93 Ls400 Cambelt Change

[Andy TT]

I have recently bought an 80,000 mile LS400 and I am not sure the cambelt has ever been changed. It has a lot of Lexus dealer history but a belt change isn't referred to specifically and there's no sticker in the engine bay. I was going to have a go at doing it myself but have just found this garage - http://www.lexusandtoyotaservicing.co.uk/cambelts.html - who will change it for £160+VAT labour. At this price it hardly seems worth doing it myself [i'm getting a bit old for crawling underneath cars as well] and I wondered if anyone had any experience of them? I'd also ask them to change the waterpump, tensioners distributor caps and rotors at the same time.

I hadn't actually asked my local Lexus dealer [sheffield] what the labour would be but I had assumed it would be a lot more than £160. Having said that, I'm keeping the car indefinitely so I want it to be spot on.

[ROYT]

I did this job on mine and it's a slow job with a lot of dismantling, certainly not nice in the winter

unless you have a heated garage.

I would have paid £160 no problem if the mechanic was a good 'indie' and recommended.

[Malc]

Sounds amazing value to me ..... I had mine done on a Mk1 and I think it was just about an all day job ....... very unlike an ordinary car timewise

Malc