Update - 04.09.2019
Collected the car from the garage today after having the;
1) Timing belt kit
2) Water pump
3) Coolant
4) Aux belt
£320 inc labour @130,259 miles
To say the car is feeling good now is an understatement. It drives 10000X better compared to the day I bought it.
Obviously I’ve now changed quite a few things on the car, but it’s been relatively cheap to change all the parts, up until the cambelt.
A little bit ‘frustrated’ with myself that I didn’t give the cambelt a go myself, but given I’ve not got much experience with cambelts, I weighed up the cost of paying to get it done VS me messing up timing and potentially costing an engine.
This brings my total spend now to roughly
£1,250. Which is a bargain for a car that is now pretty much a refreshed, reliable work horse with 12 months MOT and returning 70-71mpg.
Just to keep it up to date, the car has had the following;
.New battery
.Bosch glow plugs
.Front Shocks/Springs/Top mounts
.Rear wheel bearings
.Four tyres
.Timing belt kit/water pump/aux/coolant
.Full service
To do List
.Lower Arms and track rod end (kit)
.Rear shocks and springs
.182 interior
😃 cheers for reading.