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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: ron bagley on 14 September 2011, 16:32
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Just had a call from main dealer. 57 plate Edition 30 with 46k on the clock. They're telling me the cambelt needs changing and they have an offer on at £289. Firstly, in your experience, is it due a change for the age and mileage...and secondly, is it possible/cheaper to get it done elsewhere other than a dealer,or is that a fair price? Thanks for your feedback.
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That's not a bad price!
Can I suggest you ask for your water pump to be replaced at the same time as, if unchanged, tend to fail shortly after replacing the cam belt.
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Yeah think it needs doing after 60k or 4 yrs? Someone correct me if im wrong! £289 is a bargain
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£289 is a good price but check what your getting for that. i work for audi and its £349 for the same job and all you get is a cambelt and tensioner, waterpump is additional they are recommended to be replaced at either 80k or 4 years if it was my car id replace the cambelt as a kit and waterpump because you only want to be in there once.
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Thanks people, good to know. Cheers!
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Just echoing what others have said. Make sure you get the waterpump done aswell. Shouldn't add much more as it will only be additional parts.
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There have been threads on here before about the cambelt.
Your handbook says 120,000 (I think).
I got mine changed recently on my 05 plate with 60k at a cost of £329 so the price you were given is good.
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Just had a call from main dealer. 57 plate Edition 30 with 46k on the clock. They're telling me the cambelt needs changing and they have an offer on at £289. Firstly, in your experience, is it due a change for the age and mileage...and secondly, is it possible/cheaper to get it done elsewhere other than a dealer,or is that a fair price? Thanks for your feedback.
I reckon you're due a new timing belt about now as you're coming up on 4 years. As others have said, best getting the waterpump done at the same time.
I bought an 07 Gti with 23K miles last week. The book says timing belt at 120K miles with no mention of time. A bit of browsing and I soon realised the timing belt should be done at 4 years or 60K miles - whichever comes first. I had a full timing belt kit and waterpump change on Monday for £300, which I though was a fair price. I got quotes from 3 VW/Audi indies and they varied from £300 up to £380. Main dealer wanted £399. One indy gave a price but advised that timing belt change wasn't due until 5 years / 75K miles, so seems to be some difference of opinion.
At four years, you're also looking at a brake fluid change, and a major service: oil + filter, air filter, pollen filter, spark plugs... I'm getting my service done on Monday for £198 at the same indy that did the timing belt. Brake fluid was done at same time as timing belt for £36.
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Get it done for that price, thats roughly what I paid to have mine done, included the water pump also.
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Good price :afro:
Also I believe it is now 40k or 4 years. :undecided:
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Cheers again people...I have since asked about the water pump. Also, thought I'd get an independant to quote...they spoke about rollers and all sorts?! the whole thing costing about £489. Sod it, I'll stick with the MD's!
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Rollers for a cambelt change lol . . . :huh:
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Rollers for a cambelt change lol . . . :huh:
I guess they mean tensioners :smiley:
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Roller tensioner and two further rollers in the independant's quote. MD quoted 50 quid for water pump and coolant. So, 39 for the m.o.t...289 for the cambelt and 50 for pump and coolant.
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Sounds a good price.
Cambelt changes seem to differ between dealerships. My book says 4 years 60k, it should be checked then every 20k thereafter if fine.
My mk5 has full service history and not been done when i bought it at 71k but had been checked. It is first thing on my list to get done though. Booked in for end of month for peace of mind.
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Yes, happy with that. Good service too and courtesy car included. So much for the other guys claiming to be a third cheaper than the main dealer! :smug:
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£289 for the op sounds pretty reasonable - even with a mate providing me the cam belt set and getting it done at a trusted local independent it still worked out at about £200-250 for me (can't remember exactly now, was the start of the year). All that faffing to get to the cambelt. The local stealer wanted £450.
My mate also advised me that it's worth considering getting your water pump replaced at the same time - it's the same lengthy process of dismantling to get to that should it fail at a later date, so apparently VAG dealers working on the 2.0TFSI advise you to replace both cam kit and pump together.
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Cambelt..water pump and m.o.t. set me back 387 in total. They did say they had an offer on for the cambelt at the mo. Not sure if that's just my dealer or nationwide. But seems like a good deal from what I've read.