What would be the expected charge for this job, on it's own?

4 years ago I paid £660 for a full cambelt service, as the warranty was important then ...... I have no urge whatsoever to repeat that sting - but would like to get someone else to do the cambelt (then if it snaps I am not looking at paying the repair bill).

MY00 Classic - 8 years old in May 2008 ..... that's the belt due time according to the book. Should anything else need replacing while they are there? Rollers? Idlers?

 

Hi Pete,

No expert on scoobs. IMHO pretty much any kit these days consists of the belt/belts. rollers and tensioners to suit.

do you plan to use genuine parts?
would you consider non-gen if the same or better quality and/or a specialist reccommeded them?

 

Scoobyclinic did my belt and tensioner for 300 quid, not bad!

 

Get the tensioner done at the same time, though this will push the price up.

Surely they'd only cover the cost if it was fitted incorrectly?

 

There is no official OE equivelent cambelt "kit" for the Impreza (well, not unless its happened very recently). Retailers may source a belt, and pulleys sperately then sell it on as a "Kit" but its not like the official kits that Gates sell for say, a Mondeo.

Subaru practice is to replace just the belt - and nothing else, but inspect condition of pulleys and tensioners and replace them on an indvidual basis if needed. Due to that, no kit is offered.

Pete, I would expect at that age at least several idler pulleys will need replacing by now. Unless they were replaced last time.

 

Zen Performane did my service including the cambelt for £293 3 weeks ago. And they made me a coffee

 

I had mine done at Scoobyclinic

click tuning services at top, then servicing on the left, 1/4 down page.

Cambelts
carrying a 40,000 mile no quibble warranty

Model: All Models
Price: supplied & fitted £189.95

 

You can get the belt from here:
Subaru Parts at Graham Goode Racing
Seems like a good deal.

 

Sounds good - is there VAT to add to that?

It looks a simple job and I would do it myself and do/have on my other cars - but the costs if the Impreza engine snaps a belt are too great to risk getting it wrong.

 

Yes Pete + the dreaded VAT = £217.00

I paid £444 inc VAT
Cambelt, Silkolene race oil + Filter, Plugs, K&N filter £379 + Vat

I'm only 10 mins away from Scoobyclinic, its peace of mind to have it done properly.

 

Best place in the Newbury/Basingstoke/Reading Triangle or slighly beyond - anyone? Just the Cambelt and maybe the Plugs. Everything else I am willing to do myself.

 

Pete,

In that area we all use Len at Subaru 4 you in Newbury - very good quality and good prices too

 

I will second that for Len and Mark at Subaru 4 You top Blokes,

 

Pete,

I have a used belt for sale if you want it? £500 plus postage and delivery!

Only joking Pete!

I used scoobyclinic about 4 years ago and they charged me £125 plus vat for the whole job. I think the tensioner was replaced too, but at an extra cost.

Wayne.

 

Subaru4U were in my mind, they are not far from me really - do they have a long waiting list?

 

600 nicker - you was robbed


my sti cost about 200 fitted by my man

 

Hardly robbed, that's the rate for the job generally in the Main Dealer Network.

Where does your man work? Whats the Warranty offered?

 

Bloody warranty - its a glorified alfa engine for gawds sake

your having a larf right

 

Shame you are not nearer to Essex.

Classic Imprezas Cambelt Change £134.51 inc vat using genuine Subaru cambelt, does not include cambelt tensioner.

Xtreme Scoobies - Tel: 01245 363623

I had my cam belt service (50k) done on my MY03 Stealth Wagon for £275 inc vat using Silkolene Pro S 10/50 fully synthetic oil. Made me coffee as well. Always a pleasure going to Xtreme & they only use genuine parts.

Mark

 

Use Len at Subau4You - very good prices and an undoubted expert. Had my cambelt done there a year and a half ago. You'll not be disappointed.

 

Subaru4U will get a call from me in May .... I'll get the cars through their respective MOTs and Service them all first.

Subaru4U website could be better, don't you think? Just as an aside.

 

Scoobyclinic use an uprated belt and give a 40k no quibble guarantee. Coffee from their machine is awful.

 

With all due respect, if it's an UPRATED Belt then surely a guarantee of only 40,000 miles is just saying it is guaranteed to last less than the standard one Surely it should be a 80,000mile guarantee or something if it's uprated??

 

Do it yourself you big ghey, after all you're always telling us what a great engineer you are, a simple cam belt change should be easy for a man of your many talents

 

me dad dose cambelts

 

A quote I had yesterday:

"prices as follows
cambelt £86.10 + vat
tensioner £40.22 + vat
rollers 3 of at £33.43 +vat each
Labour £120 + vat

I have listed it all seperate as we wont no which rollers if any need replacing until we strip it but worst case you will need all of the above but usally just the belt and tensioner."