YACT: How much should a timing belt replacement cost

[SethK28]

2001 Camry 4 cylinder

 

[Vette73]

Depends on what parts are used, labor rate, etc... NOT cheap but it HAS to be done, and done RIGHT

Also when doing the belt on that car replace the water pump and seals. Also check out the belt tensioner.

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Depends on what parts are used, labor rate, etc... NOT cheap but it HAS to be done, and done RIGHT

Also when doing the belt on that car replace the water pump and seals. Also check out the belt tensioner.

See here. Near the bottom. It gives you average replacement cost. Seals and the waterpump should las until you need your next timing belt. The only reason to do it is because your right there anyway. I would do it in my yard for <$50.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Lebenty leben billion dollahs!

Don't know, but I gave you a bump.

 

[DrNoobie]

I'm glad my car has a timing chain. No replacement

 

[weirdichi]

$300-$500
My friend took his 97 Civic in and it was around $400 for belt and the usual (water pump, etc...).

 

[glenn1]

I just had my Acura done not long ago, your cost should probably be similar to mine. And as another person pointed out, it depends on what precisely you have done. I had my other belts and water pump changed at the same time, it ran me $590 at the dealer. I wouldn't doubt that the actual act of changing the belt itself isn't all that difficult, but with the Japanese cars like the Toyotas and Acuras they probably have to take out the radiator and half the rest of the engine to get to the timing belt. Either way, since basically all Japanese cars are interference engines, it's less expensive to have it changed than it would be to let it break while you're doing 70 on the freeway.

 

[daveymark]

95 Windstar - $90 at Firestone

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: daveymark
95 Windstar - $90 at Firestone

No offense but Firestone is the last place you shoudl EVER take a vehicle.

1. If yoiu paid $90 for a timing belt on a 95 windstar you got taken. The only engines the windstar had that year were a 3.0L and a 3.8L, neither of which had a timing belt.

2. If talking about a serp. belt, I wish I could charge $90 to do a serp belt.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: daveymark
95 Windstar - $90 at Firestone

No offense but Firestone is the last place you shoudl EVER take a vehicle.

1. If yoiu paid $90 for a timing belt on a 95 windstar you got taken. The only engines the windstar had that year were a 3.0L and a 3.8L, neither of which had a timing belt.

2. If talking about a serp. belt, I wish I could charge $90 to do a serp belt.

LOL....

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: daveymark
95 Windstar - $90 at Firestone

No offense but Firestone is the last place you shoudl EVER take a vehicle.

1. If yoiu paid $90 for a timing belt on a 95 windstar you got taken. The only engines the windstar had that year were a 3.0L and a 3.8L, neither of which had a timing belt.

2. If talking about a serp. belt, I wish I could charge $90 to do a serp belt.

No sh!t. $90 for a $5 belt and 15 minutes. That wasn't your timing belt bro.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: glenn1
I just had my Acura done not long ago, your cost should probably be similar to mine. And as another person pointed out, it depends on what precisely you have done. I had my other belts and water pump changed at the same time, it ran me $590 at the dealer. I wouldn't doubt that the actual act of changing the belt itself isn't all that difficult, but with the Japanese cars like the Toyotas and Acuras they probably have to take out the radiator and half the rest of the engine to get to the timing belt. Either way, since basically all Japanese cars are interference engines, it's less expensive to have it changed than it would be to let it break while you're doing 70 on the freeway.

What gets me is (parents have the same car, '01 Camry) that the engine bay is HUGE! There's lots of room in there since it also fits a 6. The friggin' engine is crammed in there side to side. I think there's less room between the engine the shock tower then there is in my Accord. WTF sense does that make?! It wouldn't have cost Toyota anything to make a little more room between the two to fascilitate the replacement of the timing belt.

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: glenn1
I just had my Acura done not long ago, your cost should probably be similar to mine. And as another person pointed out, it depends on what precisely you have done. I had my other belts and water pump changed at the same time, it ran me $590 at the dealer. I wouldn't doubt that the actual act of changing the belt itself isn't all that difficult, but with the Japanese cars like the Toyotas and Acuras they probably have to take out the radiator and half the rest of the engine to get to the timing belt. Either way, since basically all Japanese cars are interference engines, it's less expensive to have it changed than it would be to let it break while you're doing 70 on the freeway.

They are usually the easiest to change. Especially four cylinders. I suggest he take it somewhere but it is still an easy job.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: glenn1
I just had my Acura done not long ago, your cost should probably be similar to mine. And as another person pointed out, it depends on what precisely you have done. I had my other belts and water pump changed at the same time, it ran me $590 at the dealer. I wouldn't doubt that the actual act of changing the belt itself isn't all that difficult, but with the Japanese cars like the Toyotas and Acuras they probably have to take out the radiator and half the rest of the engine to get to the timing belt. Either way, since basically all Japanese cars are interference engines, it's less expensive to have it changed than it would be to let it break while you're doing 70 on the freeway.

What gets me is (parents have the same car, '01 Camry) that the engine bay is HUGE! There's lots of room in there since it also fits a 6. The friggin' engine is crammed in there side to side. I think there's less room between the engine the shock tower then there is in my Accord. WTF sense does that make?! It wouldn't have cost Toyota anything to make a little more room between the two to fascilitate the replacement of the timing belt.

Don't claim you know more about the Camry than Toyota engineers.

 

[glenn1]

They are usually the esiest to change. Especially four cylinders. I suggest he take it somewhere but it is still an easy job.

LOL, i'm sure that's the case. But i'm a stockbroker, not a mechanic. I tear apart Honda's balance sheet and SEC filings, not their engines. I want my car to work when the repair job is done, which is why I take it to the person who knows how to do that stuff and pay him to do it. Same deal when I was in the Army, just because I was blowing sh!t up for a living doesn't mean I could explain the chemisty of how C4 plastic explosive works. That's why Uncle Sam paid some poor slob minimum wage to make it in a factory rather than having us mix up batches of it in the barracks sinks

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: glenn1

They are usually the easiest to change. Especially four cylinders. I suggest he take it somewhere but it is still an easy job.

LOL, i'm sure that's the case. But i'm a stockbroker, not a mechanic. I tear apart Honda's balance sheet and SEC filings, not their engines. I want my car to work when the repair job is done, which is why I take it to the person who knows how to do that stuff and pay him to do it. Same deal when I was in the Army, just because I was blowing sh!t up for a living doesn't mean I could explain the chemisty of how C4 plastic explosive works. That's why Uncle Sam paid some poor slob minimum wage to make it in a factory rather than having us mix up batches of it in the barracks sinks

I suggested you take it somewhere. Me if I didn't already know how to do it I would want to figure it out even though it wasn't my trade. That is just me. Also if you ever decide you need to know how to mix explosives in the sink PM me.

 

[SethK28]

Well its my girlfriends car, she is at her parents home and took it to the repair shop they always go to, they quoted $500 for the belt, but I am pretty sure that is just the belt.......the total repair was $670 but she has no idea what they did to it. Her dad is wealthy.........I dont think he even asked what they did, they brought it in for a tune up etc etc.

 

[fredtam]

Looked where you were to see if it was high. I'm in GA also and that is a little steep. Good thing dad is wealthy. I don't have that luxury.

 

[SethK28]

Originally posted by: fredtam
Looked where you were to see if it was high. I'm in GA also and that is a little steep. Good thing dad is wealthy. I don't have that luxury.

South GA outside Albany

 

[rezinn]

Originally posted by: DrNoobie
I'm glad my car has a timing chain. No replacement

Wrong! Timing chains stretch and break. They need to be replaced about half as often as timing belts if you want accurate timing. Most cars can go ~100k without noticable problems, though.

BTW, a timing belt probably costs less than $30 for that car. If someone quotes you $500 for parts, go somewhere else.

 

[SethK28]

Originally posted by: rezinn

Originally posted by: DrNoobie
I'm glad my car has a timing chain. No replacement

Wrong! Timing chains stretch and break. They need to be replaced about half as often as timing belts if you want accurate timing. Most cars can go ~100k without noticable problems, though.

BTW, a timing belt probably costs less than $30 for that car. If someone quotes you $500 for parts, go somewhere else.

$500 to replace it

***EDIT*** did some research, how much labor would be involved hours wise? What is avg rate for labor nowadays for foreign car repair? So if they charged $500 and it took 5 hours thats $90/hour

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[amdskip]

When should I do my 96 civic's? I have around 76,000 miles on it. I think if I do it I'll take it to a shop that is a fellow drag racer. All he works on is honda vehicles and hopefully he won't charge me too much. Timing Chain or Belt $185, that can't include labor, water pump needs replaced too right?

 

[V00DOO]

I believe Honda recommend replacing the timing belt every 80,000 miles. I just replaced my Honda Accord timing belt not to long ago. I replaced all the seals, belts, and the water pump. Parts cost around $150 and labor was $120 but the mechanic was a friend of mine. Normally they don't replace all the seals if the mechanic feels the seals are in good condition unless you tell them to. Since the price per seal was between $3-$5 I elected to replace all of them. I believe most mechanic shop will charge around $15 per seal. Like others have recommended, do yourself a favor and replace the water pump while your timing belt is being replaced because most car's water pump is located behind or next to the timing belt. It shouldn't cost more than an hour of labor plus parts to replace the water pump. But if you water pump fails under normal condition, the labor cost to replace the water pump will be similiar to labor cost of replacing the timing belt.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: amdskip
When should I do my 96 civic's? I have around 76,000 miles on it. I think if I do it I'll take it to a shop that is a fellow drag racer. All he works on is honda vehicles and hopefully he won't charge me too much. Timing Chain or Belt $185, that can't include labor, water pump needs replaced too right?

should be in the manual. probably 80-90k, less if u drive like maniac. if timing belt breaks, valves go crunch and u got engine rebuild costs of 2k. should be hidden under plastic cover beside engine. not easily replaced by user.

think newest camry has a chain now. should all be chains grr, last longer considernig how important timing belts are on japanese cars and how much of a pain they are to replace.

 

[bleeb]

On my '98 integra, the timing belts were changed at a cost of about 600-700 bucks.... 1000 at the dealer. (includes timing belts, installed, oil change, full service turn up)