Cam belt cost

**Tribble** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 17:11

My c70 is just about due for a timing belt / tensioners & water pump.
Any idea what the going rate for this is ?

**Kingsford G** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 18:18

If you paying more than £200-250 you paying too much

**foammanmark** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 18:19

Originally Posted by Kingsford G

If you paying more than £200-250 you paying too much

If you have the pcv done at the same time, how much above the £200-250 would you say?

**craigoodwood** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 18:37

£248 supplied and fitted at Volvo shrewsbury

**Kingsford G** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 20:24

Originally Posted by foammanmark

If you have the pcv done at the same time, how much above the £200-250 would you say?

They`ll probably charge you 1.5-2 hours labour (depending on the hourly rate)+around £90 for all the bits cos its a separate repairs.

**foammanmark** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 20:25

Originally Posted by Kingsford G

They`ll probably charge you 1.5-2 hours labour (depending on the hourly rate)+around £90 for all the bits cos its a separate repairs.

I've been paying just under £500 for a cam-belt service, pcv and a few bits, and that was an indy.

**Kingsford G** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 20:40

Originally Posted by foammanmark

I've been paying just under £500 for a cam-belt service, pcv and a few bits, and that was an indy.

Not bad mate.Tbh I can`t c the diff if indi does it or me other than I`d do it better with no rush cleaning everything properly where indi most likely won`t cos time is money in their world.It still will work fine,its just me being fussy doing something like that.

**theflyingbrick** · Sunday 2nd June 2013, 23:04

Originally Posted by Kingsford G

Not bad mate.Tbh I can`t c the diff if indi does it or me other than I`d do it better with no rush cleaning everything properly where indi most likely won`t cos time is money in their world.It still will work fine,its just me being fussy doing something like that.

im with you on this one,i wont pay someone to do something I can do myself!! but peoples circumstances are different if you haven't the time or second/company vehicle then your naffed!!

**JUDGENINJA** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 09:25

A cambelt is one of the few things I nearly alway have done by a garage.

**M-R-P** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 09:31

There's some things I'd rather leave to someone with insurance - timing belt and clutch. The car's worth too much to me to risk me knackering a perfectly good engine.

**V70 Graham** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 09:36

Not something I should try then ?

**M-R-P** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 09:40

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

Not something I should try then ?

You can't even be trusted with a drill Graham

**jotter22** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 10:02

Why would he need a drill to change a cam belt.....I say go for it Graham Martin can always tidy things up afterwards!

Tony.

**V70 Graham** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 10:09

Originally Posted by jotter22

Why would he need a drill to change a cam belt.....I say go for it Graham Martin can always tidy things up afterwards!

Tony.

I cannot be trusted with ANY tools, as Martin said when he looked at my last handiwork "You were drilling a hole, not machine gunning the Taliban"

**M-R-P** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 10:11

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

I cannot be trusted with ANY tools, as Martin said when he looked at my last handiwork "You were drilling a hole, not machine gunning the Taliban"

Nice to see you edited out the expletives

**Kingsford G** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 14:12

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

I cannot be trusted with ANY tools, as Martin said when he looked at my last handiwork "You were drilling a hole, not machine gunning the Taliban"

Im sure u can be trusted to clean the tool once a job is done.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 14:14

I have a spare brand new tensioner you can have for a tenner.

**M-R-P** · Monday 3rd June 2013, 14:17

Originally Posted by Kingsford G

Im sure u can be trusted to clean the tool once a job is done.

LMAO! When we got together to do his brakes, he went round and got the tea/coffee orders (he was made teaboy for the day), he disappeared for a while and came back complaining that he'd lost the bloody list