oulaw29

I just got my timing belt/water pump replaced and paid $715 (includes tax) u.s. dollars for the work. The last time I got this done was in 97 on a 1993 acura itegra ($325) and then on a camry in 99 ($375). Am I alone here or is that a bit steep, I got quoted $600 which I thought was damn high, but all the other dealerships wanted $1000 for the work. Anyway, I got jacked another $50 because apparently the water pump was hard to get out.

why cant they use timing chains !?!?!?!?!?

LDH

Thats about the cost to change a timing belt and water pump. I payed 700 but I got a lot of work done. I had my brake pads, rotors and some other stuff changed at the same time with my timing belt and water pump. That was 500 bucks alone in parts...I helped change the parts myself so the labor was only 200 bucks from a local mechanic I know. But trust me pay the dealership is worth it imo becuase one little screw fucked me over...my car stalled as soon as i get off the freeway so i was lucky I didn't crash. But it was because one little screw was loose and my car wouldn't for a few days til we figured it out.

Also if you think thats bad i payed 1200 to got my blower motor changed it wasn't the a/c part that got to me because I could live with it but i needed the front defroster or I can't see shit when I drive at night.

demons rage

iTrader: (1)

yea that sounds just about right. but if you know any mechanics personally.. it gets to be cheaper

wackjum

Timing belts are more efficient when the camshaft(s) are farther away from the crankshaft. They're lighter so they don't rob power. Finally, they're cheaper (the most important reason of all for Honda).

For a tall block with overhead cams like our engines (the 3.2 especially), a chain would be really heavy and expensive. Plus you have to adjust chains too.

Really the only risk you have with a timing belt vs a timing chain would be the belt could suddenly break, while a chain will just slowly chug away less and less precisely until your engine can't take it anymore.

This doesn't mean I favor timing belts though. I've come off of a line of cars that used chains.

Cornflake

Wow, I think this is one thing we save on here in Canada, Have to get mine done for the second time soon, dealer qouted me about $750 CDN w/ water pump. Still Expensive, but not SOOO bad..... It's the only thing I force myself to go to the dealer for. Eeverything else my buddy does (or I do myself) at his shop, but if anything goes wrong, bye bye motor so I'd rather the dealer do it as they can afford and will be more willing to accept responsibility. Plus they do thses cars ALL the time, so the mechanics there are less likely to have any "problems" while doing the work.

Mikes96TL03CLS

Ya that doesn't sound too bad at all. Don't worry, you didn't get screwed.

BASISON

Yeah, that doesn't sound too bad at all. I got a timing belt, water pump, thermostat, a/c belt, alternator belt, pwr steering belt, cam seal and crank seal for $310 from A&H. Labor to put all that is $250 for the seals, and $495 for the rest. All in all, it is well worth it and the car should last another 100K miles!

MongooseDog

damn too bad you guys don't live down here in hawaii. I'd do that $h!t for half the price.