Majour service inc cambelt approx £700.00
26 January 2008, 03:00 PM
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Majour service inc cambelt approx £700.00
Hi Guys
Without mentioning names ive just been quoted approx £700 on a majour service on my Sti v4.
Service includes
Cambelt change (non kevlar)
Tensioners changed (if required)
Anti freeze changed
Spark plugs changed NGK variety
Labour is changed at 55 per hour
Im suppling oil and filter as i have them already.
Ive used the garage for many years.
Just wondered what your opinions are......
Thanks in advance
Without mentioning names ive just been quoted approx £700 on a majour service on my Sti v4.
Service includes
Cambelt change (non kevlar)
Tensioners changed (if required)
Anti freeze changed
Spark plugs changed NGK variety
Labour is changed at 55 per hour
Im suppling oil and filter as i have them already.
Ive used the garage for many years.
Just wondered what your opinions are......
Thanks in advance
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26 January 2008, 03:40 PM
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jesus christ.
ring jase @ scoobybits. i dare say under £400 for a full service inc cambelt. obviously tensioners are gonna be more, but £700. do they wear a black mask and stripey jumper too
ring jase @ scoobybits. i dare say under £400 for a full service inc cambelt. obviously tensioners are gonna be more, but £700. do they wear a black mask and stripey jumper too
26 January 2008, 03:47 PM
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yeah thats what i thought..... Ive used the garage for years and they only do performance cars and its just came up expensive as they normally do but i must be able to get it cheaper.
I was thinking trying mocom? they are close to me as im based in hertfordshire and distance is a factor too.
Where scoobybits based?
I was thinking trying mocom? they are close to me as im based in hertfordshire and distance is a factor too.
Where scoobybits based?
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yeah thats what i thought..... Ive used the garage for years and they only do performance cars and its just came up expensive as they normally do but i must be able to get it cheaper.
I was thinking trying mocom? they are close to me as im based in hertfordshire and distance is a factor too.
Where scoobybits based?
I was thinking trying mocom? they are close to me as im based in hertfordshire and distance is a factor too.
Where scoobybits based?
26 January 2008, 04:23 PM
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near hertford myself john, i hoping a few people come on here saying mocom are good then ill try them out cause £700.00 is stead, they did say all tensioners might not need changing which could lower the price but that is worse case.
26 January 2008, 06:20 PM
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https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...ml#post7599241
They seem to be quite robust and not always required
26 January 2008, 08:18 PM
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Zen aren't too far away. I live in Surrey and they're doing my cambelt next month, ask them for a quote
26 January 2008, 08:55 PM
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API did a major service incl cambelt for £400 a couple of years back,even with inflation and general cost rises they will still be nowhere near that price you had quoted.
Just edited to quantify what the major service entailed as this would obviously impact on costs charged compared to others-
new plugs,oil and filter changed,gearbox and rear diff oil changed,antifreeze changed,cam belt changed,fuel filter changed,full check over, brakes etc(no air filter as i had a recent new one fitted so no need to change it)
Just edited to quantify what the major service entailed as this would obviously impact on costs charged compared to others-
new plugs,oil and filter changed,gearbox and rear diff oil changed,antifreeze changed,cam belt changed,fuel filter changed,full check over, brakes etc(no air filter as i had a recent new one fitted so no need to change it)
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26 January 2008, 10:37 PM
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yeah thats what i thought..... Ive used the garage for years and they only do performance cars and its just came up expensive as they normally do but i must be able to get it cheaper.
I was thinking trying mocom? they are close to me as im based in hertfordshire and distance is a factor too.
Where scoobybits based?
I was thinking trying mocom? they are close to me as im based in hertfordshire and distance is a factor too.
Where scoobybits based?
26 January 2008, 10:44 PM
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I had an expensive cambelt service myself. Had a new tensioner fitted and one of the idler rollers changed to the wider type.
This is from RCM, £585. So if i had not changed the other idler, it would have been £500.
BUT i had no spark plugs changed nor anri-freeze changed that time.
Not that it would get near 700 quid like if i had done, LOL.
This is from RCM, £585. So if i had not changed the other idler, it would have been £500.
BUT i had no spark plugs changed nor anri-freeze changed that time.
Not that it would get near 700 quid like if i had done, LOL.
27 January 2008, 12:14 AM
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Tensioners are not replaced as a matter of course in my experience
( although not as a subaru mechanic but another major make of car) some kits come with the tensioner included so it would be sily not to fit it at the time of change,and its almost impossible to predict a bearing failiure,but as a precaution its probably worthwhile to do belt and tensioner at the same time if only for some peace of mind......
Didnt have mine done at belt change though.
( although not as a subaru mechanic but another major make of car) some kits come with the tensioner included so it would be sily not to fit it at the time of change,and its almost impossible to predict a bearing failiure,but as a precaution its probably worthwhile to do belt and tensioner at the same time if only for some peace of mind......
Didnt have mine done at belt change though.
27 January 2008, 03:04 PM
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Blimey. Had my 03 WRX done by Iain Grieve, Subaru dealer in Falkirk and it came to just over £300! Warned me it might want a tensioner but turned out it didn't.
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27 January 2008, 04:46 PM
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Thanks guys, im not getting it done there, they have always been very expensive in the past and have been caught out before there so im not gunna give them my hard earned.
Where else is local to me @ Hertfordshire, gunna give Mocom a call.
Zen? Where are they based
Revolution? Where are they based
Seriously £700 is 10% value of the car!!
Where else is local to me @ Hertfordshire, gunna give Mocom a call.
Zen? Where are they based
Revolution? Where are they based
Seriously £700 is 10% value of the car!!
27 January 2008, 05:25 PM
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Zen are in Wellingborough - not too far (Zen Performance - Performance upgrade solutions for Japanese cars )
Revolution are way oop north - Newcastle way iirc (Revolution)
You could also try Power Engineering - They're in Uxbridge (Power Engineering: Subaru Tuning for your Impreza, Turbo, WRX, STi, 22B or P1)
Revolution are way oop north - Newcastle way iirc (Revolution)
You could also try Power Engineering - They're in Uxbridge (Power Engineering: Subaru Tuning for your Impreza, Turbo, WRX, STi, 22B or P1)
27 January 2008, 05:52 PM
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I cant believe people are payin between 4 and £600 for a service !! thats just stupid theres plenty of mechanics out there that could do it for half that !!! ,i think main dealers are a rip off and dont have the best mechanics anyway.
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27 January 2008, 07:05 PM
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fair comment, but i would rather take it to a specialists or a reputable dealer and pay a little for security, than some back street spanner monkey "mate of a mate, of a cousins father in laws mate of a....." well you get the idea.
27 January 2008, 07:23 PM
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As simple as it gets, "you pays your money and you takes your choice!"
I have used Scoobyclinic, TSL, Tracktive, RCM, API and i like RCM. Being in Notts is a pain for some of the best folk are bloody miles away but its worth it i think to get what i consider to be the best quality of service from them.
Not everything has ever gone smooth with me either, with some of the above names giving me some pi$$ poor service in the past, but hey it happens.
Thats why i dont go back and i stick with RCM.
Its just another one for that fantastic phrase that is "opinions are like arseholes, everybodies got one!" LOL.
Take it where you feel comfortable.
I have used Scoobyclinic, TSL, Tracktive, RCM, API and i like RCM. Being in Notts is a pain for some of the best folk are bloody miles away but its worth it i think to get what i consider to be the best quality of service from them.
Not everything has ever gone smooth with me either, with some of the above names giving me some pi$$ poor service in the past, but hey it happens.
Thats why i dont go back and i stick with RCM.
Its just another one for that fantastic phrase that is "opinions are like arseholes, everybodies got one!" LOL.
Take it where you feel comfortable.
27 January 2008, 07:35 PM
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The only reason I would pay someone to do my Cambelt and not do it myself is for the Insurance ....... if it goes bang they are liaible ... which rules out a mate of a mate of an ex Subaru Mechanic 