corsajay88
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The headgasket seems to have gone on my corsa, theres water in the oil, lots of steam coming out of the exhaust. Is £200 a good price including skim?
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Jamie-C
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Yes, too cheap. I'd be worried what there work is like with a price like that.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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local garage to me would charge similar if your keeping the old timing belt fitted.
Check what parts they intend to fit.
A headgasket kit isnt expensive, skimming is usually about £30 down here and about 100quid labour sounds normal to me
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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sounds about right, as fazza said they may intend to refit your old timing belt but at that a belt from my local motorfactors was £38 on its own so never now
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Louismkd
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Originally posted by davieslim
sounds about right, as fazza said they may intend to refit your old timing belt but at that a belt from my local motorfactors was £38 on its own so never now
As far as I'm aware parts are cheap, but the labour involved is intensive.
One garage quoted me £500 - Purely because they said the job takes a lot of time and wasn't worth their trouble.
I ended up getting it done at another garage for £180.. but it went again after 2 months. £200 seems a little too cheap, but if you know and trust the garage then id go for it.
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corsajay88
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Its the bosses brothers garage, does everyones car at work and their familys. Just not happy as i only bought the car a few weeks ago. O well sold as seen lol. He said ive caught it very early.
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Ian
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£200 sounds about right, I certainly wouldn't pay more just because £200 isn't enough.
May as well do the belt at the same time though, which may put the price up a bit.
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corsajay88
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Yes belt will be done, also drive belt and tensioner. He also suggested valve stem oil seals, but these were done 18 months ago
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Sunz
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quote:
Originally posted by corsajay88
Yes belt will be done, also drive belt and tensioner. He also suggested valve stem oil seals, but these were done 18 months ago
So all that for £200 or this is extra ?
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corsajay88
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Belt done at cost, he has to take it off anyway.
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sand-eel
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Thats very cheap, prob a full days labour or more to do a head gasket.
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Eddx14xe
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I paid £300 + VAT for labour when I had mine done. That included changing the water pump and new cambelt kit. I then spent around £114 on parts, water pump, cambelt kit, head set, head bolts and oil filter.
[Edited on 07-02-2012 by Eddx14xe]
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corsajay88
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Thats very cheap, prob a full days labour or more to do a head gasket.
He said he'll strip it down tomorow, take the head to get skimmed, they do them while you wait, then rebuild next day. We make most of his business so he does everything fairly
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jacko198
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I paid about £400 a few years when i got mine done.
So £200 is a bargain.
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cunningham
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for piece of mind i would get tensioner, belt and waterpump changed at the same time
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corsajay88
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Ok thanks for your help everyone. I know this mechanics a good bloke just wanted to compare prices.
Had a word and with both belts replaced, tensioners and waterpump, looking at £300. Cant say im not dissapointed tbh, only had this car a couple of weeks. Whether or not the seller knew is irrelevent all i can do is get on with it and get it fixed.
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cunningham
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if the heads coming off to get skimmed i would never put the same belt back on. The waterpump and tensioners if you have no proof of when they were changed its best getting it done. You dont want to pay 250 pounds for the water pump or tensioner fail and the belt go slack and knacker some valves. Atleast you knwo these parts will bee good for another 40k miles
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Eddx14xe
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Don't see how they charge extra for putting new belts on. As they need to come off and be put back on anyway.
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corsajay88
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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
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Originally posted by Eddx14xe
Don't see how they charge extra for putting new belts on. As they need to come off and be put back on anyway.
Belts and stuff cost money.
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Eddx14xe
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I meant when you buy them yourself.
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corsajay88
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Opening the packets
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corsajay88
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Got my car back today. Very pleased. They've sorted a number of extra problems for me. Must say it is running a lot better. They tidied all the wiring from the powerbox which was shabbily done and a mess. Gear linkage sorted, had problems getting into first and second. Overall very happy with it.
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