Hello,

I'm hopefully buying a vrs on the weekend. It needs the cambelt changing, so I've seen on here it's worth doing the water pump at the same Tim. What else is recommended?

The car is on 75k if that helps?

Thanks.

Good luck on saturday. If it's the same as SWMBO's 1.9PD You can get a kit for the cambelt that includes the bits including a new tensioner and as you say the waterpump is worth doing too. I'd also change the coolant so you have the correct mix of (new) antifreeze. if there are any other belts you have to take off as part of the job I'd change those too while you were there.

Thank you.

I'll not be doing this myself though!

Belt, water pump, tensioner, idlers. Some would do the aux belt and aux belt tensioner at the same time but not essential this wouldn't save any future labour costs

Cost should be around £300ish all in.

£300 including labour?

Be a good price if it is  though it shouldn't bee too much more?- SWMBO's Seat 1.9PD was £300 inc the MOT at our local indy, but they didn't do the waterpump

Is Octavia on same service schedule as a Superb?

My Superb requires minor service at 10k

Major at 20k

Other bits at 30k

And more at 40k or 4years (cambelt + dsg oil etc)

Unless its on a variable schedule.

Skoda charged me cambelt/waterpump £420 (fitted)

I would say. Yes Wayne

Thanks.

I had cambelt kit WP Aux belt and thermostat changed think it was £350 all in ill check the invoice later.

Can anyone recommend me a garage in the South Oxfordshire area? I'm slap bang between Oxford and Reading!

Might be worth replacing the engine mounting  bolts that are removed.

think there are a few members in your area if you do a search on the members part. Send them a message and ask where/who does their work??

£300 inc yes.  Perhaps Oxford is slightly more however although should be nowhere near £400.

Edited 10 January, 201412 yr by Liverpool-Lad

shop around, decent cam belt kit is £100, no more than 3-4 hours to fit, local indy garage will be about £30-£35 per hour. i would supply the parts myself and just phone around asking what they charge per hour