Cambelt Change!

[Rikos]

I need to get my cambelt change some time soon and have been quited £350 from a local garage and about £380 from Lexus Leicester.

I always thought you could get the parts for around £120 and then it's a 3 hour job for a garage. Can anyone shed some light as to whether this is right?

Also, how much is a pollen filter? Is this the one under the glove box?

Thank you.

[kam05]

Does these quotes include VAT? Your local garage seems expensive compared to Lexus. For sake of £30, I'd get the job done by Lexus, have you tried another local garage- they maybe cheaper?

[Rikos]

I will do some ringing round but am tempted to get the parts myself and just get a garage to do the work if it works out cheaper with gold discount.

Yeah prices include VAT.

[wildybeast]

thats about right .£120 parts + 3hrs lab.

[Rikos]

Lexus leicester want £65 + vat just for the tensioner and the labour on my locak garage alone is £185 for 3 hours!

[kam05]

I'm sure when I bought my timing kit from Lexus Leeds last year, I was charged £50 for the tensioner, £50 for the idler and £28 for the timing belt.

[Jackal321]

I need to get my cambelt change some time soon and have been quited £350 from a local garage and about £380 from Lexus Leicester.

I always thought you could get the parts for around £120 and then it's a 3 hour job for a garage. Can anyone shed some light as to whether this is right?

Also, how much is a pollen filter? Is this the one under the glove box?

Thank you.

Yea its behind the glove box. I bought one a few weeks ago for £22 from a local auto parts shop

[wildybeast]

i paid £88.70 for belt and tensioner inc v.a.t from lexus Hull in september 2007.was told by someone to try toyota dealers for certain parts as they may come cheaper.never tried.and yes the pollen filter is under the glove box.washed mine out with soapy water.

[Gord]

I'm sure when I bought my timing kit from Lexus Leeds last year, I was charged £50 for the tensioner, £50 for the idler and £28 for the timing belt.

Yep thats about what i payed from Lexus, should take 3-4hrs to do the job, for the extra £30 i would take to Lexus :D

[Rikos]

I'll ring up a few lexus dealers later on and see if i can get the parts for £130 and then there are a few garages round my way that only charge £40 an hour and so should be able to get it done for around £250

[Lexus2D]

Pitty u aint closer 2 me i had mine done 4 £240 with all the belts & labour by a Lexus Guy

[iceman67]

hi rick thats a good price m8 have it done a lexus you also get rac cover for a year m8

all the best neil

[786lexus]

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Edited June 5, 2008 by johnboy
Youve been warned about this before

[janet]

Is the cambelt change a job any decent garage can do properly, or is it a bit specialist and therefore best at a dealer (forgetting price) ??

[Rikos]

Not really a specialist job, just need a reputable garage

Thanks everyone for the advice, just out of interest if i take it to a lexus garage can i get a car while mines being done?

[Rikos]

Pitty u aint closer 2 me i had mine done 4 £240 with all the belts & labour by a Lexus Guy

Where did you get it done?

[kam05]

Thanks everyone for the advice, just out of interest if i take it to a lexus garage can i get a car while mines being done?

You should be able to get yourself into a IS250/IS220d if you get the job done by Lexus.