Cam Belt

[Nealy_16V]

How much does it usually cost to replace the cambelt? Ne1 know?xxxx

 

[m03nn400]

hey eon, if its done by reno then its normally about 500 quid, mine had one at 17000(not done by me) so it won't need one for a while lol

 

[Rip3z]

And, (sorry to hi-jack the thread) is it at all possible for it to be a DIY job?

(If you're not a mechanic that is)

 

[badinvincible]

Anywhere from £350 - £500.

Where are you based?

 

[Nealy_16V]

just outside derby, mines just hit 52k and i dont think its had 1 done!:nono:

 

[badinvincible]

Good shout, I got mine done at 36k when the car was 4 1/2 years old.

 

[White16valver]

Pardon the stupid question, but how is it so much?

AFAI can see, it's just a case of slipping one belt off and putting another one in it's place, though I'm sure that's a slightly simplified view... LoL

 

[badinvincible]

I quote my mechanic "It's a c**t of a job."

 

[m03nn400]

it don't work like that whitevalver, u have to take off the water pump on older clios and all the other belts work off it too i.e power steering belt, fan belt so its not just a case of slipping one off then on. bit more complex than that i'm afraid

 

[Storm_Force]

Anywhere from £350 - £500.

Jesus that is expensive.

 

[Nealy_16V]

Jesus that is expensive.

Ktec do it for £330

 

[badinvincible]

Decent.

 

[Clart]

I got mine done for £350 from Renault Leicester with a bit of discount. They had the car 2 fuckin days!

 

[badinvincible]

Why 2 days? Mines was done on a Saturday afternoon.

 

[Clart]

they told me it took 6 hours labour, fair enough do it in a day. They obviously didn't get it done in time

 

[Steve]

I quote my mechanic "It's a c**t of a job."

Why do you think there are so many 5 or almost 5 year old clio 172's for sale.

It's not just a belt job, you need to be doing all tensioners, pulleys etc etc.

Renault quote £600+

 

[rich_h]

Do you think you'r better off going to a Renault dealer for a cambelt change or will any garage be ok?

Also, does the waterpump need changing at the same time? (this is on a 172 btw)

 

[badinvincible]

If you're based near Ports or Devon, Mike@Rentech or clarkiev6 would be my first ports of call.

 

[rich_h]

What about Primma in Nottingham? Any good?

 

[manda3000gt]

How much does it usually cost to replace the cambelt? Ne1 know?xxxx

The cambelt kit with belt + 3 new pulleys is £140 from Renault and £18 for the Aux belt.

I can get it done for you parts + £100 labour on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday, I'm Just south of Doncaster in Harworth not too far from Derby

Dave

 

[Fred@BTM]

don't you need the special cam locking tools to do it?????

 

[benji&eka]

i did mine on friday. one of my collegues timed me - just over 4 and a half hours
the aux belt is the only awkward bit, i used a tank drill to make a hole so i could easily get to the aux tensioner. i rekon this saved me loads of time and knuckles! just welded the peice back in after. the only bit of that engine i don't like is the free floating (no keyway) crank sprocket

 

[benji&eka]

gsf do the belt kit for £100 incl. aux belt
my aux belt idler was rough, so i changed that £40 odd from reno, not bad considering i called them as soon as i found it and told 'em it was urgent and they delivered it an hour or so later!

 

[ChrisR]

With something like the cam belt I was happy to pay 120 for the full kit from Renault, rather have the genuine item, but that's just me

Cost me £300 for full kit and fitting from ClarkieV6 in his garage in Exmouth, proper job.

Had it done at the same time as the 36k service as it was coming up to 4.5 years old.

 

[benji&eka]

the reno kit is manufactured by Gates
cut out the middle man i say, buy the Gates kit
by the way Gates are the best (in my opinon) i only fit them to everything