Finally got timing belt changed for $880

my car is at 77k. i called the dealer in nj and they said change at 120k and the one in pa said it should have been changed at 70k. after hearing people around 80-90k have snapped the belt i got worried. anyways
 
they replaced,

timing belt, i dunno whats its called but there is another smaller belt near the timing belt, that was replaced, belt dampner, tensioner, thermostat, waterpump, and antifreeze bullk was replaced. including the labor i paid 880 including tax, what do you guys think resonable?

um, sounds kinda close, I can't remember the exact number but I feel like I got quoted similar to that for replacement from the dealer, but I'm rally considering just DIY'ing it and saving mass money.

Too late now, but next time u need to have the timing belt changed again consider doing it urself.  I just did mine about 2 months ago and it was alot easyer than i thought it would be.  Harderst part of the job for me was one of the crank pulley bolts stripped.  After that it was a breeze. Saved myself alot of money, only payed $265.00 for the kit.

I got quoted ~$800 too from a non-stelaership shop and $1500 from the dealership. Gonna do it for $900 (with APR snub mount install) next week.

Thats reasonable.
 
I have a shop in Philly that charges me 400 labor (I provide the ECS kit) and also have them do the front cam seals at the same time. 

wow 880 is still high and I changed mine at 102,000 miles because that is when mine broke... Yea it sucked I called the dealership and they said it would be $2900 for the head since all valves were bent!!! and $5900 as a whole with labor... So yea i was forced to do it myself because a the ripe age of 17 money is pennies... But to gain since I did it myself i bought all new valves, gave the head a acid bath replaced the timing belt, all other belts, thermostat, waterpump, and a A/C pulley that was making alot of noice for $$$600.. Plus i got to explore my car and gain knowledge on how it runs...

Definetly wish I was up to the DIY but not sure about this one...it would be my first major one in the engine bay. However, I was wondering, for those of you whose TB actually snapped, what signs of wear did you hear before it actually happened, if any?? I'm asking b/c I'm almost certain mine is going from the sound of my engine but don't quite have the money yet [I'm a student]. I'm at 130 km so I know I'm due for it anyways...I've been reading that the average belts give out around 80k so unless thats in miles, I guess I'm lucky its lasted this long [but I'm assuming thats been miles].

I got quoted for about 650 from a local shop nearby me and that seems to be a pretty good deal from what I've heard so far.

just do it yourself. I did mine in a day a couple months ago and you learn a lot about your car. Like how for some reason i had troubles getting the bumper snapped back on. Then you can also take the time to clean places in your car you won't see for quite a long time. It was overall not that hard, hardest part is getting to the damn front of the block. Also just as a word of wisdom, make sure you have all connections before putting back together. I just found the ac condenser switch yesterday that was unplugged underneath my headlight. It was amazing having a/c for the first time in a couple months

damn that sounds good to me i had mine done plus the water pmp for 1,044$ and like 88 cents.. this pisses me off alot to hear that people are getting it done for waayy cheaper.. this was also not at a stealership. fu..ck!

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ORIGINAL: JasonnosaJ

Definetly wish I was up to the DIY but not sure about this one...it would be my first major one in the engine bay. However, I was wondering, for those of you whose TB actually snapped, what signs of wear did you hear before it actually happened, if any?? I'm asking b/c I'm almost certain mine is going from the sound of my engine but don't quite have the money yet [I'm a student]. I'm at 130 km so I know I'm due for it anyways...I've been reading that the average belts give out around 80k so unless thats in miles, I guess I'm lucky its lasted this long [but I'm assuming thats been miles].

Yeah it is in Miles but in all honesty the TB is a touchy subject, I've known ones that snapped early, and then you have my dads old 5000 as an example where he drove it for 300+K and never changed the TB to my knowledge, and when I asked him, he said he never changed it.


I want to do mine this summer over the weekend sometime. Hopefully I can install more goodies too while I'm at it.

JasonnosaJ the tb definately showed signs of wear before it gave I could feel the roughness and hear noise coming from it... Once you feel your car start to give Id advise pulling over or keeping it at low rpm's until you get home... Cause once it blows thats it.. Its a complete let go of the car, you have to pull over and get it towed... The valves are done! Unless any engines are not interceptor engines.. IF it isnt then the first thing you do when you feel it give is kick it to neutral and Maybe just maybe the Valves would be spared... But im not sure if any of audis engines are not interceptor... Dont believe so..

Regardless DIY is the way to go even at the best shop in town ITS A RAPE...

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Thats reasonable.

I have a shop in Philly that charges me 400 labor (I provide the ECS kit) and also have them do the front cam seals at the same time. 

David I see on your signature you have replaced your timing belt 3 times!!!!!!! why is that I have also have a 00' a4 1.8TQ Tip???

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ORIGINAL: david9999

Thats reasonable.

I have a shop in Philly that charges me 400 labor (I provide the ECS kit) and also have them do the front cam seals at the same time. 

David I see on your signature you have replaced your timing belt 3 times!!!!!!! why is that I have also have a 00' a4 1.8TQ Tip???

yea dave, addition to that how does the giac tip chip work with apr any problems?

Where in philly did you go?
 
Also David9999 Tell me where!

the local audi dealership said that the timing belt doesnt need to be replaced until 120,000 km...so all this time people said 80k were saying it in miles...thats why i asked the audi mechanic if he's is sure about the 120k mark. He did advice to have it done around 110k. I am still at 95,000km and really hope i could do it myself. It's gaining all the tools is gonna be a hassle for me.
 
I was quoted $950 CAD for the T/B and everything else around that area to be serviced. Dealership quoted me $1500 and both quotes are including labour. So you got yourself a pretty good deal.

i live in mt holly, the place i went to called The vortec in burlington city about 25 mins away from philly. they work on vw and audis all day and i been there 3 different times and the cars that were there were all vw and audis which made them more realiable and atleast i know that they knew what they were doing.

what was cool also is  the owner(s) of awetuning tuning worked there until he opend awetuning in philly.