Timing Belt Change - 2.0 TDI PD 170 (& Injectors Q)

[Brydo666]

Car is approaching 5 years old and 60K now, booked in on Friday for it's timing belt and water pump changed. I've been quoted £439 by the local VW dealership where the car was bought and serviced. They offered £420 using Non-VW parts (And a 1Y warranty rather than 2Y) ... got a similar price from an Indy.

Is this reasonable? I'd read on some other threads to expect about £350 - has the price of the parts shot up or something?

At the same time they'll be carrying out the 60K service, "checking" the injectors (Should they be replaced?) and also looking at my rear O/S door that won't open from the outside.

Thanks in advance.

Soon-to-be-skint Brydo.

[ToMBoY_C]

I had my Timing belt and water pump replaced at a vag specialist (BVR) for £245. Then they did a full longlife service for £130.

They should replace all 4 injectors if you havn't had them replaced before.

[DSG4ME]

Car is approaching 5 years old and 60K now, booked in on Friday for it's timing belt and water pump changed. I've been quoted £439 by the local VW dealership where the car was bought and serviced. They offered £420 using Non-VW parts (And a 1Y warranty rather than 2Y) ... got a similar price from an Indy.

Is this reasonable? I'd read on some other threads to expect about £350 - has the price of the parts shot up or something?

At the same time they'll be carrying out the 60K service, "checking" the injectors (Should they be replaced?) and also looking at my rear O/S door that won't open from the outside.

Thanks in advance.

Soon-to-be-skint Brydo.

The VW price is correct if you are having the water pump as well, if you look on VW site they do do a fixed price one @ £320 iirc for older cars 3 years + but this doesn't incude the pump, the dealer has to be in the sceme so get the VW site up and look for a dealer that does the scheme and talk to him.


Just had a look http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/s...rice-servicing and they are quoting you the price already, you could go to GSF and get the kit and find a good indy that will fit it for you and probably get the total cost including the pump down to about £300, do the aux drive belts as well, but if it goes bang later you won't get the same back up as VW will provide if the parts failed prematurely.

[Crasher]

A VW garage offering it with non genuine parts, surely that is against the rules of their dealership agreement?

[vinne]

THINK twice before using VW
On the 24th feb put my little baby in to VW for its new cam belt she has 140000 miles behind her but goes like a stabbed rat.
Oh sir your car has a recall on her for some new injectors and wiring loom shall we do it when we do the cam belt and water pump.
Yea go for it.
Car goes in comes out all done. Next day engine/man light comes on so back to VW new wiring loom not pluged onto glow plug .
Hay things happen just get over it. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAM BELT COMES OFF..............Ahhhhhhh
Back to VW.
A week later all sorted sir come and collect your car. We have had it on a 50 mile test drive and shes sweet as a nut..
Yea right but they didnt tell me about the misfire and juddering coming from the engine.....Ahhhhh
RIGHT back to VW .....Oh sir you need a new fuel filter housing thats your problem...OK just do it so i can get the hell out of this place..
Your car is ready for collection sir..
collect car still misfiring and juddering.
Back to VW its your injectors we will order you some new one ( THEY ARE NEW ONES ) we will fit them tomorrow sir.
go back in today the 22nd of march .
Hi is my passat ready please please....its your injectors we will order you some new ones and will fit them tomorrow sir..Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats what you said yesterday..
went back in friday now they need the holders that hold the injectors in the head.
its now the 24th of march and still no car. Martins of basingstoke
26th march got a phone call from martins VW basingstoke new injectors didnt sort the problem out.
Now they are going to split the head from the block to see what damaged they have done to the valves.....now cant say when i will get the car back...

[Quatrelle]

They're taking the head off? Did they not do that when the cambelt came off?

[Crasher]

now they need the holders that hold the injectors in the head

Err squoozse e mee sir but them is part of the injector body, *** are they talking about, they is talking shiiiit! If they mean the bolts, that's shoddy as any decent indi keeps them in stock!

[DSG4ME]

Get your car out of there asap, it's obvious they don't know what they are doing, that or they are flanneling you because they can't give you an answer as to what they've done to your car.


I'm begining to wonder about VW service myself, my last visit I saw what looked like an immigrant chav with a I got job in England with nice cars look on his face, and I think he worked on my car, which since then hasn't been right imo.

Wanted master mechanic by VW dealer

Me mechanic, me very good mechanic, I fix I fix.....

Can you start Monday as we're very busy, you can show your papers later after you've f**ked up a 100 or so cars, but don't worry we'll deny it and they can pay for it.

[andrewturner]

Is this the point where the OP needs to call VW customer services or will that simply put all parties involved into covering-their-**** mode and make matters worse?