[Closed] How much to replace a timing belt?

Seem to recall it costing the missus [me] a couple of hundred to do her Polo last year

Well, if you leave it 2000 miles past due to get it done at next warrant of fitness, and it goes, £800 on a Renault Kangoo which is pretty much the same. Sob.

£200 is money well spent if it's due !

What engine? How old?

I pay ~150 quid to my mates garage to do it on my golf plus some other little bits

Parts were about 100.

cost me £200 when I had it done earlier this year.

Thats not too bad then, i was expecting £300+

Molgrips, it is a 1.9 sdi and it is a 2002 van.

£330 on an Octavia 1.8T done by a Skoda dealer a couple of years ago, but that included the water pump etc., so you should be well under £300 if you use a local garage.

It is meant to be better to replace the water pump aswell, maybe see if i can get a guy at my work to do it..or get on the phone tomorrow.

1981miked - Member
It is meant to be better to replace the water pump aswell, maybe see if i can get a guy at my work to do it..or get on the phone tomorrow.

The water pump is easily accessible when changing the cam belt and as it is a relatively cheap item it does make sense to do it at the same time as you avoid the labour cost twice and it will give you a bit more peace of mind.

cool,

thanks guys.

I drive a 2.5tdi transporter.

My local guy would be £250 inc water pump.

VW £570 inc water pump.

Actual cost in the middle of nowhere in Spain at a VW dealer £750.00!!

Moral of the story - change the water pump as well. If who ever owned the van before me had changed the bombe d'agua when they had the belt done then it wouldn't have gone...Just lucky the bloody timing belt didn't actually snap 😯