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timing belt for a 2003 passat

  • 03-03-2012 9:35pm
    #1
    mardeenzara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    How much does it cost to change the timing belt on vw passat tdi?


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  • #2
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    450 euros or there abouts. Its a fairly big job as the front of the car must be removed.


  • #3
    mardeenzara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭mardeenzara


    thanks


  • #4
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    It should be possible to get it done for €350.


  • #5
    PaulKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    George Dalton wrote: »
    It should be possible to get it done for €350.

    That's what I paid for my 98 one in an independent garage.

    Think the issue is down to the engine being transverse in them so its hard to get at the belt so a lot of labour involved.


  • #6
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    George Dalton wrote: »
    It should be possible to get it done for €350.

    Cost me 800 in 2003 and I thought it reasonable at the time.


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  • #7
    PaulKK
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    -Corkie- wrote: »
    Cost me 800 in 2003 and I thought it reasonable at the time.

    Lol, main dealer much? ;)

    I know Laharts were charging that on the A4s and Passats alright.


  • #8
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    PaulKK wrote: »
    Lol, main dealer much? ;)

    I know Laharts were charging that on the A4s and Passats alright.

    That was the good old days when we all had lots of money. I remember one dealer asking just under a grand to do it.


  • #9
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    George Dalton wrote: »
    It should be possible to get it done for €350.

    Cost me 800 in 2003 and I thought it reasonable at the time.

    Those were the days :D


  • #10
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    To be fair George I'd say there is only one garage in Ireland going to do timing belts on the b5 passats for €350.


  • #11
    NH2909
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    the vw dealers are offering the kit for your car for 170 including water pump with the return of your
    old water pump presuming your car is diesel 350 should be around what you should give


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  • #12
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    To be fair George I'd say there is only one garage in Ireland going to do timing belts on the b5 passats for €350.

    nope, there's a few i know. I'm having the T belt on a tdi done later today all in for €198.....beat that!

    I buy some of my belt kits (gates) from a ebay shop (a motorfactors in donegal) and they arrive next day courier, for near HALF the money any local factor will do kits. Example, kit for polo tdi was quoted by local factor for €145, delivered off ebay next day for €79 incl VAt.


  • #13
    NH2909
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    with or wirhout water pump its recommended to change the water pump with the belt at least every second change


  • #14
    George Dalton
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    MidlandsM wrote: »
    nope, there's a few i know. I'm having the T belt on a tdi done later today all in for €198.....beat that!

    I buy some of my belt kits (gates) from a ebay shop (a motorfactors in donegal) and they arrive next day courier, for near HALF the money any local factor will do kits. Example, kit for polo tdi was quoted by local factor for €145, delivered off ebay next day for €79 incl VAt.

    I thought you were in the trade? Sounds like the factor was quoting you full retail price.

    Do you get someone to fit them for you for €100 then?


  • #15
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    George Dalton wrote: »
    I thought you were in the trade? Sounds like the factor was quoting you full retail price.

    Do you get someone to fit them for you for €100 then?

    yep George, the factors will give me no hop, I suppose i don't give them enough business. Yeah, I've a friend who'll pop the belt on for me. Margins are tight with the times in it - so every euro counts. Sometimes i have to go a round-about way of getting things done to save money, but hey - the €'s are better of in my pocket. You know yerself.


  • #16
    George Dalton
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    I can see your point of view but I also know that if I charged out the parts for one of these at cost price and charged €100 for labour I wouldn't be able to make much of a living out of it ;)


  • #17
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    George Dalton wrote: »
    I can see your point of view but I also know that if I charged out the parts for one of these at cost price and charged €100 for labour I wouldn't be able to make much of a living out of it ;)

    god yeah, you'd be in portloaise in the queue with all of the rest of them G!:D


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