#1: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: kev85, Location: blackburnPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:42 am ---- first off sorry for opening up a new thread..know that this will have been answered somewhere but cant get the exact info when i search.
car is a x reg gti with 72k on the clock. owned it for a year and put 8k on in that time. I have got no documentation to say when/if this has ever been done so thought i had better get it sorted.
What i want to know is if i am getting this done what should i get replaced at the same time if anything.
Also, usual question but what price would i be looking at all in from a independent garage. Thinking of buying the timing kits off euro car parts and supplying them, hopefully it will work out cheeper.
any ideas/help would be greatful as stuff has started going wrong with it in the last few weeks and cant help but feel it's going to give me a big kick between the legs and fail on me.
#2: Re: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: kieron, Location: in the housePosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:08 am ---- buy a waterpump at the same time, ECP kits are fine ive never herd of bad ones yet
#3: Re: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: kev85, Location: blackburnPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:04 am ---- cheers for the reply. any idea how much labour is involved in this job, heard they are a bit of a pain in the backside to do!!
#4: Re: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:58 am ---- They need about 4 hours to do the belt. Get one of the water pumps that come with the housing fitted from Euro Car Parts.
Some people will say buy a genuine pump from the dealer but they don't realise that often the same suppliers supply Peugeot with their parts!
#5: Re: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:34 pm ---- i have been quoted 300 all in
i got the belt kit for 45 with some discount
also from a local mechanic not garage i got quoted 80 for the labour
im in the same situation no docs to say its been done but it was only 30k when i got the car
was thinking about changing the water pump as im sure its been making some noises recently but after reading this ill get one fitted at the same time
#6: Re: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: kev85, Location: blackburnPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:43 pm ---- usher. if it's £120 for the parts and labour where has the other £180 you been quoted come from..am i reading something wrong there!!.
Will get rould to my local mechanic tomorrow and see what he says
#7: Re: GTI 138 timing belt/cambelt change Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:27 am ---- thats why i looked around lol 300 was far too much for the work
also i asked how much the timing belt kit was and they said 100 so can only assume they marked it up
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