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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Mikester on 07 April 2008, 14:53
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I have no reciept to say its been changed athough the last owner said it had been wheni asked him, but im not sure wether i trust that to be honest. car is just rocking up to 106000 miles, so how much would it cost to have it replaced do you think?
Mike
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To have all the belts and bits changed un mine was 140 quid mate..
Really recommend you get it done mate
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Got mine done at a VW Specialist for £90 I think (?!)
Either way they replaced the sticker up & to the right of the drivers side headlight (under the bonnet) to say when it was replaced & the mileage. If yours has been done at a garage they may have done the same??
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Got mine done at a VW Specialist for £90 I think (?!)
Either way they replaced the sticker up & to the right of the drivers side headlight (under the bonnet) to say when it was replaced & the mileage. If yours has been done at a garage they may have done the same??
I will look for this, is this near where the air box would be?
I am defo guna get it done unless i can prove it was done, as pistons on my valves at 5000rpm is not a good look for me, lol
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Just left of the bonnet catch on the front scuttle (?!) panel!
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Just left of the bonnet catch on the front scuttle (?!) panel!
ah i think ive seen this, wil have a look right now! BRB lool
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mine cost £20
fitted by a m8!!
I like freebies!!! :smug:
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Cost me about £20 too!, expect to pay anything up to about £125/150, no more though it's not that big a job!!
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I charge £20 if i get a cupa tea and a biscuit but £100-£150 is to be expected. Why dont you do it your self? its a nice easy one :smiley:
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how much is a cambelt kit for a 16v roughly?
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£40 ish? mabey a bit less.
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is that for a kit including tensioners?
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Try your yellow pages for a mobile mechanic.
They can charge less than garages. Probs cost you £100 with parts on your door step
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i think 120 would be about right considering tensioner and belt is about £50 quid of that, based on gsf prices.
you could do it yourself it not actually a difficult job , just get everything timed up before you undo the tensioner & do it when the engines cold.
rope a mate in you could do it in under an hour on your 1st attempt :wink:
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I get my cambelt kit with new tenssioner etc.. for £24.00 and thats not on trade, its £18.00 trade. thats a powergrip kit which are pretty good. I wouldnt pay more than £40 for the kit then £80 fitting.
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where do you get your kits from?
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gsf/euro car parts/gmf
cheap as chips
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you can just buy the cambelt and convert it to a mk2 style tensioner as the MK3's are renowned for being rubbish esp when replaced with a non VAG kit....
the best suggestion is a mobile mechanic if not doing it yourself......
does anyone know how much a garage would charge to reset my timing and CO2?......
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also get the water pump changed at the same time as they have a history of being poor...especially the original ones. This will add £50ish to the bill but if you replace the belts and the pump goes...have to do them all again so extra expense :angry:
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is it worth buying a genuine VW belt & tensioner? (how much are they from VW?)
are GSF/euro parts just as good?
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Got my cmabelt kit form euro car parts a few weeks back for £22 fitted it last night so that cost em a total of £22 for a new cambelt. Oh and a couple of hours of my time.
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Got my kit for my Passat (2.0 16v 9A) for £40 (Belt and tensioner) and a mate fitted it for £50. £90 total.
Nick