Took my octy to a garage I was recommended with an intermittent clutch issue. They thought it was a pipe behind the bulkhead, but as they worked to confirm, they found it was the master cylinder that had a very slight leak so that was diagnosed as the actual fault and replaced.

Now, I know the part will be 85ish quid or so from ecp or similar (based on their number plate part checker!), and glad it's not the slave, but what would you expect the total bill to come to to replace it and get it back to normal? 

Won't say yet, but just wondering if its steep and its the last time I go there or if its about right... 

 

So how much should that job roughly cost?? 

 

Edited 22 April, 20224 yr by blackspaven

Trade price for the genuine VAG cylinder from TPS was around £110 a year ago. Maybe £140 retail? I now have a pattern part one which cost €18 including delivery, it is identical and the parts came from the same injection mould and it has the same VAG part number moulded in.

 

I can change them now in around 20 minutes, a skill I definitely wish that I had not gained. An hours labour perhaps?

 

I can pretty much guarantee that it wont have been leaking and the intermittent problem will remain/return and turn out to be the slave cylinder if you have the concentric slave cylinder but garages like to start with the easiest job first to see how deep and compliant the customers pockets are.

WOW! quotes 1.1 hours to remove and install clutch master cylinder, you do the math.

 

Incidentally the slave cylinder is the same.

Edited 22 April, 20224 yr by MicMac