Anyone think that a timing belt change for $1600 is excessive?

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Re: Kia Amanti 2005
By: Adam Hall to All on Thu Feb 25 2021 03:26:26

Anyone think that a timing belt change for $1600 is excessive?

that depends on what has to be done to gain access to it... might also be that two of them need to be replaced instead of just one... overhead cam V6 and V8 can have two timing belts... one for each side of the V... in some
cases, the engine compartment is so small or tightly packed that pulling the engine is almost a requirement...


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Adam Hall wrote to All <=-

Anyone think that a timing belt change for $1600 is excessive?

They may be replacing the water pump pre-emptively since they're in there - they did that with my 2002 V6 Camry. I think I paid $900 for the service.

Do you have an itemized estimate, or are they doing that "That's just what
we charge based on current assumptions, we roll all the labor into one lump sum" thing?


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$918.72 for Water Pump and Timing component kit
$49.92 for shop supplies

$600.72 for Water Pump Removal & Replace w/Air Cond
$47.76 for Environmental Fees

$73.96 tax

$1691.14 Total

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$918.72 for Water Pump and Timing component kit $49.92 for shop

Looks like a 100% markup on the parts, see if he can trim that a bit for you, or let you supply your own parts. Sometimes thay will allow a cust to do that. Dont go cheep on this, as your car has interference heads, and a engine will cost pleanty if you use cheep parts.
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Adam Hall wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

$918.72 for Water Pump and Timing component kit
$49.92 for shop supplies

$600.72 for Water Pump Removal & Replace w/Air Cond
$47.76 for Environmental Fees

$73.96 tax

$1691.14 Total

Without doing a lot of research, the parts seem way marked up. The labor
looks legit.

The kit (water pump and timing belt) are online for around $125.


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C.G. Learn wrote to Adam Hall <=-

$918.72 for Water Pump and Timing component kit $49.92 for shop

Looks like a 100% markup on the parts, see if he can trim that a bit
for you, ìor let you supply your own parts. Sometimes thay will allow a cust to do ìthat. Dont go cheep on this, as your car has interference heads, and a engine ìwill cost pleanty if you use cheep parts. ì

At the very least, get a second opinion.


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