182 cambelt change and water pump

[word_easy]

Could anyone say how essential it is to have the water pump changed along with the cambelt? I've just been quoted £360 +vat for both belts and waterpump which seems quite reasonable anyway.

 

[avstar1]

Cheap if it includes the aux belt... where you having it done?

re waterpump... depends on mileage and whether it needs doing...

 

[yellowbelly]

blimey £423 inc VAT is a very good price imo

 

[Christopher]

I had the waterpump and dephaser changed with my cambelt.

But I'm just paranoid. lol.

 

[Gray]

not necessary unless its leaking

 

[word_easy]

Its at Four Ashes Renault near Wolverhampton. Its the cambelt and aux belt. It was £460 +vat including an oil change. The car is on 60K

 

[sideways danny]

not necessary. Only seen 1 damaged pump on an F4R from i'd guess around 150 cambelt changes. It's essential on 1.4 16v, and 1.6 16v, advisable on 1.2 16v but not essential, and not needed unless there's and issue on 2.0 16v

 

[mark_182_54]

not necessary. Only seen 1 damaged pump on an F4R from i'd guess around 150 cambelt changes. It's essential on 1.4 16v, and 1.6 16v, advisable on 1.2 16v but not essential, and not needed unless there's and issue on 2.0 16v

my water pump blew last year ??

 

[Fred@BTM]

does that include aux belt KIT??

 

[avstar1]

Yup, he already said... good price!

 

[Fred@BTM]

he says belt, nothing mentioned about KIT

 

[avstar1]

My bad... Whats included in the kit then?

 

[Gally]

Sounds really cheap and i'm sure as Fred said urge you to make sure it includes everything.

Not a job for Bob your local mechanic by any means.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Four ashes are good, but i've had 2 cars from them that have had "just an aux belt" low and behold they've come to me with noisy aux idlers a few thousand miles after having the cambelt done because the aux KIT wasn't fitted

 

[word_easy]

I'm not sure to be honest. Seems odd that they are so keen to change the waterpump, but not the full aux kit!