Water pump labour

[andrewc2102]

Just had my bill from the garage for cambelt kit and service etc I had done. When they were doing it they noticed the water pump was leaking so they replaced that too fair enough. But on the bill they have charged me 4 hours labour on top of the 6 hours for the cambelt itself which seems a bit steep. I remember him saying the water pump was a absolute b*****d to do but even so could it really take 4 hours?!

 

[Mr R.]

1/2 to do the pump when the car's already in bit's having the cambelt done.

Cleaning off the old water pump gasket is the hardest part.

 

[Budgie]

1/2 to do the pump when the car's already in bit's having the cambelt done.

Cleaning off the old water pump gasket is the hardest part.

This

 

[scotty2hotty81]

Shafted.... Probably did the cambelt wrong to.

 

[MicKPM]

Holy Fek, we charge an extra £120 including the pump and coolant!

 

[andrewc2102]

I did think it was abit steep I'm wondering whether they had problems with sheared bolts etc I've had lots of work done by them before and I've never had reason not to trust them I'll have to have a chat with them. The cambelt itself has been done properly.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Even then it wouldn't take 4 hours. I charge £100 ontop including the coolant and pump.

 

[reedy107]

The cambelt itself has been done properly.

how do u know this. Have u checked the timing ?

Ben

 

[andrewc2102]

The cars runs perfectly fine the timing is not out

 

[MicKPM]

Thoroughly scientific but I don't get drawn in to this battle. If you are happy then that's all that matters.

I would definitely be asking for an explanation of that bill though.

 

[chaski]

If you didn't ask to have the water pump done and they did it off their own backs they haven't got a leg to stand on.

I'd get written quotes off a couple of the specialists and tell them that's all you'll pay extra.

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

some 182 can be a little bit of a pita getting thr pully it's self out, normaly ones that have been bumped. However many years of working on these you work ways around issues like this.

 

[reedy107]

Well the engine mount is off anyway for the cambelt change so to get the pump off all u have to do is jack that side of the engine up till the pulley clears the chassis rail. Job done.

Or they rounded off those shite torx screws and thats why it took ages.maybe