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Stuart - 21 Oct 2005 08:09 GMT

I have just been quoted over £400 from a local garage to change the cambelt
on my 156 2.0TS. This seems v. expensive as according to alfa the job should
take approx 3.5 hours. Can someone let me know how much this work should
cost?

Thanks
Stuart

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Catman - 21 Oct 2005 09:22 GMT

> I have just been quoted over £400 from a local garage to change the
> cambelt on my 156 2.0TS. This seems v. expensive as according to alfa the
> job should take approx 3.5 hours. Can someone let me know how much this
> work should cost?

ISTR that as about the price I was charged by my local. To include belts
and tensioners though.

My memory may be slipping though.

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Gary Taylor - 21 Oct 2005 11:03 GMT

That's about right for a non-Alfa dealer .... They do know what they are
facing don't they? Alfa's aren't as easy as most cars and they will need
camlocks, etc.

> I have just been quoted over £400 from a local garage to change the cambelt
> on my 156 2.0TS. This seems v. expensive as according to alfa the job should
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks
> Stuart

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Pete - 21 Oct 2005 15:39 GMT

>That's about right for a non-Alfa dealer .... They do know what they are
>facing don't they? Alfa's aren't as easy as most cars and they will need
>camlocks, etc.

Echo, echo. Grab the price, but only if they are including Everything.

Pete

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Pete M - 21 Oct 2005 20:22 GMT

In news:4avhl19j6knamc1dk7puchbvne4ml4f386@4ax.com,
Pete <iowna156@alfa.com> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a
rant as follows

>> That's about right for a non-Alfa dealer .... They do know what they
>> are facing don't they? Alfa's aren't as easy as most cars and they
>> will need camlocks, etc.
>
> Echo, echo. Grab the price, but only if they are including Everything.

Alternatively, do as I do and have a friend who's an Alfa mechanic do the
full job - inc. Variator / tensioner / belt / oil / filter for £250 on his
day off :-)

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JIMMY - 23 Oct 2005 23:37 GMT

"" wrote:

> In news:4avhl19j6knamc1dk7puchbvne4ml4f386@4ax.com,
> Pete <iowna156@alfa.com> decided to enlighten our sheltered
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> £250 on his
> day off :-)

400 pounds is about right provided all the tensioners etc are
included. I wouldn’t take an Alfa to any old garage though - they are
v. complicated to work on and you are best using a specialist if there
is one in your area. Failing that use a main dealer if you have to.

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SteveH - 23 Oct 2005 23:50 GMT

> "" wrote:
> > In news:4avhl19j6knamc1dk7puchbvne4ml4f386@4ax.com,
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
> v. complicated to work on and you are best using a specialist if there
> is one in your area. Failing that use a main dealer if you have to.

Rubbish. They're relatively complex, but no more so than the one on my
Passat, and I trust my local general, cheap mechanic to do that.

So long as they follow the diagrams in their 'bible', then they'll be
fine doing it.

If anything I'd trust my local guy over a dealer.

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Pete M - 24 Oct 2005 04:23 GMT

In news:691799_b852ced0562f08fed00103c4cba08fc0@autoforumz.com,
JIMMY <UseLinkToEmail@www.autoforumz.com> decided to enlighten our sheltered
souls with a rant as follows

> "" wrote:
>> In news:4avhl19j6knamc1dk7puchbvne4ml4f386@4ax.com,
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>> £250 on his
>> day off :-)

> 400 pounds is about right provided all the tensioners etc are
> included. I wouldn't take an Alfa to any old garage though - they are
> v. complicated to work on and you are best using a specialist if there
> is one in your area. Failing that use a main dealer if you have to.

Complicated? My tame mechanic did the full job in under 1.5 hours while I
watched.

Need some special tools though; cam locks, tensioner adjusting gizmo, dial
gauge, and variator socket.

I *would* recommend taking it to a specialist though, and try and make sure
you get the latest spec tensioner which has a steel pulley instead of the
earlier white or black one.

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Dave Savage - 21 Oct 2005 11:16 GMT

>I have just been quoted over £400 from a local garage to change the cambelt
>on my 156 2.0TS. This seems v. expensive as according to alfa the job
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks
> Stuart

Where are you located ? The group should be able to recommend a good local
garage.

Dave S...

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