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Personleomar
03/6/2021 at 11:08am
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I am a motorhome virgin!
Recently took the plunge and bought a decent 1994 Talbot with good service history, low mileage and good bodywork

My motorhome is a 1994 Talbot Express 2500 diesel Peugeot engine, and I wish to have the timing belt done
My current mileage is 63,000 and it appears to have had timing belt done at 23,000 in 1998
My local mechanic (based in Ayrshire) has said the only quality timing belt kit he can get costs £ 580 plus £200 labour to fit.
He will not fit any cheaper version that I may source and says, it is not worth his risk

Advice and comments welcome


Personbilly
03/6/2021 at 12:16pm
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Dayco & Gates are among the timing belt makes that supply the car factories I think so you won’t go wrong with those brands & their timing belt & water pump kits are normally under £100. Ask your mechanic what brand of belt kit is costing £580 & then search online to see if he is robbing you.

A quick search comes up with this kit but I don’t what sort of quality it is.

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Personbarry915
03/6/2021 at 12:46pm
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A few years ago I had the timing belt and water pump changed on my 2007 Ducato changed at a main Fiat dealer and the cos was about £650 all in. I know it a different vehicle engine layout
I know that main dealers are more expensive but I would suggest the prices you have been given appear to be on the high side
Does that also include the pump, ?
Billlys suggestion is a good way forward, £500 for the timing belt seems very expensive.

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PersonColin21
03/6/2021 at 12:51pm
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£580 for a timing belt kit??!! Can I assume it comes complete with a new engine? I'd expect to pay £150 absolute maximum.


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PersonMonty15
03/6/2021 at 1:06pm
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I did my own belt change on my Citroen C5 diesel car about 5 years ago now (so allow for inflation!), quality parts including new water pump and all relevant belts, pulleys and tensioners came to under £100 in parts. Cheapest quote I had from a garage to do complete job was over £600 (London prices! - so bound to be higher!) without any knowledge of whether quality or budget parts used!

There is quite a lot of work involved, so a hefty labour charge is not too unreasonable, but £580 for parts alone sounds like he's buying genuine PSA (Peugeot) parts. I got my parts from GSF and went for the top end branded not budget parts (quick check and they don't seem to stock your engine parts). It may be that with the age of your vehicle, stockists are not so plentiful and a bit of a premium has to be paid, but £580 seems very high!

Buying budget parts for a vehicle you intend to keep and run can be false economy, so between the sizeable labour bill to fit, and the collateral damage that failure can cause, I'm in agreement with your mechanic that quality is best. But there are limits to reasonable parts cost...!


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It’s a 1994 Talbot, might be a part that’s now hard to source? Thinking of our difficulties getting parts for a 1993 VW T4. (We got its belt changed after our first trip in it, at 10 years old, mechanic said belt had been put on upside down. Or back to front, but wrong anyway.)
I can recommend the Talbot Owners Club - friends with a Talbot MH have got very useful Talbot-specific information from its members.

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Person664DaveS
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I paid about £ 350 for a timing belt kit on an 07 Saab 1.9 tid 16v, an engine which is also used in some Fiat cars.
That was a few years ago,at in independent Saab place,they change the waterpump,at the same time as its driven by the belt

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Personleomar
04/6/2021 at 10:19am
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Thank you all for your informative replies,

There is no sustitute for personal experience

I am now more confident and will "get there" in the end,

Leo



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