Cambelt change

[andyleep]

Anyone know the official Renault labour time for changing a cambelt on a Williams?

[dimma]

i was taking to a fella a few days ago about a williams he owned years ago and he mentioned that he got renault to do the belt.he called back to them a while after leaving the car with them he said he walked into their garage and the car was on the ramp and the engine gearbox and subframe was on the ground.i didnt ask how long they had it but he said they did the water pump aswell and the bill was something like £650.

[FATBOY]

something like 8 hours labour by the book time???? i think???? i had my done by a renault specialist and was charged £400 cash

[dimma]

something like 8 hours labour by the book time???? i think???? i had my done by a renault specialist and was charged £400 cash

I've done about 6 timing belts all on my own cars but never took that sort of time.it usually takes me 1 and a half to 2 hours to do it. I'd love that sort of money for changing a belt.

[sideways danny]

I normally charge under £300 for a williams/valver timing belt. I say normally as there's so few standard cars that i see, i have to fine tune the price up and down a little for easier or harder jobs

[acerimmer]

something like 8 hours labour by the book time???? i think???? i had my done by a renault specialist and was charged £400 cash

I've done about 6 timing belts all on my own cars but never took that sort of time.it usually takes me 1 and a half to 2 hours to do it. I'd love that sort of money for changing a belt.

bloody hell it took me and my dad about a day just to try n do it with endine in, spat dummys out and ripped out engine and did the lot much easier. took about 2-3 hours to put back in. We know now how to do it lol

[dimma]

something like 8 hours labour by the book time???? i think???? i had my done by a renault specialist and was charged £400 cash

I've done about 6 timing belts all on my own cars but never took that sort of time.it usually takes me 1 and a half to 2 hours to do it. I'd love that sort of money for changing a belt.

bloody hell it took me and my dad about a day just to try n do it with endine in, spat dummys out and ripped out engine and did the lot much easier. took about 2-3 hours to put back in. We know now how to do it lol

always to it with engine in.

[chip]

These cars arent really worth enough any more to justify paying main dealer servicing prices on things like a cambelt, its either DIY it or take it to a backstreet garage like Danny IMHO, nothing else makes financial sense really.

[sideways danny]

I'm not a backstreet garage

[andyleep]

something like 8 hours labour by the book time???? i think???? i had my done by a renault specialist and was charged £400 cash

I've done about 6 timing belts all on my own cars but never took that sort of time.it usually takes me 1 and a half to 2 hours to do it. I'd love that sort of money for changing a belt.

bloody hell it took me and my dad about a day just to try n do it with endine in, spat dummys out and ripped out engine and did the lot much easier. took about 2-3 hours to put back in. We know now how to do it lol

always to it with engine in.

Really? Why?