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Old 03-07-2013, 09:31 AM
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Default belt snapped last night
driving my son to the gym last night and bloody hell the belt snapped it sounded like a whip.no power steering bloody hard work lol
for a second i cacked my self but it was alternator belt not a big job but i did panic and im going to get main belt changed to
i looked on euro car parts for the alternator belt under £15.00 seems i may shell out little extra for better quality...
anyone no how much i should pay for the main belt and if there any other parts i need could you kindly tell me individual prices cheers guys im not going to use the car at the moment until all is replaced if needed as love this car
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Old 03-07-2013, 10:01 AM
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The price depends on what you want to replace. Think you can get just a gates cambelt from importcarparts for about £60-70. I personally wouldnt bother with just the belt but rather the whole kit which is a dayco belt, idlers and tensioners and waterpump for about £280. Then the cost of anti freeze, thermostat and the alternator belt and aircon belt...

My alternator and aircon belt I just got from my local parts store, I wouldn't bother paying extra for those belts.

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Old 03-07-2013, 10:58 AM
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I shall be changing mine hopefully soon and have been flicking through the net before ringing a few places and have found a dayco kit with auto tensioner and 5 idlers for £166 on import car parts.
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Old 03-07-2013, 11:27 AM
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Mine had been done by power engineering a few months before I bought it, parts and labour for a genuine belt and all tensioners/idlers without a water pump was £750, glad I don't have to worry about it for a while.

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Old 03-07-2013, 11:45 AM
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Mine had been done by power engineering a few months before I bought it, parts and labour for a genuine belt and all tensioners/idlers without a water pump was £750, glad I don't have to worry about it for a while.

Shane
Jesus!! I hope there was a full service included in that too.
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Old 03-07-2013, 11:53 AM
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Nope, the full invoice was for £1200 inc VAT. Diagnostics, Lambda, MAF, belt, pulleys and tensioners, coolant and a brake pressure bleed and labour. He'd spent nearly as much on the car in the previous 12 months as I paid for it.
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Old 03-07-2013, 07:06 PM
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Good god! For the belt,new water pump, coolant, plus anything else you may need, i paid £460 all in from SMD.
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Old 03-07-2013, 08:00 PM
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I know, I'm not complaining as I didnt pay for it
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Old 04-07-2013, 08:08 PM
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the auxillary belts have nothing to do with a cam belt change!!

alt belt is £10 for a Gates one
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