how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
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how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
I have an 01 TT 225, how important is it and what price should i pay?
I have an 01 TT 225, how important is it and what price should i pay?
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RE: how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
Parts and labor? - Depends on where you go.
Some people have spent around $1400.
While others like myself have spent only $500. - I bought mine from ECS tuning. - They have a great selection of products. - Not to mention they appear to be better than OEM and cheaper.
I also would not suggest taking it to the dealership as they will charge you an arm and a leg. - I also would not suggest you find the cheapest shop in the world, or you'll end up paying an arm and a leg for there mistakes. - Find a good shop that charges a fair price and go for it.
Again though I would suggest ECS tuning for the kit.
Best of luck.
Some people have spent around $1400.
While others like myself have spent only $500. - I bought mine from ECS tuning. - They have a great selection of products. - Not to mention they appear to be better than OEM and cheaper.
I also would not suggest taking it to the dealership as they will charge you an arm and a leg. - I also would not suggest you find the cheapest shop in the world, or you'll end up paying an arm and a leg for there mistakes. - Find a good shop that charges a fair price and go for it.
Again though I would suggest ECS tuning for the kit.
Best of luck.
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From: Columbia, SC
RE: how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
you really needed to search before you asked that question... a quick look and you can see that ECStuning.com offers quite a few TB combos... quite a few other companies offer Kits too
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RE: how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
I know that dieselgeek offers a kit that includes a replacement waterpump that has a metal impeller. It seems some folks have noticed their current waterpump impellers have begun to crack because their impellers are plastic.
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RE: how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
wow what dealership did you have that done at?
that sounds like a great deal to me.
that sounds like a great deal to me.
ORIGINAL: NanceLee
Parts (including the metal, not plastic, impeller) and labor at the dealer were $700 for my '01 TT.
How important is it? REALLY important.
Parts (including the metal, not plastic, impeller) and labor at the dealer were $700 for my '01 TT.
How important is it? REALLY important.
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RE: how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
Carousel in Minneapolis. I bought it at an import dealer who specializes in BMW and Mercedes, so they farmed it out to Carousel for the work right after I bought it, at my request (I had been doing my reading here!)
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RE: how much should i pay for a timing belt, tensioner, and water pump?
ORIGINAL: cspinner
I know that dieselgeek offers a kit that includes a replacement waterpump that has a metal impeller. It seems some folks have noticed their current waterpump impellers have begun to crack because their impellers are plastic.
I know that dieselgeek offers a kit that includes a replacement waterpump that has a metal impeller. It seems some folks have noticed their current waterpump impellers have begun to crack because their impellers are plastic.
