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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: kcolevol on 10 August 2008, 10:42
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Its time for service again and its the big one .......... cam belt!! Anyone know how much the dealers charge for this complete service or anyone had it done by a good quality garage? Aint taking any chances of this!! Im hoping its no more thath £350!!! Am i being nieve?
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Its time for service again and its the big one .......... cam belt!! Anyone know how much the dealers charge for this complete service or anyone had it done by a good quality garage? Aint taking any chances of this!! Im hoping its no more thath £350!!! Am i being nieve?
Yeah £350 sounds about right TBH That should include the tensioner aswell.
You may also want to look at doing the water pump at the same time as thay fail for a pass time and you will have to re do the cam belt if it go's :wink:
GOLF mkIV is now recommended to make the change at 4 years or 60k miles BTW.
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£250 IIRC but tehn this is the dealers so complete service inc cambelt water pump around the £400 mark
maybe wrong tho!!
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£400 sounds good with the water pump, ill get saving lol!! I hate spending oney and getting nothing aout of it but then again, it i dont, ££££'s will come from my account lol. Cheers guys.
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£400 sounds good with the water pump, ill get saving lol!! I hate spending oney and getting nothing aout of it but then again, it i dont, ££££'s will come from my account lol. Cheers guys.
Yeah thats dealer prices for you :cry:
You could always get a local garage to do it using genuine parts? Tho if anything went wrong who would you blame?
At least at the dealers you have a guarantee and thay are doing them every day!!
Pay the extra IMO
As you say pay the money now so you dont need a engine rebuild later :wink:
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or it would be cheaper you buying the parts yourself and then giving a garage money to fit them, it just depends if u want genuine vw parts and the warranty that (touch wood it doesnt) go wrong least with the dealers you have that garantee
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were saying the same thing here just in a diiferent way!!!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
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were saying the same thing here just in a diiferent way!!!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
lol :afro:
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Yeah, the guarantee sounds the best route!! Aint no way im spending money for stuff to go wrong!! Im not going back to my Renault 5 GT Turbo days lol.
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an independent garage will do them just ask them to source genuine parts, you will still get the warranty then. thats what i do quite capable of doing them myself just like to have a warranty. although to do my engine swap i might leave mine go, then if it snaps, oh well love it has to be changed now. it's done 106k with no hint of a belt change!!! :evil:
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head gaskets all the time!!!!
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Just had mine changed at local garage £250 and that was genuine parts and the water pump. Think the pump is about £40 and the belt and tensioner kit is about £88. VW did quote £299 for cambelt change and £366 for cambelt and water pump.
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ah my golf beeped at me the other day to say service due in 2000 miles
im not sure if i need a cambelt as well though :rolleyes:
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ah my golf beeped at me the other day to say service due in 2000 miles
im not sure if i need a cambelt as well though :rolleyes:
check your service history if you have it.
Should be documentated with tick boxes in the service shedule!
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Ive just ticked over 50k and ive got the service in 1200 miles come up.
Rang up my local dealers and they said £99 for the service. I think its just an oil change.
Have already had cambelt and water pump done at 40k.
I though 99 quid isnt that bad tbh.
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do the oil change yourself - did mine couple of months back - great satisfaction of doing it yourself :smiley:
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do the oil change yourself - did mine couple of months back - great satisfaction of doing it yourself :smiley:
Indeed every 6k :afro: Great satisfaction :wink:
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do the oil change yourself - did mine couple of months back - great satisfaction of doing it yourself :smiley:
Indeed every 6k :afro: Great satisfaction :wink:
I know it would be an easy job done this a coupple of times on previous cars.
Its just i wanna keep up the full VWSH. I think its a good selling point.
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do the oil change yourself - did mine couple of months back - great satisfaction of doing it yourself :smiley:
Indeed every 6k :afro: Great satisfaction :wink:
I know it would be an easy job done this a coupple of times on previous cars.
Its just i wanna keep up the full VWSH. I think its a good selling point.
yeah that very true!1 :afro:
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Hi All,
I charge £260 for Cam Belt Kit, Waterpump, Ribbed Belt and coolant fitted.
That is using O.E.M Parts.
With a 60k Serive, which includes Oil, Oil Filter and Pollen filter change using genuine parts it would Be £350.
Dealers tend to charge around 3 - 3.5 hours (£90 - 100 per hour plus parts )
Most specialists should be a bit cheaper than the dealers.
Best Regards,
Jochen.