Cambelt change

[LEIGH-ANNE]

What kind of price do u think is reasonable enough to do a cambelt change and my sodding water pump? A senior member of Renault garage too.......

[McPikie]

I think £200 is reasonable charge to do it, but renault probably want £5-600

[LEIGH-ANNE]

This is a back hander that the blokes doing on a saturday for me....


£150 - Well chuffed!!!

[MAXIBOY]

good price :D

[Wobba]

This is a back hander that the blokes doing on a saturday for me....


£150 - Well chuffed!!!

Omg! That is a good price. I didn't enjoy doing my water pump.

[busterhymes]

very cheap compared with prices i've seen posted any thoughts on whether to use renault parts or pattern parts and whats the prices like as going to be doin mine soon

[LEIGH-ANNE]

Well ill get him to use renault parts although i already have the water pump, aux belt (gsf). Im gona get him to service it over quick too. Coolant is fine, ill get him to chuck new spark plugs in and oil change. That reminds me, i have a new fuel filter here too. Getting done next weekend. TBH is worth u lot travelling to southampton for work like this as hes not charging a bomb for it? I no i certainly would....

Ill grab a list of the pattern and renault parts as u can see how they differ. In certain circumstances im told that renault are to use these 'ever so slightly less of standard' parts in each case which is possible. Probably when women go in.... or non major parts! They have 2 types of oil they are to use too, but im sure u have heard that before too.

[busterhymes]

ta for that

[McPikie]

You get a full cambelt kit or just the belt?

May I suggest getting a new tensioner and idler as mine were "re-used" by a local garage and failed 4 weeks later, leaving me with 16 valves up the swanny

[katbloke]

a mech offered to do it for 50 if i sourced the bits, that was belt, tensioners etc and waterpump not had done yet as i want the brakes and handling sorted first