Cambelt Change

[Connor376]

Hey there!

New to this forum seems great..

Gonna post in the new members section shortly...

Long story short

I bought a lexus with a duff engine.. Required work on the bottom end..

Sourced a second hand engine For £250! Fitte it in not a problem, just checked the cambelt today and it seem slightly worn, like the belt is breaking away from the teeth?

Got quoted £350 at lexus for new belt, tentioners.

Been quoted £270 at a local garage who have fitted them to IS200's before, does this sound reasonable?

Having looked at other threads it seems ok??

I'll try upload a pic of the belt ASAP

Cheers

Connor

[steve2006]

Hello and welcome to the LOC,

Lexus price will probably be for a belt replacement only but it is recommended to replace the idler and tensioner at the same time and the water pump while you are in there.

If the garage is doing all the bits the quote seems reasonable.

[Connor376]

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[Connor376]

The garage who quoted 280 is doing the belt and tensioners bud

Thanks for the quick reply!

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

The Lexus quote does include tensioner and idler. It's what I paid for mine at Lexus Swindon.

:)

[P38Aaron]

no need to change water pump at the same time as it works independently from the cam-belt, you can change it at a later date with out interfering with the cam-belt

[Connor376]

Would you recommend paying the extra and taking it to lexus??

[scudney]

Hi well thats down to you if you dont mind paying a little extra,with regards the water pump I personally would recommend you change it(along with tersioner/idler),its not going to cost you any extra in labour just parts.However bottom line is its your call.

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Would you recommend paying the extra and taking it to lexus??

For me yes. It's pretty much the most important part under your bonnet. But it's your call. All depends how much you trust the other garage. With my IS I got the cambelt done and the 100k service done at Lexus. Everything else I use a local garage :)

The service I've had at dealerships is superb. They even call you the afternoon before your cars booked in asking what newspaper and coffee you like while you wait for your car :)

[Connor376]

That's pretty cool to be honest!

How long does a cambelt change generally take??

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

That's pretty cool to be honest!

How long does a cambelt change generally take??

3-4 hours at Lexus. They also gave my car a good look over, advised me the auxiliary belts were a little worn but no pressure to get them to carry out the work and also my brake pads were low on the back. Also my car came back cleaned inside and out and all the glass and believe me it was really dirty! Also put a complementary air fresher in there for me :) lol

[Connor376]

I like that!

May pay the extra and take it down to Lexus

Does the cambelt look bad on the pic in your opinion?

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Can't really tell from looking fella. I've seen a lot worse. There is a thread on here with a pic of a cambelt that was no more than 2cm wide!! You could tell that was worn!

Only way to tell is by how long it's been since it was changed last. It should be done every 6 years or 60 thousand miles :)

[Connor376]

Ok bud yeah I saw that one! On the red lexus I believe..

Surely it isn't meant to be cracked between the belt and the teeth though??

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

No it doesn't look right, doesn't look like mine but I'm no expert.

Don't mess about with the cambelt is my advice, I'd change it if it was worrying me and if they was my belt I'd change it for sure :)

[Connor376]

Doesn't look great does it??

Booked it in for Tuesday for a new belt