Hi.

What should i be expecting to pay (inc parts0 for a timing belt/Water pump & tensioner Etc on a 53 Plate Fabia Vrs @ a independant garage. ?.

Thanks

Dean

Somewhere around 350 ish?

I just had my belt, and pump done along with a 60,000 mile service and air filter. I'm not sure what it would of been for the belt and pump alone but the total was 478

This was at my local indy Skoda specialist,

Edited 6 December, 200817 yr by steve75

Hi.

What should i be expecting to pay (inc parts0 for a timing belt/Water pump & tensioner Etc on a 53 Plate Fabia Vrs @ a independant garage. ?.

Thanks

Dean

Just had a 60,000 mile service, MOT, Brake Fluid change, new Cam belt and Water Pump, total cost was £552 (inc. £53.10 for MOT :eek:) at the dealers.

They used.....

038198119A Repair Kit, contains timing belt, relay roller & tensioner roller - £88.83 +VAT

045121011HX Water Pump - £29.61 +VAT

The labour charge was £290 (4.5 hours) for everything. They charge £55 per hour, and my local independent VAG specialist charges £45 per hour, so not a lot of difference in the price.

my cars booked in on wednesday for a timing belt at £180 fitted

guess their not doing the water pump or aux belt then ?........or maybe even using a genuine kit ?

Got my cam belt changed a year ago, bought cam belt kit (VW part) off "hootiemcboob1969" on Ebay for either £49 or £59, can't remember, and a local VW specialist fitted it and a metal impeller pump, which cost £32 for £110.

Changed mine a 57000 miles.

guess their not doing the water pump or aux belt then ?........or maybe even using a genuine kit ?

no waterpump but using genuine vag parts

have ask him to do the waterpump (metal impellor) and an oil change at the same time so will report back wenesday pm with a breakdown on prices

Got my cam belt changed a year ago, bought cam belt kit (VW part) off "hootiemcboob1969" on Ebay for either £49 or £59, can't remember, and a local VW specialist fitted it and a metal impeller pump, which cost £32 for £110.

Changed mine a 57000 miles.

so they did cambelt and water pump for £20 labour?......or the labour was £110 ?

£110 labour to fit cambelt with kit and fit waterpump.

My mate gets Saab stuff done for £35 an hour at a country garage - I tend to get charged about £75+ by VW when I need to use them - at £35 an hour they would get more work out of me!!

Seems that you are down at about £25 an hour labour charge.

I'd do it for £300 inc water pump and a free oil and filter change.

Think the time the book says a job takes and therefore what a garage can charge, and what an experienced mechanic takes can be two different things.

I'd do it for £300 inc water pump and a free oil and filter change.

Cheers. just a shame you are £120 miles away

Dean

just spoke to my mech who has confirmed the price of £265 + pennys thats using vag cam belt kit aftermarket waterpump with metal impellor and an oil change

and i dont have a clue how he makes a living out of it :eek:

I've just had two qoutes from Independants for cambelt kit, water pump and an MOT. £389 plus £40 for MOT and £399 plus £52 for MOT.

Is there anyone around the Oxfordshire OX39 area (Chinnor) can do a better deal?

Edited 20 August, 200916 yr by Discusb

Christ! I paid my tame mechanic £60 to fit the cambelt kit and waterpump, the parts cost just under £100 off the internet.

Omg these prices r terrible i paid Timing chain

http://briskoda.net/fabia-i/timing-chain/151399/#post1761135

So your comparing a chain and a belt?

Hi there

Sorry to sort of hijack the thread but along simmilar lines

I have a 52 reg Fabia silverline am i correct to asssume that a 52 reg has a chain and not a belt. what year did the belt come in?.

I am rapidly arriving at 60,000 miles do i need to replace the chain or what happens at this service.Is tis cheaper?

Thanks for any advice greatly accepted

Later Unc

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hi

Hi there

Sorry to sort of hijack the thread but along simmilar lines

I have a 52 reg Fabia silverline am i correct to asssume that a 52 reg has a chain and not a belt. what year did the belt come in?.

I am rapidly arriving at 60,000 miles do i need to replace the chain or what happens at this service.Is tis cheaper?

anyone got any pointers on this

Thanks for any advice greatly accepted

Later Unc

I have a 52 reg Fabia silverline am i correct to asssume that a 52 reg has a chain and not a belt. what year did the belt come in?.

I am rapidly arriving at 60,000 miles do i need to replace the chain or what happens at this service.Is tis cheaper?

Is your car the 1.2HTP or the 1.4MPI?

Getting 40k and CamBelt done at main dealers next week 450 all in