Timing belt and water pump time
 

I have about 95k and I got the dreaded service 4 due next. I have been doing my own service on the RDX since day 1 and for the fun of it, I called the dealer to get the price of the maintenance minder code 4 service which includes the timing belt, water pump and spark plugs. They wanted $2450. This price is does not include the oil change and tire rotation - just the timing belt, spark plugs and waterpump.

According to alldata, the book time is as follows:

• 3.2 hours for the Timing Pump.
• .5 hours to replace the Water Pump (additional time while replacing the timing belt)
• .8 Hours to replace the spark plugs

Parts cost from oemacuraparts.com:

• 134.26 Water Pump
• 72.60 Timing Belt
• 5.16 Idler pulley bolt
• 4.41 Motor mount bolts (3)
• 55.80 NGK ILZKR7B11 spark plugs (6) - From Amazon

Total Labor - $558.00 - 4.5 hours X 130 per hour
Total Parts - $272.23

Total: 830.23

Am I missing something here? Where does the other $1600 go? Am I missing some major parts here or is the dealer just a complete rip off?

Dealer's rip off,,bout says it all. Along with the maintenance you mentioned above,,figure that you also need to check valve adjustment . Check around for a good indy that can be trusted, or you could do the job yourself.

we dont call them "stealerships" for fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if you head to the dealer for anything, get the lube ready and bend over.