passat heater price?

sean1141 · 22-12-2011 10:51pm #1

mates 02 tdi passat is leaking coolant in the passengers footwell. it needs a new raditor in the heater.. well that was i was told:D i believe this is a big job? anybody any idea roughly how much would it cost to get fixed?

mickdw · 22-12-2011 10:56pm

I dont think its the price of the heater matrx that is going to be the problem. I dont know the specifics of the passat but its very often a dash out job on many cars and Id say the labour on that would be scary.

Nissan doctor · 22-12-2011 10:57pm

Its listed as over 5 hours to change anyway:eek:

sean1141 · 22-12-2011 11:00pm

ya she rang a main dealer. they told her they would have to put 2 mechanics for 1.5 days :rolleyes: think thats going a bit far.

Chuck_Norris · 22-12-2011 11:01pm

I know of some lads in the trade who have thrown a bottle of Novastop into the coolant, and it has sometimes sorted it.

But that was back in the day when I worked as a rep for the company who sold it.

I've never had to use it myself, so can't give firsthand experience.

mickdw · 22-12-2011 11:02pm

Id have nightmares if that was required on my car. Id be afraid of dodgy rattles all over the place when they would be finished.

Nissan doctor · 22-12-2011 11:10pm

sean1141 wrote: »

ya she rang a main dealer. they told her they would have to put 2 mechanics for 1.5 days :rolleyes: think thats going a bit far.

I see your in Laois, maybe give George Dalton on here a shout. I'd say you'll get a much more honest time and price from him.

sean1141 · 22-12-2011 11:16pm

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I see your in Laois, maybe give George Dalton on here a shout. I'd say you'll get a much more honest time and price from him.

cheers ND. i know george well. he has done a bit of work on my own car. wouldnd say there will be anything done with it untill the new year. i told her to keep it topped up with coolant.

George Dalton · 23-12-2011 9:21am

It's a full day's work Sean. I have done a few of them. Just for comparison we would charge about €550 all in. The matrix itself is around €100.

Novastop will probably work short term. But it is more of a stop gap than a long term solution.

bebostunnah · 23-12-2011 9:22am

Id quote you a price but youd get hot and bothered

sean1141 · 23-12-2011 9:23am

cheers george. ill pass on that info.

sean1141 · 23-12-2011 9:29am

bebostunnah wrote: »

Id quote you a price but youd get hot and bothered

and the price would be??????

MugMugs · 23-12-2011 10:28am

He's an AH troll. Ignore.

sean1141 · 30-12-2011 6:16pm

Just an update on this. Got it done yesterday. 350 all in. 100 for the rad and 250 labour. He also gave the car a quick check over, told her it will need a wishbone bushing soon enough and replaced 3 bulbs that were not working.

mickdw · 30-12-2011 6:18pm

sean1141 wrote: »

Just an update on this. Got it done yesterday. 350 all in. 100 for the rad and 250 labour. He also gave the car a quick check over, told her it will need a wishbone bushing soon enough and replaced 3 bulbs that were not working.

Nothing wrong with that price

passat heater price?

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