Repair quote

yourdeadwright

The joys of cars

All of a sudden have a small oil leak at the crank shaft seal, Timing belts needs to be done so makes sense to do it all at once ,

Been quote between 800/900 its that right ?? sounds maybe a little excessive , unless water pump is thrown in to

Oh its an Octavia

chicorytip

Water pump is replaced anyway as part of the timing belt change procedure. 3-400 euro is the average cost. The parts required - timing belt kit and water pump - are cheap enough but there's a fair amount of labour involved.

Unfortunately, a leaky crank shaft seal is probably the worst place to have an oil leak in an engine. Getting access to it requires removal of parts including, in some cases, the gearbox or part of it so the cost of labour will be high. So, the estimated cost you've been quoted sounds about right to me.

Rows Grower

On the bright side it's an Octavia so stuff like that is a small investment, they run forever when looked after.

BlakeS94

Is it the front or rear crank seal?

yourdeadwright

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122162787#Comment_122162787

ohhh not sure