Timing belt

[silversound]

Hey guys i have a local mechanic who is going to charge me $580 for timing belt replacement and new sparks plugs. It sound like a great deal to me,what do you guys think? :twisted:

[Fall Out Boy]

as long as you doing that ask how much for a water pump too...

[silversound]

He is going to include the water pump too,thats why i think i am getting a good deal. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[pinoyesv6]

will he gaurantee his work?? the problem with many non dealer mechanics is that they don't do it right and you end up taking it to the dealer anyways.

[silversound]

Yeah he will warranty his work for 1 year 12k miles. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[silversound]

Well got the G out today and the bill came out to $1253.00. I got a new water pump,timing belt,cam seals, sparks plugs and wires,distributor cap and rotor,and ignition wires. My warranty covered the water pump,and cam seals and they paid 495.00 so i paid $758.00. Hes a friend of mine so he did it all near cost for me and the warranty company for full so i could pay the minimum w/out looking suspicious. Now i have my car and it runs great! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif It has 102,000 miles and i plan on driving it 100k more. If any of you guys are in cali and want a good deal on car repairs let me know i can hook you up. :twisted:

[chris mitsuman]

:shock: You paid how much????

You know you could have gone to a local auot parts store, bought the water pump and timing belt for less than $100, took a few hours out of a day off and done it yourself, right?

[lgary1978]

If you can lift the engine. With out using 2 X 4 or something

[pinoyesv6]

:shock: You paid how much????

You know you could have gone to a local auot parts store, bought the water pump and timing belt for less than $100, took a few hours out of a day off and done it yourself, right?

that is so true. for you 100 bucks and a few hours might be nothing. but for some people who won't know what they are doing or don't trust themselves, 100 bucks and a few hours is alot because if the timing is just slightly off, you have to pay more than 1200 to fix the damage you could do.

[chris mitsuman]

Yeah sometimes I guess you have to pay for piece of mind. Better to pay a bit more if you know it will be done right, then chance it and have to do it again later.

It just seems $1200 is a bit high, but then again, I haven't paid for anyone to do work on my car in awhile, so I have nothing to compare it to.

[seth98esT]

Yah max it would cost DIY would be $300-400 using OEM mitsu parts and replacing the pulleys. Maybe a tad more for the v6.

[maximus]

can someone post up a parts list to do the timing belt change?On a 2002 4g64?Thanks

[silversound]

Maybe some of you guys dont understand but i did not just get a timing belt i got new spark plug wires,and my cam seals were leaking and got that fixed, oil change,trans service, distributor and rotor,and yeah...the piece of mind

[seth98esT]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(maximus)</div><div class='quotemain'>can someone post up a parts list to do the timing belt change?On a 2002 4g64?Thanks</div>
Read the service manual.