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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
Hi,
I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of folks recommending one. Thanks, Shaj |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
> wrote in message ... > Hi, > > I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations > on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in > Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! > Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. > I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of > folks recommending one. > > Thanks, > Shaj Highway robbery!! timing belt, water pump, drive belts, coolant etc should be in the range of $600 to $800 depending on where it's done--and that includes dealers. Get on the phone and call several dealers, you'll be surprised at the variance in prices. MLD |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:11:41 -0400, MLD > wrote:
> wrote in message ... >> Hi, >> >> I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations >> on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in >> Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! >> Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. >> I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of >> folks recommending one. >> >> Thanks, >> Shaj >Highway robbery!! timing belt, water pump, drive belts, coolant etc should >be in the range of $600 to $800 depending on where it's done--and that >includes dealers. Get on the phone and call several dealers, you'll be >surprised at the variance in prices. >MLD I bet that $1075 includes a pile of other work outside the timing belt and water pump. |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
"AZ Nomad" > wrote in message
... > On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:11:41 -0400, MLD > wrote: > > wrote in message ... >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations >>> on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in >>> Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! >>> Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. >>> I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of >>> folks recommending one. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Shaj > >>Highway robbery!! timing belt, water pump, drive belts, coolant etc >>should >>be in the range of $600 to $800 depending on where it's done--and that >>includes dealers. Get on the phone and call several dealers, you'll be >>surprised at the variance in prices. >>MLD > > I bet that $1075 includes a pile of other work outside the timing belt and > water pump. And there is a big chanse that a dealer quoting $800 over the phone will find a way to convince you of doing something else and totaling >$1000. I am so glad my 2004 4-cyl does not have a timing belt... :-) |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:09:10 -0500, Pszemol > wrote:
>"AZ Nomad" > wrote in message ... >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:11:41 -0400, MLD > wrote: >> > wrote in message ... >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations >>>> on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in >>>> Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! >>>> Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. >>>> I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of >>>> folks recommending one. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Shaj >> >>>Highway robbery!! timing belt, water pump, drive belts, coolant etc >>>should >>>be in the range of $600 to $800 depending on where it's done--and that >>>includes dealers. Get on the phone and call several dealers, you'll be >>>surprised at the variance in prices. >>>MLD >> >> I bet that $1075 includes a pile of other work outside the timing belt and >> water pump. >And there is a big chanse that a dealer quoting $800 over the phone >will find a way to convince you of doing something else and totaling >$1000. >I am so glad my 2004 4-cyl does not have a timing belt... :-) pushrods? I've also heard of timing chains breaking at < 120K miles. It would be nice if the engines didn't self destruct after a belt/chain failure. I once had a pontiac lemans (korean version) that broke a belt and survived without any valve damage. |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
AZ Nomad wrote:
> pushrods? I've also heard of timing chains breaking at < 120K miles. > It would be nice if the engines didn't self destruct after a belt/chain > failure. > Toyota has been using timing chains on their 4-cylinder engines for about 10 years now. I haven't heard about any widespread chain failures in those. > I once had a pontiac lemans (korean version) that broke a belt and > survived without any valve damage. Was this an interference engine, or non-interference? Non-interference engines don't experience valve damage if a timing belt (or chain) breaks. |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
"Pszemol" > wrote in message ... > "AZ Nomad" > wrote in message > ... >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:11:41 -0400, MLD > wrote: >> > wrote in message ... >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations >>>> on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in >>>> Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! >>>> Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. >>>> I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of >>>> folks recommending one. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Shaj >> >>>Highway robbery!! timing belt, water pump, drive belts, coolant etc >>>should >>>be in the range of $600 to $800 depending on where it's done--and that >>>includes dealers. Get on the phone and call several dealers, you'll be >>>surprised at the variance in prices. >>>MLD >> >> I bet that $1075 includes a pile of other work outside the timing belt >> and >> water pump. > > And there is a big chanse that a dealer quoting $800 over the phone > will find a way to convince you of doing something else and totaling > >$1000. > > I am so glad my 2004 4-cyl does not have a timing belt... :-) > Same applies if you went in just to have something done like rotating tires. So what's that got to do with the price of a timing belt replacement? Your comment adds a big nothing to the discussion. MLD |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
Eternal Searcher wrote:
> AZ Nomad wrote: > >> pushrods? I've also heard of timing chains breaking at < 120K miles. >> It would be nice if the engines didn't self destruct after a belt/chain >> failure. >> > Toyota has been using timing chains on their 4-cylinder engines for about 10 > years now. I haven't heard about any widespread chain failures in those. > > >> I once had a pontiac lemans (korean version) that broke a belt and >> survived without any valve damage. > > Was this an interference engine, or non-interference? Non-interference > engines don't experience valve damage if a timing belt (or chain) breaks. but they don't develop high power outputs either. if you have a high performance, high compression engine with valve timing that allows you to red line at 7krpm or more, you're going to have an interference engine - it's the price you pay. properly maintained belts don't break, and they don't stretch either. technically, they're a much superior solution. chains are only good for whiners that don't understand, and are happy having their engines' performance degrade faster. |
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Recommendation on place to change timing belt?
Pszemol wrote:
> "AZ Nomad" > wrote in message > ... >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:11:41 -0400, MLD > wrote: >> >>> > wrote in message >>> ... >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord EXV6. Does anyone have any recommendations >>>> on a place to take it for the timing belt/water pump change in >>>> Chicagoland area. I called Schaumburg Honda and they quoted $1075! >>>> Seems steep, but maybe that's how much this stuff goes for nowadays. >>>> I prefer Dealer, but would consider an independant if I see a lot of >>>> folks recommending one. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Shaj >> >>> Highway robbery!! timing belt, water pump, drive belts, coolant etc >>> should >>> be in the range of $600 to $800 depending on where it's done--and that >>> includes dealers. Get on the phone and call several dealers, you'll be >>> surprised at the variance in prices. >>> MLD >> >> I bet that $1075 includes a pile of other work outside the timing belt >> and >> water pump. > > And there is a big chanse that a dealer quoting $800 over the phone > will find a way to convince you of doing something else and totaling > >$1000. won't succeed unless you let them. > > I am so glad my 2004 4-cyl does not have a timing belt... :-) no you're not. chains stretch, and when that happens, the cam timing drifts. that in turn leads to lower power, poorer emissions, etc. belts are much superior in that respect because they do not stretch. and properly maintained, they never break either. |
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