I just bought a 1995 Audi 90 CS and i'm going to change the timing belt and water pump right away. I've had a few independent foreign auto garages give me some estimates, and they've all been $800-1000 dollars. I just don't understand why it costs so much? What is a fair price to pay?

 

Seems alittle on the high side, but nothing too outragous. Thats a pretty big job on the 2.8L engine you have. Quite a bit of labor and I'm sure parts alone are close to $300

 

Parts definately add to the cost, on my 00 1.8t A4 it was $600. I also live where there are quite a few Audis.

 

Yah i paid about 1100 recently..... but got quotes as high as 2000.... but i live where they just opened an audi dealer, so i think everyone takes advantage of that

 

Keep looking

www.audifans.com

http://1.8t.org

You should find a shop for $700.

 

I found a kit from www.volksparts.com for 170 bucks so I ordered that. That should save a few bucks. I normally stick to German car repair shops for my autos, but I decided to call Goodyear up for the hell of it and they said they'd do the job (using my parts) for around $350 labor. That seems like a hell of a price, but can I trust a generic shop like that for a timing belt job?

 

Does the kit include the tensioner and damper pulley?