Timing Chain - Skoda Fabia

Trampas

Herself is driving a 00 Skoda Fabia 1.4 and got the annual car service yesterday. They told her that her timing chain will require changing soon and will cost around €500.

The car has 72,000 miles and been serviced regularly.

It is not a dealer price and in Kildare. It this price good bad or ok.

Mr.David

seems about right for a dealership belt replacement. pricey but essential

EDIT: just noticed its not a dealership, seems a bit much then, call a Skoda dealership and see what they quote by comparison. And make sure to get the water pump and tensioners done along with it.

Biro

Mr.David wrote: »

seems about right for a dealership belt replacement. pricey but essential

EDIT: just noticed its not a dealership, seems a bit much then, call a Skoda dealership and see what they quote by comparison. And make sure to get the water pump and tensioners done along with it.

The OP said it's a chain, not a belt. 72k miles for a chain replacement is a bit soon.

bazz26

I think the 1.4 Fabia is belt driven afaik. 1.2 is chain driven.

Mr.David

The 16vs have a belt as all the diesel engines in fabia.
The 8vs have chains (double) with no tensioners.
The 12vs have chains (single) with hydraulic tensioners (2).

Mr.David

So the question is do you have the 8v or 16v?

bazz26

Really depends so whether the OP has the MPi or 16v 1.4 litre then.

Trampas

I think it is the 16v comfort.

would that be correct?

Mr.David

Trampas wrote: »

I think it is the 16v comfort.

would that be correct?

Yes it could well be. In which case you should def get the belt changed, 60k/4 yrs is recommended so get it done asap

Trampas

place that she got it serviced said it was chain.

that is what she told me.

Best to go to a skodia place?

Mr.David

Trampas wrote: »

place that she got it serviced said it was chain.

that is what she told me.

Best to go to a skodia place?

Firstly find out for sure which model it is. then call skoda and ask for a quote for comparative purposes.

Trampas

will do. thanks for your help

gurramok

Trampas wrote: »

I think it is the 16v comfort.

would that be correct?

I have exact same car.

Mr.David is correct. I got my timing belt changed at 60k mileage.

Trampas

she rang up a skoda dealer today.

They thought she was looking for parts so stay said €65 + VAT. So she goes how much to replace. They went around €750 :eek:

How many hours do it take to fix. It can't be roughly 7 hours at €100 p/h

Balfa

It's the most complicated belt. Depending on the car, an awwwful lot of stuff has to be removed to get it out and replaced.

I'd expect the cheapest timing belt replacement job to be about 400-500.

Since you're talking about a dealership, €750's probably about right.