Originally Posted by 2kAccord
That sounds pretty reasonable. You dont have to replace the waterpump, some never go, but you have to take the timing belt off to replace it anyways so they recommend you do it all at once to save future costly repairs. IMO if you cant do it yourself, pay the dealer or a trusted mechanic to do it right the first time.
I agree..I just, just had that stuff done (timing belt, water pump, drive belt) and it was $600. I was at 60K and wanted to have the belt done "just in case". They did say that as long as the timing belt was off, the other stuff was just the $ for parts, really. I had it done where I have all my work done and that is a local shop that specializes in Imports. The dealer quoted $600 for just the timing belt. On a side note, a day after having it done, I ran into a friend who owns an "import tuning" shop and told me his mechaninc could have done it for half. So, I guess it just depends on who you know!! My alternator, by the way, went out about two months ago and it was around $250 for that.
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