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Cost of repairs

  • 05-02-2025 07:25PM
    #1
    Woodcutting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭


    Is 300 euro a good price to replace fan belt and oil filter in a mk5 Fiesta ?



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  • #2
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058393912/cost-of-repairs

    Does that include the cost of the belt, filter and oil?



  • #3
    Woodcutting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭Woodcutting


    Yes. But filter or belt are not expensive are they .How much oil would it take



  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,558 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    I'd say 4 litres of premium 5w30 oil, filter and belt would be between €80-€100. No idea on the labour involved in changing the belt, some can take minutes, some a lot more time depending on the engine layout.



  • #5
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    It's not the easiest job to remove the belt. Has to be done from underneath, so to DIY it, you'd probably need axle stands at a minimum. And it requires the use of a crowbar to lever it off the pulleys. And there are two belts, the alternator/fan and the power steering belt. Think the power steering belt has to come off first.

    Not trivial. An experienced mechanic would have it done in half an hour to an hour. Assuming no issues. Oil and filter another half hour. So €200 for an hour and a half's work.



  • #6
    Lenar3556
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭Lenar3556


    A little expensive maybe, but do you know what work was actually done? An oil filter wouldn’t have been changed without also changing the oil.

    Was the car serviced and other work done also?

    Why was the auxiliary belt being changed?



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  • #7
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    If the job isn't done yet, I'd be asking him to change both belts while he's in there. For the same price (excluding the cost of the other belt obviously).



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