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What is a good or reasonable price to pay to have your timing belt replaced with all the tensioners and water pump etc.?
I am looking at the ECS tuning kit for example.
I am looking at the ECS tuning kit for example.
Huffster said:I'm looking to get the same done to my '99 1.8T. I'm wondering why so many people here go to dealerships to have this done (or even consider it). I'd assume that a decent independent mechanic could do just as good a job as a dealership mechanic. Less expensive and probably no horror story to follow (like we seem to see here on a consistent basis). I'm basing my ideas on the fact that so many of the people here have done this themselves and I assume that they all not certified mechanics. Certainly a trained professional would do just as good a job. Is this strictly due to the warranty? I'm not concerned about that because I have an aftermarket warranty that covers more than factory and I can go to any licensed mechanic to have work done.
Why pay several hundred bucks more for the same thing? If there is a good reason, please let me know so I don't make a mistake in going to an independent
Huffster said:I'm looking to get the same done to my '99 1.8T. I'm wondering why so many people here go to dealerships to have this done (or even consider it). I'd assume that a decent independent mechanic could do just as good a job as a dealership mechanic. Less expensive and probably no horror story to follow (like we seem to see here on a consistent basis). I'm basing my ideas on the fact that so many of the people here have done this themselves and I assume that they all not certified mechanics. Certainly a trained professional would do just as good a job. Is this strictly due to the warranty? I'm not concerned about that because I have an aftermarket warranty that covers more than factory and I can go to any licensed mechanic to have work done.
Why pay several hundred bucks more for the same thing? If there is a good reason, please let me know so I don't make a mistake in going to an independent
No, you don't want to wait until it fails! Our interference type engines means that a timing belt failure may, and likely will, result in major engine damage.friech said:At what milage interval does this repair typically made? :???: Or is it a replace on failure type of activity?