Heres a tip take out a 3g loan and while they take your front end off get a fmic installed why there down there. lol.

 

Haha...I beat you all!!! $350!

 

I wouldnt trust a 350 dollar timing belt job. lol maybe thats just me.

 

who did it for $350?

 

I found one place tell me 450 and another tell me 175 for labor plus parts....I'm guessing the cost of a timing belt is $75 or so? While I understand the concept of "you get what you pay for"...how hard is it for a mechanic to put on a timing belt?

Something else...whle I have a mechanic doing work on my car, is there anything else really important that I should have replaced while it's being worked on? Not looking to upgrade anything, just replace something if it needs it. The car has 85k miles...and other hoses or gaskets or so on?

 

Replace the tensioner, damper pulley, water pump, anti-freeze, timing belt and the two external belts.

 

I've heard a replacing a timing belt is tricky, definitely requires some finesse. More importantly, from what I understand the consequences of an improper installation can be severe. If you're not certain you can do it right, I'd pay to have it done.

 

I am not confident I can do it myself...so I am going to leave it up to a pro. I am planning on replacing the timing belt, water pump, thermostat, and possibly the tensioner. I am having trouble finding a tensioner on ebay....how important is the tensioner?

 

Do you like the valves in your head? Cause you can kiss them goodbye if you break your timing belt =) and you think 900 is expensive oh just wait until you reallly **** it up.

 

Audi manuel says to replace every 90k miles...Im only at 85k miles and already looking into replacing the timing belt...don't really know why you're talking about me messing up my engine