long it would have been before they started to break up.

joe2cool

Thx........................