cam belt change
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cam belt change
i am soon going to book my pug into a garage to have the timing belt changed 2.0 hdi 2003, i was wandering what sort of price am i looking at paying for this sort of job
Re: cam belt change
Well, at my local garage they charged me £250 and thats for Complete Cambelt Kit and fitment of WaterPump which i purchased cheaper elsewhere. 
What i suggest you do is to shop round and get quotes, you will be surprised 
What i suggest you do is to shop round and get quotes, you will be surprised '99 Peugeot 406 1.8 16v LS in Jade Green
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I can do most things on cars confidently, apart from Brakes & Timing Belts.
Something Ive never tried incase I mess it up!
What is annoying, is the cost of parts Inc the belt kit, waterpump and crankshaft pulley(If needing to replaced) is only about £70-100 IIRC?
The rest if the dreaded labour...
The cost isnt too bad though if you work out you have 76k (correct for HDI?) or 4 or 6 years (??) for the belt interval
Something Ive never tried incase I mess it up!
What is annoying, is the cost of parts Inc the belt kit, waterpump and crankshaft pulley(If needing to replaced) is only about £70-100 IIRC?
The rest if the dreaded labour...
The cost isnt too bad though if you work out you have 76k (correct for HDI?) or 4 or 6 years (??) for the belt interval
His: 1990 Volkswagen Golf II 1.8 GTi 8v.
Hers: 2000 "W" 406 Estate GLX HDi 90 (Bosch) @ 150k
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Hers: 2000 "W" 406 Estate GLX HDi 90 (Bosch) @ 150k
http://www.gsdoc.co.uk German Shepherd Dog Owners Club
Re: cam belt change
Brakes are easy peasy (apart from the handbrake shoes which are incredibly frustrating) - see my howto for the rears. The fronts are even easierBruceT wrote:I can do most things on cars confidently, apart from Brakes & Timing Belts.
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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BruceT wrote:I can do most things on cars confidently, apart from Brakes & Timing Belts.
Something Ive never tried incase I mess it up!
What is annoying, is the cost of parts Inc the belt kit, waterpump and crankshaft pulley(If needing to replaced) is only about £70-100 IIRC?
The rest if the dreaded labour...
The cost isnt too bad though if you work out you have 76k (correct for HDI?) or 4 or 6 years (??) for the belt interval
The crankshaft pulley from the dealers is £89 on its own (trade price). Ebay may be cheaper, but I don't buy parts from Ebay.
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Managed to get mine brand new in a Peugeot box for £7 delivered off ebayjasper5 wrote:The crankshaft pulley from the dealers is £89 on its own (trade price). Ebay may be cheaper, but I don't buy parts from Ebay.
When things are that price, it'd be rude not to, even if it doesn't actually need replacing
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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Re: cam belt change
Try TMS motor spares.
I have a 53 plate 2004 HDi 90 S and got a genuine corteco crankshaft pulley for £48 inclusive of VAT
Gates timing belt kit was £58. I use them because they are 2 minutes from my house, but I have been hard pushed to find anyone cheaper.
Timing belt is fairly straight forward. Most difficult part is removing the cranks shaft pulley. You will need an Impact wrench or a fly wheel locking tooth.
Don't bother disconecting the exhaust manifold and flexible down pipe as per Haynes manual, just make sure you support the block.
DW
I have a 53 plate 2004 HDi 90 S and got a genuine corteco crankshaft pulley for £48 inclusive of VAT
Gates timing belt kit was £58. I use them because they are 2 minutes from my house, but I have been hard pushed to find anyone cheaper.
Timing belt is fairly straight forward. Most difficult part is removing the cranks shaft pulley. You will need an Impact wrench or a fly wheel locking tooth.
Don't bother disconecting the exhaust manifold and flexible down pipe as per Haynes manual, just make sure you support the block.
DW