Timing Belt - mk4 Astra

[XTR]

Anyone wanna have a guess at how much the Vauxhall dealers want to charge for parts and labour to do the timing belt on a mk4 1.4 16v Astra.

£93 + VAT for parts, belts, tensioner, idler...

And £97 for labour!


I didnt think it was too bad.... I got quoted £344 inc parts/labour to do the timing belt from my local Renault dealers on my Megane 1.6 16v.... I politely told them to sod off.

So £200 ish can get the timing belt done on the Astra... not a bad price! What'd ya think?

Makes a change for a dealer to come up with a sensible price...........

[Knoxville]

Don't think thats bad at all myself, I've seen some ludicrous quotes for other vehicles, think the worst was BMW servicing can't remember how much it was though exactly.

[Zak33]

£93 + VAT for parts, belts, tensioner, idler...

I got one today too...1.4 16v Astra >retail IS £93+ VAT

trade is £62.50 plus vat....

And no I cant get you one....just so you know that you should shop them vs another garage

Aim for somewhere between and you'll be sorted

[XTR]

I can get trade

So thats even better!

[Zak33]

pm me your email addy...

Ive scaned it for ya

[Rave]

£120 all in at a Toyota specialist for my MR2.

[Zak33]

£120 all in at a Toyota specialist for my MR2.

that IS good value....thats a lot ....tighter..in that engine bay

[eUphoria]

£120 all in at a Toyota specialist for my MR2.

Really??? I need mine done fairly soon and have got some truely horrifying quotes for my mark2, someone even suggested its an engine out job! Where did you get that done? I'd be ecstatic if i could find somewhere that charges that!

[eUphoria]

XTR - one of the massive advantages of a vauhall or ford etc - cheap parts and labour! Sounds good to me matey!

[Rave]

euphoria- I have a Mk1, and it was at a place in Welling, SE London called Car Tech. They're a Toyota specialist though.

Zak, I don't think the engine bay of a Mk1 is particularly tight TBH, although it's probably a slightly more difficult job than some since it's a twin cam.

[Butuz]

Hmm lucky gits, got a timing chain on the datsun not a belt, so it lasts for ages, but when it does need replacing, its an engine out job (but thats ok as generally by the time the timing chains gone, so is the rest of the engine)

Butuz

[mnet674]

Ha BMW costs are hilarious, my mates mum got her beemer reversed into by one of the service personnel, the cost to the garage to repair a small bumper dent: £2300... Sunningdale

[jon bda]

Could be worse, you could own a Fiat Coupe and need the cam belt done...

[eUphoria]

Could be worse, you could own a Fiat Coupe and need the cam belt done...

Too true - now that IS a big deal by all accounts

[jon bda]

Too true - now that IS a big deal by all accounts

My mate fancied one a while back (either a Coupe or a Brava HGT) and was told a full service (with belts) was £1500 iirc as they have to more or less take the engine out to do it! :eek. I seem to remember the HGT being a much more reasonable £800...