Hi,
Last week, my serpentine belt split and I had my 1999 1.8t dropped off at the local garage. Got a call today claiming I needed to replace the tensioner and all the belts. I did notice that the tensioner looked slightly off when looking down at it. I don't mind replacing all the belts, if that's what needs to be done, but without being able to look at them, I can't tell whether they need to be or not. Being a novice when it comes to cars and repairs, I get leery of being ripped off easily and simply cannot afford to be at all. What should the cost of something like this cost? The quote I got seems extremely high in my opinion, but then again, I've never had this repair done to my car before.
I had also already purchased a new belt serpentine belt from Advance Auto or some place like in hopes I could easily put it on myself, so I left that belt for them to use and they said they would never use that specific brand. I believe it was a Dayco Poly-Rib Belt. Is that really that bad of a belt or are they simply trying to ring more money out of my pocket?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Brett
Last week, my serpentine belt split and I had my 1999 1.8t dropped off at the local garage. Got a call today claiming I needed to replace the tensioner and all the belts. I did notice that the tensioner looked slightly off when looking down at it. I don't mind replacing all the belts, if that's what needs to be done, but without being able to look at them, I can't tell whether they need to be or not. Being a novice when it comes to cars and repairs, I get leery of being ripped off easily and simply cannot afford to be at all. What should the cost of something like this cost? The quote I got seems extremely high in my opinion, but then again, I've never had this repair done to my car before.
I had also already purchased a new belt serpentine belt from Advance Auto or some place like in hopes I could easily put it on myself, so I left that belt for them to use and they said they would never use that specific brand. I believe it was a Dayco Poly-Rib Belt. Is that really that bad of a belt or are they simply trying to ring more money out of my pocket?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Brett