Rejoined after a long break, LY182

[richyrich911]

Hi all,

Rejoined here after a long break, my LY 182 has been in dry storage for a few years. I’m looking to get it ready for sale and have a few questions, if anyone can give their thoughts.

1. I plan to get the cam belt dephaser and water pump done, I’ve had a quote from a specialist at around £1600, is this about the going rate?

2. Anyone have an idea on the value of the car, it’s on about 98k miles, very veryclean condition

3. Anything else I should look at doing prior to selling. Obviously a fresh mot

4. Should I just hold onto it? I have an empty garage that I can store it in

Would really appreciate people thoughts and opinions.

Kind regards,

Rich

 

[Matt Cup]

Hi all,

Rejoined here after a long break, my LY 182 has been in dry storage for a few years. I’m looking to get it ready for sale and have a few questions, if anyone can give their thoughts.

1. I plan to get the cam belt dephaser and water pump done, I’ve had a quote from a specialist at around £1600, is this about the going rate?

2. Anyone have an idea on the value of the car, it’s on about 98k miles, very veryclean condition

3. Anything else I should look at doing prior to selling. Obviously a fresh mot

4. Should I just hold onto it? I have an empty garage that I can store it in

Would really appreciate people thoughts and opinions.

Kind regards,

Rich

1- Seems a bit expensive for the service tbh, who’s the specialist?

2- Prices vary but LY do hold a premium.

3- Suspension bush refresh perhaps if they are showing signs of wear, gearbox and brake fluid change.

4- up to you.

 

[Clio_fool]

Just sit on it. If its tidy it certainly won't be losing any money . The quote for belts seems a bit high, they aren't going to get many to do at that price! Any recent pics of the car?

 

[Brigsy]

Set of tyres if they are ancient.

 

[Typhoon]

Welcome back to the club mate.

£1600 seems pretty steep. Ask a few other specialists, depending on location.

Look at all the perishables and see what could do with changing.

I’d keep it though if you’re not in need of the money at the minute as it’ll just keep rising.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

May not hurt to actually use it a bit after belts done.

You can see if you like it enough to hold on to it.

And if I was buying something in long term storage be a plus to see a bit of use on it as a shake down. A few tanks of super through the system.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

If you get some pics up may even get a cheeky offer or better feel of how much its worth.

 

[Matt Cup]

What are your arches like? Check for rust.

Liquid yellow is a pig to paint.

 

[Poopensharten]

£1600 is pricing it not to get the work imo.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

Is £1600 just for belts or is there alot of other recommissioning?

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

There is a blue one on Collecting cars with belts never done..... Not sure I would want to start with a 20 year old belt on it.

 

[richyrich911]

Thanks everyone,

I really appreciate everyone’s thoughts, I’m going to try and get some photos when the weather is next good and I’ll add them to the thread.

I’m going to try and get another quote for the belts etc

The arch’s all look mint to me, but I will have a more detailed look when I go to get photos

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Should be closer to a grand for belts/dephaser

 

[PP200t]

Should be closer to a grand for belts/dephaser

Wow, I didn’t realise they were that expensive!! I remember when they were sub 600. I’m sure I paid 540 or something for my 172. But that was years ago although at a specialist.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Wow, I didn’t realise they were that expensive!! I remember when they were sub 600. I’m sure I paid 540 or something for my 172. But that was years ago although at a specialist.

I think the parts alone are at least 600 these days I think

Cambelt kit with dephaser is 400ish
Aux kit is nearly 200

Add in any other little bits like an oil change etc at same time and it soon adds up

 

[npt]

I was £700 last year for belt kit, dephaser, pump, stat etc at a specialist, invoice showed cost of timing kit from renault was just over £100, parts were roughly £300, he said they got them cheap from renault as they buy bulk batches, mine was completed in 6hrs at rentec

 

[Matt Cup]

I was £700 last year for belt kit, dephaser, pump, stat etc at a specialist, invoice showed cost of timing kit from renault was just over £100, parts were roughly £300, he said they got them cheap from renault as they buy bulk batches, mine was completed in 6hrs at rentec

That’s an extremely good price! 👍

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Yeah that is cheap!

 

[Poopensharten]

Rentec are excellent tbf

 

[Darren S]

I was £700 last year for belt kit, dephaser, pump, stat etc at a specialist, invoice showed cost of timing kit from renault was just over £100, parts were roughly £300, he said they got them cheap from renault as they buy bulk batches, mine was completed in 6hrs at rentec

I'd be getting a twitchy arse with those prices thinking they were Temu knock-offs. But if he's shown you the pricing from Renault directly, then fair play!

To have the aux kit, cambelt, dephaser and water pump done for £1,600 - I don't think is that bad at current prices. Maybe a little pricey, but we've no idea what the garage charges in labour rates. £1k is instantly gone for doing the cambelt anyway.

 

[npt]

Prices for various parts are hugely marked up to general public, grooved discs for the rear of my megane, £104 each posted from Germany.
In the uk they range from £3-500, lesser price is because they were on sale, uk price is basically double depending where you go 🫣

 

[MAXRUNDOWN]

some of the prices people are willing to be bent over for to get a timing belt done are insane.

Gates/INA timing belt kit with tensioners is <£80 on partsinmotion and are OEM quality
OEM dephaser is £120
an INA water pump is £29, a gates one is £49
an aux belt is <£20 (I recently bought an SKF one for my 172 cup and it was £11 delivered)

so even with garage sundries and new coolant the parts can be had for <£300

 

[Brigsy]

Cam seals ontop of that. I actually felt arseraped when i bought a set of oem recently for 197.

 

[MAXRUNDOWN]

Cam seals ontop of that. I actually felt arseraped when i bought a set of oem recently for 197.

they come with the INA timing belt kit iirc

 

[Brigsy]

they come with the INA timing belt kit iirc

Usually get the end caps but not the seals. £50 a set currently, got to be oem for these or risk leaks on dephaser.

Clio 197 ones are £70 and up. Absolute daylight robbery.