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#382476 23rd Jan 2010 1:26am
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Having just got the bad news that one of our cars cam belt has gone and has caused £1600 worth of damage (it's a renault scenic y reg), we are now down to one car, a 2 litre passat (02 reg). Can anyone tell me how often this car's cam belt needs changing? It was done Nov 2007 along with the water pump. How long till it needs it doing again? It has done 25k between the cam belt change and now.

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Give it another 25 bud, but you can leave it up to 60 without worry.


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Phew, what a relief, thanks, Sanchez

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get an engine for the scenic, £1600 my arse! Where did you take it, Renault?
£250 for an engine
£200 tops to fit it!


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tbh it was my sis-in-laws boyfriends garage frown

Can't believe he quoted that figure without suggesting a new engine-not impressed mad

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LOL, bob me old mucker ste is talkin sence. If you go to findapart.co.uk type in what you need then sit back and wait for the emails to roll in then find someone to do it at a good price!


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Will do but in the meantime I'm gonna ask him what he would quote for a new engine-if he quotes less than £1600 then I know he's a wide boy.

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LOL @ WIDE BOY - THATS SOME TIM WESTWOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE YA RUDE BOY !!!! raftl


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oi rude girly if you please, titter titter, hides behing handbag.

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Originally Posted by bobi1
Will do but in the meantime I'm gonna ask him what he would quote for a new engine-if he quotes less than £1600 then I know he's a wide boy.


lol.

phone round for an engine, you may need an ecu too and your keys reprogramming so add a couple of hundred on top wink


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Anything is better thn 1600-was considering scrapping the renault but with the scrappage allowance scheme in full swing can't imagine getting anything for it without buying a new car.

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Depending on the damage you may get away with just fitting a 2nd hand head rather than swapping the whole motor think


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Originally Posted by Beaker
Depending on the damage you may get away with just fitting a 2nd hand head rather than swapping the whole motor think

withthat If you want it done cheap, give me a pm wink


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I got the low down on what needs doing:-

cambelt kit £100
water pump £ 65
antifreeze £ 10
camshaft pulleys £170
head skim(?) £200
bolts and gaskets £ 65 total parts £610

labour 15 hours

Is this reasonable for a snapped cam belt with 3 out of 4 valves gone?

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