DavidJohn

Its unfortunately time to change the cambelt on my 52 Bugeye. Ive been quoted £600 by my mechanic but hes not a Subaru specialist.Hes serviced and dealt with my cars for over 6 years and i do trust him but its a lot of money.

Can anyone give me an idea of price and time to do ?

And if anyone can recommend a scooby specialist near Birmingham that would charge a reasonably good price ?

Thanks for any help and dvice.

mellinator

mate.
I have a 03 bug eye- dont 35,000 just got my belt replaced as well.

- subaru quoted me £450!!!
I said no and went to my local garage in glasgow who i know and trust.
KR TUNING.

They did it for a LOT LOT less.

Go somewhere else because that price is shocking

Northern Nick

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If you buy a genuine Subaru belt they cost near £100. They are just Gates belts which most factors sell.

4 Hours labour should see it done by a good mechanic thats never done one before

So if you say £50 an hour is £200, Belt £100 and then VAT

Thats £352.50

jasonius

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IIRC API charge about just over £200, but that could go up depending on the state of the tensioners.

Still a lot cheaper than £600, and that's with a Subaru specialist..!

BTW Phoning around the scoob specialists, none were more that £300 for a basic belt change..!

Scoobs are relatively easy to do unlike most other cars today..!

DavidJohn

That sounds a lot better. I think I wont need the wallet bypass now. Ill see if I can sound out my local dealer and go from there to see what I can sort out.

Thanks for the suggestions.

scatty

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£600....is his garage called dick turpin's.........if you are near derby jd performance are very reasonable...worth a ring....dont know price but i know its a lot lower than that....

Steve001

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you sould pay around £150 for cambelt kit (belt, tensioner and pullys) about 3-4 hours to do the job. did the job myself with a little help from a mate of mine (twice as the first kit had the wrong belt )

the easiest cambet change i have ever done, once you get the rad out of the way there loads of room to work

£300 sound about right for the job inc tensioner and pullys

steve

jaytc2003

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£150 is very cheap for the parts especially if it includes a tensioner as these are around the £100 cost new

They are easy to change, I find its easier removing the rad as it gives you a lot more space (saves cutting your hands on the fan cowling as well!)

fivetide

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Iain Grieve (Falkirk Main Dealer) did mine for just over £300 (SIDC discount) which wasn't bad at all plus genuine parts.

5t.

Steve001

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<cough> got a mate in the trade (good init?)

ScoobLou

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Keep an eye out on ebay for a tensioner, I got a brand new one which was still sealed for £60 delivered