Cambelt Price?????? Any Good???

[speedytroy]

Got a quote to get my Cambelt and tensioners done on my 2000 V7 WRX STi and it was priced at $425 all up.

Is this a good price for a cambelt on a WRX? As this is my first one Ive done on a Subaru.

Let me know guys!

[Guest boostcut]

i think if you asked them what exactly your getting for your money you will be dissapointed. 425 isnt even the cost all the parts involved, you need to do seals and auto tensioner. i bet they have forgotten the extra hour and a waterpump off that quote,

[speedytroy]

Sorry didnt say above... Already done all the seals.... And the waterpump is good for over 100,000 ks so ill leave it for now....

[nt_a_foz]

i got a price for all the seals and camblet, idlers tensioners waterpump etc etc and at discount price from wingers wasl ik 900 for parts alone...

Id be checking what you getting for that

[Guest boostcut]

the water pump COULD be good for 100kms but i garuntee you as soon as you roll out the door it will leak and then you will be paying for either new valves due to the bearing colapsing or just a new pump and labour to get back in there again. but your call, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!! haha

[nt_a_foz]

dont risk it man as boostcut said it could be good for that but if you like your car youl sepend the money..

much cheaper than a new motor cause youve overheated it

[Guest boostin]

Do it all once, do it all right.

[subiv5]

Water pump only cost like $120 too if I am not mistaken, small price to pay for piece of mind.

[DRFVDR]

As said waterpump too

and are they using genuine parts( I would say not) I try to use genuine parts in all of the vehicles I service as they are a/ Guaranteed to fit b/ will last as long as the part removed c/ they come with a guarantee

[WRXER]

$425 seems too cheap to be honest, I was round the $900 mark at the Rick Armstrongs Subaru in Chch and they are meant to be on the expensive side of things.

Get the water pump done at the same time mate, almost like a ticking timebomb that one... You could leave it but as they have said...... As soon as u leave the bay, and if it fails ul be kicking urself for not doing at the same time. Most shops will always say the water pump should be done at the same time.

[DPI]

Genuine cambelt and tensioner cost approx $200 form Subaru, plus an hour's labour and a bit of profit should be between $300-400.

Not ALL water pumps and seals fail...i think this is more myth than fact and probably has more to do with regular maintenance than kilometres travelled.

I'm sure many will disagree, but it HAS been the case with all my cars.

[Guest]

 WRXER said:

Get the water pump done at the same time mate, almost like a ticking timebomb that one... You could leave it but as they have said...... As soon as u leave the bay, and if it fails ul be kicking urself for not doing at the same time.

Does changing the cambelt require messing around with the water pump? I'm wondering why people think it will fail him as soon as he drives the car away.

I just bought a car and the dealer had already done the cambelt (and only cambelt I think). AA checkup didn't seem to find anything wrong, but you guys are making me worried that the moment I drive it, something will explode.

[Guest boostcut]

car dealers only do the cambelt as then they can say its been done, theyre cheep. when i say ive done a cambelt i have done everything in there, if you dont really want to do the pump then atleast check the bearing and the drain hole for seepage. and seals ,tensioners etc... just do it right first time.

[Guest boostin]

The cambelt drives the pump. You don't have to touch the pump when doing the belt, but you do need to remove the belt to replace the pump.