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 Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:21 am |
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I bought my 1999 GTI with no history of when the timing belt had last been done.. The car's done 120k miles and I know the belt need replacing every 80k... So I'm thinking it's only done 40k but just to be sure I'm gonna replace it anyway.. So, how much is the average cost of fitting a complete timing kit? I've been quoted £400-£600 because my mechanic said they don't know what they may encounter when stripping it down due to the age of my car and because it's a big engine in a small car it's awkward to get access to change it all so there's a lot of work needed to go in to replace everything.
Is this a fair price?
Bearing in mind the garage are replacing more than just the timing belt.
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:25 am |
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I haven't done a gti but I think that is quite expensive, you should ring around local garages and dealers to compare prices
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:43 am |
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Be worth asking a Peugeot / Citroen main dealer for a quote, sometime's they can very competitive on simple jobs like this.
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 1:40 pm |
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I changed the cambelt on our CC which is the same engine (138bhp). Yes, space is tight but it's no worse than a lot of cars (at least you can do it with the engine still in!). Your garage's comments sound more like " we don't really want to do it as we know Pugs are a PITA" but he doesn't want to put you off coming back ... We had no idea of the history of our car but it had done just under 56k miles and wasn't likely to have had a new cambelt ... receipts were provided, but not many. As it was just over ten years old, I replaced it under the age category ...
I didn't use an special tools .. you need to pin the crank and cam wheels but you can do that with the right sized bolts!
Make sure you get a new water pump fitted at same time, so include new coolant in price, as a complete cambelt kit with new idler and tensioner. You will probably need a new auxiliary belt too.
£400-600 sounds steep ... see if there are any Peugeot or Citroen specialists in your area and as
Mr BSI says, try your dealer as they can often have servicing deals.
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 4:11 pm |
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£150 or less for labour plus parts is reasonable.
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 12:11 am |
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150 plus parts for me as i had cams and followers fitted at the same time
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 1:51 pm |
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Thanks guys, luckily there's a Peugeot dealer/garage 15 minutes from my house so I'll have a chat to them about prices 
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:13 pm |
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I wouldn't even bother with the main dealer.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:29 pm |
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| Edward wrote: |
| I wouldn't even bother with the main dealer. |
They can sometimes be very cheap when they need to train the apprentice up on antiques 
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:41 am |
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I had mine done at the dealer in december because they were the cheapest around. £295 not including water pump. Or £345 if you opt for genuine Pug parts
Deals still on the pug uk website here:
www.servicing.peugeot....ce-offers/
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:22 am |
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Dannyboy-gti, was that including labour costs too?
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:24 am |
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| LNHalton wrote: |
| Dannyboy-gti, was that including labour costs too? |
The link says:
Check out the Essentials range price list below (all prices include fitting):
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 12:04 pm |
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That's great value compared to the local garage!
Main dealer it is then!
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 12:40 pm |
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| LNHalton wrote: |
That's great value compared to the local garage!
Main dealer it is then! |
Watch out for the FREE health check the dealer will do that will find plenty of extra work recommended to be carried out 
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 2:00 pm |
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onHaha, yeah!
There's a few other bits that need sorting so this free health check may come in handy! I know I have a PAS leak and there's some small oil leak from the engine but the source of that is unknown!
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