Vauxhall Astra cambelt...big pricey repair?

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:43 pm

Exactly!

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:20 pm

£186 in total, not as bad as expected.

Cam belt kit £89
Labour £70
Vat £27

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:24 pm

that's not to bad, as you say.

and job out the way for another 3 to 4 years

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:43 pm

We've had 3 lots of bad luck today! Car needed fixing, dog's extendable lead broke as he was on his walk and the oh lost £10 in the Co-op on the way home.

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:53 pm

Get it done properly, and let the fitter supply the parts. That way youll have a comeback if it goes wrong not long after.

They may put £20 on the parts, but worth it for ease and peace of mind imo.

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:05 pm

Hitch,

We did, that's why it was £186, it was there this morning and is now fine!

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:32 pm

£186 isnt bad for a job that only needs doing every 3/4 years

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:35 pm

I was expecting over £200 to be honest. I wonder what the average cost is around the country?

village idiot · Post by **village idiot** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:02 pm

my step father got a phonecall when he put his synergie hdi in for a new belt, they'd managed to skip a tooth & there was a hell of a clatter
you'd think a citroen main dealer would know what they were doing wouldn't you?

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:12 pm

Why don't they go back to the old engine design where the cam belt didn't destroy the engine if something failed?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:16 pm

Bludall wrote:Why don't they go back to the old engine design where the cam belt didn't destropy the engine if something failed?

I had a cam belt snap on a cortina.

No damage at all, got a new belt fitted and away I went

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:39 pm

I think the old designs are better in that respect, just look at all the old minis still around because they can be tinkered with by the diyer. Surely they're greener in that way because only the absolute minimum gets changed, not the whole module!

Mooncat · Post by **Mooncat** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:57 pm

We had the cambelt go on a Mk5 Cortina, luckily the valve stems didn't bend, cost about a hundred quid for the repair.

AuntiePink · Post by **AuntiePink** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:56 pm

£186? That's a bargain (and really only cost £136 if you take your comp win into account

)

The cambelt went on my Ford Escort and took the whole block with it, cost of replacement - £850! Lucky for me it went when my BF of the time was driving to his parents so they paid for the repair.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:03 am

A small end went on my Escort, doing a tad over 70 up the A303

Interesting noise, An engine disintegrating