3.0 V6 timing belt and servicing cost

Needamaser

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Looking at a car which needs belt and serviced.
Indie tells me do the water pump and tensioners etc at the same time as false economy not to.
Is £1k reasonable for the work?
Seller seems to think it is grossly excessive.
 
allandwf

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If your talking Alfa V6, thats about right including waterpump. CPs in Dundee does mine.
 
conaero

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Alfa Workshop or Duncan at Alfanet. Belt and tentioner change is about £450 and you can get a Continental water pump for about £60 on EBay or Mister-auto.co.uk. Chuck in a fluid and filter service and your looking at £700 all in so yes, a grand is way over the top for belts and pump only.

Duncan did an engine rebuild, cambelt/pump/re ground and polished crank/oversized bearing shells and full head and gasket change for a grand inc parts and labour to put it into perspective. I did remove and refit the engine and delivered and collected it from him.
 
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allandwf

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I suppose it depends if you just want a belt change so you can say it's been done when you sell, or you want everything done. This was a breakdown of my last one.
Aux belt guides x2
Timing belt
Water pump
Guide roller x2
Rocker cover gasket x 2
Plug seal x 6
Tensioner
Anti freeze 1lt x 3

Total cost including labour £972.

Granted some things need not need doing everytime, but I had no records for belt changes on this car so wanted everything done. Aux roller guides would not normally be done but mine were rough.
 
CatmanV2

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Allan, the price quoted on Feli's is all in per schedule mate. Like I said that may not include the pump, but seems yours is still expensive.

Pretty sure Jamie's *does* include the pump and is still cheaper than yours.

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lisknik

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Conaero said:
Alfa Workshop or Duncan at Alfanet. Belt and tentioner change is about £450 and you can get a Continental water pump for about £60 on EBay or Mister-auto.co.uk. Chuck in a fluid and filter service and your looking at £700 all in so yes, a grand is way over the top for belts and pump only.

Duncan did an engine rebuild, cambelt/pump/re ground and polished crank/oversized bearing shells and full head and gasket change for a grand inc parts and labour to put it into perspective. I did remove and refit the engine and delivered and collected it from him.
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My last cambelt and water pump change done by him was £560 :) Can't beleive how lucky we are to have him in Bristol :)
 
allandwf

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You must be spoilt south of the border. The three specialists I asked all quoted around the same. So up here £1000 does seem ballpark. I suppose it depends where seller is.
 
highlander

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One of the things we put up with living in gods country is higher prices because going for cheaper costs more to get there....;)
 
Needamaser

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It was CP that quoted a grand approx.
Was told that metal vanes being replaced now with carbon fibre in water pumps.
Even CP is a hike from here. Might look at getting someone close to the seller to do the work before I collect if purchase goes ahead.
Thanks for all the info guys.
 
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