Re: Cost of complete timing belt job??
 

In article <1f2ngve10jxtf$.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
<me@privacy.net> wrote:

> Apple Dumpling wrote:
>
> > I have a 90 Accord 4cyl with 95,000 mi. I was just quoted $900 for the
> > complete timing belt job. It included all of the belts, water pump,
> > bearings for the balancer, an oil pump seal and some other its and
> > pieces. This was an independent shop recomended by Bucky in Sunnyvale,
> > CA. This sounds very high. What whould I be expecting? The same guy
> > quoted $130 for a valve adjust. He had a 2 week backlog and didn't
> > seem to be hurting for work.
> >
> > Bob
>
> $900 is a massive rip-off. When I had those items replaced on my '93
> Accord, the total cost was about $400.
Thanks to everyone for all of the information.

Bob

Re: Cost of complete timing belt job??
 

In article <1f2ngve10jxtf$.dlg@hightech.misfit>, High Tech Misfit
<me@privacy.net> wrote:

> Apple Dumpling wrote:
>
> > I have a 90 Accord 4cyl with 95,000 mi. I was just quoted $900 for the
> > complete timing belt job. It included all of the belts, water pump,
> > bearings for the balancer, an oil pump seal and some other its and
> > pieces. This was an independent shop recomended by Bucky in Sunnyvale,
> > CA. This sounds very high. What whould I be expecting? The same guy
> > quoted $130 for a valve adjust. He had a 2 week backlog and didn't
> > seem to be hurting for work.
> >
> > Bob
>
> $900 is a massive rip-off. When I had those items replaced on my '93
> Accord, the total cost was about $400.
Thanks to everyone for all of the information.

Bob

Re: Cost of complete timing belt job??
 

On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 06:54:20 -0700, Apple Dumpling <AD@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>I have a 90 Accord 4cyl with 95,000 mi. I was just quoted $900 for the
>complete timing belt job. It included all of the belts, water pump,
>bearings for the balancer, an oil pump seal and some other its and
>pieces. This was an independent shop recomended by Bucky in Sunnyvale,
>CA. This sounds very high. What whould I be expecting? The same guy
>quoted $130 for a valve adjust. He had a 2 week backlog and didn't
>seem to be hurting for work.

That's on the order of what it cost to do the job on an Infinity
(i90?) recently at an independent shop in Los Angeles.

Haven't done one myself in some years, leases ending before it's due.

J.

Re: Cost of complete timing belt job??
 

On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 06:54:20 -0700, Apple Dumpling <AD@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>I have a 90 Accord 4cyl with 95,000 mi. I was just quoted $900 for the
>complete timing belt job. It included all of the belts, water pump,
>bearings for the balancer, an oil pump seal and some other its and
>pieces. This was an independent shop recomended by Bucky in Sunnyvale,
>CA. This sounds very high. What whould I be expecting? The same guy
>quoted $130 for a valve adjust. He had a 2 week backlog and didn't
>seem to be hurting for work.

That's on the order of what it cost to do the job on an Infinity
(i90?) recently at an independent shop in Los Angeles.

Haven't done one myself in some years, leases ending before it's due.

J.