Is that parts and labour and include the water pump?
Technical Timing Belt Change
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Technical Timing Belt Change
Is that parts and labour and include the water pump?
never ever used mr clutch they cant even fix a clutch so be mad to trust them with cam belt :bang:
Parts and labour for the cmabelt. Estimated £40 extra for the water pump.
I ended up paying £120 for belt, tensioners etc and water pump 
I ended up paying £120 for belt, tensioners etc and water pump
Just bought my parts for £109 - now have to find someone to fit them for me. best leave this to the pros me thinks.
Yeah its all in the kit i got.
Just got to get someone to fit it now - first guy i rang said the aircon has to be removed to access belt, so i have checked elearn and that is not true as it is easily accessed via wheel off and cover removed from wheel arch.
Just a follow up really. Got the car going into Palmer & Philips next Wednesday for the cambelt/waterpump change and they've quoted me £289 inc VAT which seems very reasonable
Sorry for slow response, i forgot i'd posted in this thread & only just checked back
Glad you got it done there. They've always been very good i've found, never had to go back because something wasn't done right, which is refreshing in these days of everything being done half-arsed.Wish i'd got my Stilo done there tbh. I used a main dealer as i had Fiat vouchers to put towards servicing, but i reckon from breaking down my invoice i must've been charged about £450 for the cambelt & waterpump. It somehow all added up ok at the time, but God knows what planet i must've been on when i accepted it
Will be going back to Palmer & Philips for future work i think!
Haha it's still going is it!? It wouldn't hurt for them to get a Mark2 Punto now, they're not exactly expensive. But i guess the Mk1 is more straighforward to work on & keep running.
Gives a few people abit of shock when they hand the keys over though - my mate nearly died when he took his Alfa 147 in for work & got given that!
The fuel light kept coming on when navigating around a roundabout or taking a corner at speed; and don't get me started on the non-automatic windscreen washers, which squirted water over the top of the car, unless you gauged it correctly! And the clutch...
But I digress, old school courtesy car aside, I was more than happy with the service from Palmer & Phillips, so thanks for the recommendation.
Oh the fuel light & non-auto washers are standard on all Mk1 Punto's - my P reg one was just the same :slayer: Though my clutch and washer aim was all good!
I guess it's things like the old courtesy car that means theyre more reasonably priced than most. There never seems to be a compromise on quality of work, so am glad you found them good
Liam
Had my new timing belt kit fitted today and a new water pump at the same time.
Local garage did the work and said it is a pig of a job to do - lucky i agreed a price up front of £90 for the labour.
Kit & Pump £109 plus 3 litres of coolant at £5 each totalled £214.
Local garage did the work and said it is a pig of a job to do - lucky i agreed a price up front of £90 for the labour.
Kit & Pump £109 plus 3 litres of coolant at £5 each totalled £214.
belts.....brake shoes with springs etc, isn't it about time the motor industry advanced in these areas!
they have some cars have these new things they call disc brakes not sure if they as safe as a drum shoes though because they not covered in a drum so they can get wet, cant see it catching on my self
