cambelt change cost..?
09 March 2003, 10:00 AM
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Part should be approx £108 and labour 2-3 hours so should be in the region of £200-250 depending on the labour cost
Edited to say I think the labour charges I incurred were nearer £45 ph so you could be looking at £300 but that should be tops and inc VAT
[Edited by Scooby96 - 9/3/2003 10:01:03 AM]
Edited to say I think the labour charges I incurred were nearer £45 ph so you could be looking at £300 but that should be tops and inc VAT
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09 March 2003, 02:50 PM
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Give www.scoobyclinic.com a call on 01246 590807. He gave us a quote for one not so long ago, and Im sure it was much cheaper than any of the quotes already posted on here.
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03 September 2003, 12:32 PM
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Halfords did mine
£170 all in parts (belt) and labour..
Dont care about warranty (out of) and if they got it wrong, as per any other garage they put it right
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Halfords did mine
£170 all in parts (belt) and labour..
Dont care about warranty (out of) and if they got it wrong, as per any other garage they put it right
Mart
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Bring it on !!!
03 September 2003, 12:48 PM
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You've only got 2 cams though!! 
I did my own (with a proper Subaru belt) in 1.5 hours at a cost of £50. I believe the belts cost £70ish now (but not from main dealers!!) - I got one when they were on special offer from somewhere.
It's not that difficult on the older classics (the ones with the nicer tensioner!) if you've done cambelts before. Don't be put off by it having as many cams as cylinders!
A mechanic acquaintance said he would do it for £50 + the belt as long as the car didn't have AC, as it would take a bit longer and cost about £70 + belt cost.
I did my own (with a proper Subaru belt) in 1.5 hours at a cost of £50. I believe the belts cost £70ish now (but not from main dealers!!) - I got one when they were on special offer from somewhere.
It's not that difficult on the older classics (the ones with the nicer tensioner!
) if you've done cambelts before. Don't be put off by it having as many cams as cylinders!A mechanic acquaintance said he would do it for £50 + the belt as long as the car didn't have AC, as it would take a bit longer and cost about £70 + belt cost.
03 September 2003, 02:33 PM
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Halfords will squirm their way out of anything that involves them putting a hand in a pocket (unless it yours!).
Was told always use a genuine belt - so was £108 for the belt too expensive or about right given it wasnt bought on 'special'???
Was told always use a genuine belt - so was £108 for the belt too expensive or about right given it wasnt bought on 'special'???
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03 September 2003, 04:41 PM
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Depend what you want to be changed. You can do the belt and nothing else, that's the cheap solution.
I plan to replace everything Belt, tentioner, all pulley and the alternator belt. I know it is the safe and expensive solution, but I hope I can run trouble free for the next 60K miles
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I plan to replace everything Belt, tentioner, all pulley and the alternator belt. I know it is the safe and expensive solution, but I hope I can run trouble free for the next 60K miles
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03 September 2003, 04:50 PM
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They are not far from Junction 29 off the M1 in Wingerworth.
The exact address is on their website and im sure it would be worth your while ringing them.
We have just had a new clutch, fly wheel and suspension from them and the work they did was fantastic!! (and the cost, which helps!!)
The exact address is on their website and im sure it would be worth your while ringing them.
We have just had a new clutch, fly wheel and suspension from them and the work they did was fantastic!! (and the cost, which helps!!)
03 September 2003, 05:02 PM
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Subaru use Gates belts; so a gates belt is original in all but the name that they wrote on it. Subaru Service Centre in Sheffield will do a 4 cam belt for £175+.
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04 September 2003, 07:35 PM
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AHA
righty o
Mr dbm.... belt done approx 6 month ago no probs so far...
and tensioner was ok (bonus)
Dnb... long time .... have the same prob ocasionally cleaned sensors and problem dissapeared for a while.. back intermittantly... but no codes recorded..??
I have that article for u.... at present 8 megs insize.... may have to snail mail or see if i can convert to tif or bmp
oh and to loosley qoute a phrase
two cams good
four cams bad
Mart (only joking)
righty o
Mr dbm.... belt done approx 6 month ago no probs so far...
and tensioner was ok (bonus)
Dnb... long time .... have the same prob ocasionally cleaned sensors and problem dissapeared for a while.. back intermittantly... but no codes recorded..??
I have that article for u.... at present 8 megs insize.... may have to snail mail or see if i can convert to tif or bmp
oh and to loosley qoute a phrase
two cams good
four cams bad
Mart (only joking)
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