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Postby james mears » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:53 pm

Hi guys car has only done 20000miles but as i don't do 1000miles a year thought i will replace the cambelt

I have been quoted £520.00 from main dealer to replace the belt and the hydraulic tensioner. I thought this was very steep but they said the tensioner is
£200.00 alone

Can anybody give me any comments on the above

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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby buffy » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:05 pm

it cost me 320 for full cambelt kit and fitting when I had it done last year,, it was done in Bristol,,
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby james mears » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:10 pm

Hi Buffy.

Was it main dealer who done it? Did that include a new tensioner

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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby buffy » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:20 pm

No not main dealers it was cp autos & it was belt and tensioners:-) mind you that was all in with a full service updated fuel pump & remap so maybe that's why it was at that price :-D:-D:-D don't have the car know so I can't look back at reciepts sorry
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby james mears » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:25 pm

Thanks Bud
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby Gary75 » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:52 pm

Where are you based?
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby james mears » Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:33 pm

Barry South Wales
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby Gary75 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:46 am

james mears wrote:Barry South Wales


Powerstation in Tewkesbury are Subaru specialists. About 80 plus miles from you.

http://www.powerstation.org.uk/
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby asperformance » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:19 pm

Dealer cost for tensioner sounds about right

can supply a full kit (t/belt, 2x plain pulleys, 1x toothed pulley & tensioner) including the extra idler pulley for just over £200inc....................

if your local we fit for £325inc. (can be a lot cheaper as the tensioner/idlers are on an "inspection" basis and often are perfect
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby james mears » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:58 pm

as performance- They did say that the tensioner may be ok and may not need it but I wont know and still get charged for it.

Do you think this will be ok at 20000 miles?

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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby buffy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:10 pm

I would change it, you re having the belt changed so it ll be piece of mind to have it done :) :)
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby ktm jon » Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:25 am

hi james I use three arches garage in llanishen top Subaru specialist and top guys http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... xLmDCGYLbg
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby Gary75 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:38 pm

I would fit the lot as a matter of course using genuine items, If that belt snaps or tensionor fails? the pistons will make love to all 16 valves and your pockets will be truely empty forever.......... you will also cry like a baby :cry:
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby Megaman » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:15 am

Gary75 wrote:I would fit the lot as a matter of course using genuine items, If that belt snaps or tensionor fails? the pistons will make love to all 16 valves and your pockets will be truely empty forever.......... you will also cry like a baby :cry:


Talking from experience??
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby Gary75 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:54 am

Megaman wrote:
Gary75 wrote:I would fit the lot as a matter of course using genuine items, If that belt snaps or tensionor fails? the pistons will make love to all 16 valves and your pockets will be truely empty forever.......... you will also cry like a baby :cry:


Talking from experience??
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Not me, just horror stories you here when belts fail, plastic pulley wheels disintegrate :shock: . But if mine were to fail??? Yes I would definatly cry like a baby :D
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby marchar » Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:38 pm

Sound advice that, If you have it stripped out anyway why not replace the tensioner too, I had it all replaced and the water pump as it had done 46,000, You cant be too careful when you are asking that much power from it all of the time :wink:
Nobody told me it was this brutal !
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Re: CAMBELT CHANGE

Postby asperformance » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:53 am

Gary75 wrote:
Megaman wrote:
Gary75 wrote:I would fit the lot as a matter of course using genuine items, If that belt snaps or tensionor fails? the pistons will make love to all 16 valves and your pockets will be truely empty forever.......... you will also cry like a baby :cry:


Talking from experience??
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Not me, just horror stories you here when belts fail, plastic pulley wheels disintegrate :shock: . But if mine were to fail??? Yes I would definatly cry like a baby :D



internet myth as there are NO plastic idler pulleys on a SUBARU..........

a lot of this "scare mongering" i believe is because people are coming from VW/AUdi, etc. which DO have massive idelr pulley/water pump issues

have done Subaru's for 15yrs or so now and never had any problems
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