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Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« on: February 03, 2023, 07:21:02 pm »
Anyone know what the $tealers are charging for this right now, please?

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2023, 07:30:16 pm »
Just checked the VW website.  £789 with water pump.  When I had mine done last and checked it was at least £200 less.  Getting worried now as wife's Skoda needs a cambelt soon

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2023, 12:07:36 pm »
£789  :surprised:

Genuine timing belt kit with water pump is £361, so that is a hefty chunk for labour and coolant.



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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2023, 06:05:35 pm »
That's expensive I just payed £826 for full cambelt kit water pump auxiliary belt full service and full health check

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2023, 08:07:00 pm »
Madness. Routine maintenance costing a 1/4 of the car’s value  :stupid:  Welcome to brexit.


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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2023, 09:51:45 pm »
I think i paid around 400 at aks last time i had mine done.

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2023, 11:11:40 pm »
Had mine done in 2020, was £549. £789 now, and has to be within 15 years old

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2023, 05:56:34 pm »
Only to get more expensive from what I’m seeing these days!

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2023, 09:13:29 am »
A couple of months ago I had my cambelt, pump and fluids etc.......all genuine parts done by a specialist I have know for years.  It came to £410 all in

When I had it done, I was told the parts had recently over doubled in price and TPS were breaking up some kits.......so on some engine types a cambelt kit was not a complete cambelt kit like it was historically.  The TFSI was in this instance, but he TDi's seem not to be apparently.
« Last Edit: February 06, 2023, 09:16:59 am by mjmallia »
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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2023, 12:07:06 pm »
Thanks Everyone...

Just called VW Breeze in Poole, and they confirnmed the £789 Fixed price, and said that was a discounted price from £1061.....

And £190 for an oil and filter change - which didn't sound too bad.

It's a wedge, as Pudding says, on an older car as a proprtion of the value ....... £800 on a £30k car doesn't sound as bad. Same amount of work I suppose, gulp. I only do about 2-3,000 miles  a year, but of course it's the timespan, not the mileage.....

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2023, 01:34:48 pm »
Discounted from £1061?! Eh?  :stupid:  The price on VW's site is the price! Sounds like sales flobble from the dealer to make you feel like £789 is a bargain!

£190 for an oil change is also scandalous.  It's a £40 job DIY  :grin:  That's for Quantum Platinum+ 5W40 and an OEM Mahle Knecht filter from ECP.



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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2023, 09:14:40 pm »
Even using Millers & OEM filter would be around £70 if you got the oil on sale price.

And this thread reminds me, I need to check when cambelt was done last!
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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2023, 07:45:52 pm »
In the 12 years we've had ours I've always used the dealer as they were always competitive, once I took it to a Skoda dealer!

However late last year I took it to a specialist where it cost £560 Vs £789 at the dealer. Crazy pricing.

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2023, 10:37:14 pm »
Yep it needs doing on mine.... :scared:
Any recent prices for AKS or Rtech?

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Re: Cambelt and Water Pump Cost to Renew
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2023, 12:21:15 pm »
AKS are expensive so I wouldn't take it there personally.

Any old garage can do it.  Engine mount bracket removal is the faffiest part of the whole job.  Once you're ready to install the belt and pullies etc, an 8 year old could do it.



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