So I had a cambelt failure, and s**t hit the fan as it does. You'll have to forgive me in terms of technically language, i'm just repeating whats been told to me.
Was getting pretty desperate to have a car back, and got it in to the closest place to me and seems to have good reviews from family since it's been around over 30 years.
Originally I had been quoted £950 including VAT for 12 hours labour, (head refurb, reskim, valves, gaskets, oil + filter etc.) plus the new timing kit.
Turns out the piston to valve contact was pretty bad and it's cracked the camshaft caps clean in two, so it needs a complete new head. They said it'll be £522 for the head which will be completely refurbed. And the price now to get the whole job finished is £1650.
In anyones professional opinion, does this seem way too much? It's a bit late now if it is, but it'd stop my mind wondering somewhat. And if the damage has gone this far, I'm worried about the bill going any higher, could there be any more hidden surprises? Cheers.
Was getting pretty desperate to have a car back, and got it in to the closest place to me and seems to have good reviews from family since it's been around over 30 years.
Originally I had been quoted £950 including VAT for 12 hours labour, (head refurb, reskim, valves, gaskets, oil + filter etc.) plus the new timing kit.
Turns out the piston to valve contact was pretty bad and it's cracked the camshaft caps clean in two, so it needs a complete new head. They said it'll be £522 for the head which will be completely refurbed. And the price now to get the whole job finished is £1650.
In anyones professional opinion, does this seem way too much? It's a bit late now if it is, but it'd stop my mind wondering somewhat. And if the damage has gone this far, I'm worried about the bill going any higher, could there be any more hidden surprises? Cheers.
