cambelt change?

mikey72

Dave101t wrote: »

my car is on 120k without a cambelt change, tho its a company car and they want to risk it so im happy.
normally it should be 30-40k but id simply do it as soon as i bought the car (if 2nd hand) then every 30k miles thereafter.
and for 50-80 quid you cant go wrong, get a haynes manual and DIY!

I would, but the engine mount goes through mine, it's too much like hard work

optimus_primera

Got garage to the one on my 406,as i couldn't get my hands in there to grasp a spanner,access was so tight.
let someone else skin their knuckles ......

Niowrtt

Be wary that all these prices quoted are very model-specific, since labour costs vary massively.

I remember that with the old Ford pinto engines you could slip the old belt off and pop the new one straight back on in 10 minutes.

The Rover KV6 has a 7 hour 'book time' to change the three cambelts on both front and back, then on top of that you have to cost in the belts, water pump and special tools.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

mikey72 wrote: »

£50 to £100 (with waterpump) for a polo from buypartsonline.
I'd still prefer a dealer part, but I like gates as well.

my personal choice of belt, last i heard (this was about 4 years ago) VW were using their belts.
nerver known a gates belt to snap fitted as per directions.

used to get about 20-25 per year warrenty claims put in through my ex works for quinten hazel belts and kits and wont look at a ultraparts belt at all but thats my personal choice.

ani_26

Cambelts. £40 for a cambelt, and £700 to have your engine taken out, for the day. Daylight robbery.

I would advise having it replaced, though. It far outweighs the cost to any damage incurred, if it goes.



Obviously i've found a garage that can offer a far more competitive price, now. Still daylight robbery though. Four years to go, thankfully.

Flying-High_2

TiTheRev wrote: »

, with more cars on the road to cater for.

Thats Cobblers.... look at the all VAG group platforms using the same engines and components..... Cross reference some of the part numbers In ETKA and its quite interesting to see where various nuts and bolts and parts of the same part number turn up.

TiTheRev

Flying-High wrote: »

Thats Cobblers.... look at the all VAG group platforms using the same engines and components..... Cross reference some of the part numbers In ETKA and its quite interesting to see where various nuts and bolts and parts of the same part number turn up.

Granted in the last 4/5years part numbers have become fewer as the cross-pollenation has increased, but the vehicles that age are only just starting to need C/B's. Before that there are still plenty of options, even half way through the same model/engine they change the kit part number!

Vauxhall have an approx 25% market share of all new cars, so instantly they have over half a million cars added to the system as new cars each year, VW (at the moment) are at under 200,000. Less cars on the road = less parts need supplying.

reduceditem

Here's my method:

Any car that cost less than £2k I just wouldn't bother. If you're not going on massively long runs anywhere I just don't think it's worth having it changed.

mikey72

reduceditem wrote: »

Here's my method:

Any car that cost less than £2k I just wouldn't bother. If you're not going on massively long runs anywhere I just don't think it's worth having it changed.

Just to save a few hundred pounds? On a car that could then last another 5 years at least?
If you don't do it, it's not worth the hassle when it breaks on the way to work, then you have to get it recovered, then sort out a new car quickly, so you can't wait for a bargain, then sort out getting the old car sold or scrapped.
That'll cost more.

C_Mababejive

If the op values and is planning to keep the car i would suggest they have it done at either a VAG dealer or a VAG specialist independent shop.

VAG dealers will sometimes give you an offer/cut a deal if they are a little slow on work. Be flexible with them and say they can fit it in anytime it suits etc..

I did my own for about £25 (VW Golf)