[V8] V8 Timing belt time/cost.

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I think you would be OK just doing the belt - but when you get things apart is
when you make the decision. If a bearing is rough or the water pump is weeping -
may as well fix it.

Dave


Quoting justin.bowers at comcast.net:

> I'm 4k miles away from my next belt change and am curious about what needs to
> be changed.  On the previous belt change I had them replace all tensioners,
> water pump, rollers, etc. - is it necessary to change all of them again?  I
> ask because I believe everything I've read in the past suggested that you
> only need to replace everything, every other time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Justin
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
>
> > Forgetting about the parts, doing it right and replacing all rollers, WP,
> > etc. you'd have to figure an "average" tech will take about 8 hours, add
> > maybe an hour or two in there for broken/stripped hardware (here in the
> > rust belt) and the occasional "gotcha". Good shops around here (Boston
> > area) average about $90 an hour. Your region may vary, but getting it
> > done right will be a conservative $800 in labor ALONE around here.
> >
> > BUT, there's always a but, you can also be penny wise and dollar foolish
> > and have just the belt replaced for straight or book time. A friend of
> > mine who has a 4N shop will replace just the belt if the customer insists
> > (on any car), but he always puts it down on the slip, in big letters,
> > that customer requests that only this work be done and there is no
> > warranty. He has some customers who, oh, lets say are very frugal when
> > it comes to maintenance, so he's always in CYA mode with them. "Just get
> > it running, I'm going to sell it, I only need the car for another few
> > weeks, it's getting old, blah blah blah." These are the same people that
> > if they get a flat tire a week after he changes the thermostat will come
> > back and blame the shop...."my tires were fine before you touched the
> > car."
> >
> > BCNU,
> > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> >
> > DasWolfen at aol.com writes:
> > > If you're only being charged $1000 for a timing belt there's only
> > > two
> > > explainations.....either everything that needs changed isn't being
> > > changed or
> > > someone is doing charity work. The parts alone add up to around
> > > $800....and thats
> > > not dealer list price...which would be around $2500
> > >
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