Cam belt service

[Guilbert]

How much should i look to pay for this. Im not going to renault for it, as the cup is out of warranty.

Obviously while its having the cam belt done, i want a full service done on it too. What sort of money am i looking at here?

Also, how can i tell if the accesories belt has been changed? My car was a fleet car for Bank of Scotland, and they failed to get the book stamped when they had the services done, so i am writing off to them to ask where they had it done, so i can get the history of it.

But being a big firm like that, i would assume that they serviced the car when it needed it, at a renault dealer, and also had the belt done at 36k miles.

Just wondered if there was anyway i can tell?

 

[Trojan]

How much should i look to pay for this. Im not going to renault for it, as the cup is out of warranty.

Obviously while its having the cam belt done, i want a full service done on it too. What sort of money am i looking at here?

The previous owner of my Mk1 had the timing belt done along with a major service the day before I bought it. This is the work that was carried out according to the receipt:

Full Service as per service book inc semi-synthetic oil
Brake fluid change & bleed
Replace Timing Belt & Pulleys with genuine Renault kit
Replace accessory belt

Total cost? £575.03 inc VAT, and that's at an independant garage rather than a Renault Dealer

 

[Tom_16v]

Where abouts you live?

Close to BB Tuning, K-Tec, GDi or HillPower?

 

[Guilbert]

Im in Norwich, and i believe GDI are cambridge?? I dont mind travelling a few miles to get the best price, plus i'd like someone who knows what they are doing to sort it for me, lol.

 

[Friction]

How much should i look to pay for this. Im not going to renault for it, as the cup is out of warranty.

Obviously while its having the cam belt done, i want a full service done on it too. What sort of money am i looking at here?

Also, how can i tell if the accesories belt has been changed? My car was a fleet car for Bank of Scotland, and they failed to get the book stamped when they had the services done, so i am writing off to them to ask where they had it done, so i can get the history of it.

But being a big firm like that, i would assume that they serviced the car when it needed it, at a renault dealer, and also had the belt done at 36k miles.

Just wondered if there was anyway i can tell?

First of all, even if the car was under warranty, it doesnt need to go to a renault dealer for work/service.

Change the aux belt when the cambelt is done, kill two birds with one stone. On the 172's, if the aux belt snaps, theres a chance it'll take the cambelt off the pulley. Its also virtually no more work to get this done aswell with a cambelt change.

 

[Guilbert]

Coolio, thanks for that Friction. i thinks its safest to get the aux belt done at the same time as i dont know if its been done or not.

I have PM'd Andy GDI, just waiting for him to get back to me now.