Estimated repair cost

[EagleKeeper]

Sister in law has 10 + yr old Isuzu Trooper.
She was told go replace timing belt. $1K

Seems steep for pulling front of engine in terms of hours. I am guessing 6-7 hours at most to do they job.

Is either their number or mine reasonable?

 

[Via]

That does seem steep.

That last timing belt I got replaced was about 4 years ago and it was $400, iirc. My sister had the timing belt on her Audi replaced, and from what I hear that's a really intensive job as far as timing belt replacements go. The total bill (+ new water pump) was around $800.

 

[jlee]

6-7 hours at ~$90/hr plus parts, might not be that far off.

I got a quote from a Subaru dealer at $995 for the timing belt on my Forester.

 

[shabby]

Odds are that they're also replacing tensioners and pulleys and possibly a water pump, doing just the timing belt would be dumb with everything being apart.

 

[kornphlake]

A co-worker had the timing belt replaced on his Touareg several months ago, it cost quite a bit more than that. Apparently the shroud, fan, radiator and AC condenser have to come out, at that point there's still not enough room to get at the front of the engine so the grill, lights and bumper have to come off as well, then it has to be put back together. Getting the bumper to line up properly with the body panels apparently takes some finesse. I'd think a trooper would be easier to work on, but without looking under the hood it's tough to say rather you're getting ripped off or not.

 

[NutBucket]

I got a quote from a Subaru dealer at $995 for the timing belt on my Forester.

LOL! That's insane. I think dad paid about half that at the Toyota dealer for his prior Camry a few years back.

 

[jlee]

LOL! That's insane. I think dad paid about half that at the Toyota dealer for his prior Camry a few years back.

I did it myself and parts/fluids alone were about $400 (timing belt, tensioner, idler pulleys, water pump, and thermostat).

 

[thedarkwolf]

This is a longitudinal engine mounted in a big engine bay and should be a lot easier than a normal fwd car. I have no idea how much time it books for but 6 hours sound high. Granted I haven't looked under the hood of one of those but it didn't take my 6 hours to do the one in my tight little miata and it was my first time doing one in a miata.

 

[Doppel]

I can tell you that ~$750 is the price I was told on a Honda Pilot not long ago, though this at a dealership.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Thanks guys