Timing belt replacement.

[AlanD]

Hi all,

Firstly, Thanks to Cobrin for the excellent write up about timing belt replacement.

Secondly, It's convinced me that it's best left to someone else

Which brings up the question: What is the typical cost for this job?

The MA has just gone through the 10 year mark - I think that this is a trigger, but it has only been in daily use since we bought it in October 2009 and a little over 100,000km in that time - perhaps an inspection first.

So if there are members who have had this done and are willing to share cost experience I'll be grateful. I'll bet I can separate the dealer jobs from the independents if I get a few replies.

Thanks in advance

[cobrin]

To set the base price from Ford:

Standard Payment Price $330

The maximum price for your 150,000 kms (10 years) standard service is: $1185

Additional Service Items

• $80 Brake Fluid Replacement ( every 2 Years )
• $115 Coolant replacement ( every 10 Years )
• $660 Timing Belt and/or DriveBelt ( every 10 Years or 240,000 Kms ).
• no mention of water pump, idler bearings, tensioner or front main oil seal. Consider the auxiliary drive belt too.

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For me: DIY

AUD$99 Timing belt kit + water pump +Del AU$175 (+13 other items)
inc. wp gasket,idler bearing,tensioner,front main oil seal and new cranshaft retainer bolt.
AUD$57 Diesel Timing Set Tools

AUD$60 Nulon HD Diesel Long Life Coolant

[rondeo]

Prices are rubbery.

Between $190 or so and $1200, for belt kit with water pump, parts only.
Cheapest is Gates from UK, Ford AUS the the most expensive.
Done by a Ford dealer is about $1500, NO WATER PUMP.

What's puzzles me is the huge difference in the cost of parts.

Are Ford parts in AUS really worth 10X the cost?

[cobrin]

Originally Posted by rondeo

Prices are rubbery.

Between $190 or so and $1200, for belt kit with water pump, parts only.
Cheapest is Gates from UK, Ford AUS the the most expensive.
Done by a Ford dealer is about $1500, NO WATER PUMP.

What's puzzles me is the huge difference in the cost of parts.

Are Ford parts in AUS really worth 10X the cost?

hell no, when doing my suspension and finding out a strut top bearing had collapsed Ford wanted $100ea, in the UK they're GBP$12.....and I needed two made my blood boil, but what can ya do.

I just know the timing belt I did with everything else, was dirt cheap and that's my pay back.

[bananasnblow]

Originally Posted by rondeo

Prices are rubbery.

Between $190 or so and $1200, for belt kit with water pump, parts only.
Cheapest is Gates from UK, Ford AUS the the most expensive.
Done by a Ford dealer is about $1500, NO WATER PUMP.

What's puzzles me is the huge difference in the cost of parts.

Are Ford parts in AUS really worth 10X the cost?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Gates-Ti...19.m1438.l2649

[rondeo]

Cheapest I found:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GATES-KP...4383.l4275.c10

Shipping cost on many UK suppliers is a a flat $199 AUD. This one is supposedly $8.50, so I ordered that one.

Another one I looked at had a sensible shipping cost based on the weight of the consignment. They weigh it and email the cost of shipping before checkout.

[rondeo]

I'm fixing my COX ride on mower, I expect the timing belt on Mondeo to be easier. So far I've managed to extract a sheared off bolt, found replacement belts which have self destructed and a rubber/plastic damper which completely disappeared.

I'm not sure which I enjoy riding the most, the mower or the Mondeo.

[NZ XR6]

What mileage are you meant to change it at?

[bundybear75]

Originally Posted by NZ XR6

What mileage are you meant to change it at?

Pretty sure its 200K km, so generally done at the 195K service to match up with the 15K service intervals.

A mate of mine who used to be a Ford mechanic said he would do it every 100K but I'm thinking of going out to 390K km for the next one (if it makes it lol)

[NZ XR6]

The UK Haynes manual says 100,000 km and the NZ service book has 125,000 km!

[bundybear75]

Originally Posted by NZ XR6

The UK Haynes manual says 100,000 km and the NZ service book has 125,000 km!

Petrol or Diesel? I'll double check my book this afternoon but I'm sure the diesel is 200K

[cobrin]

my '09 2L tdci haynes suggests 240K kms or 10yrs, as does the ford service guide booklet.

[NZ XR6]

Originally Posted by cobrin

my '09 2L tdci haynes suggests 240K kms or 10yrs, as does the ford service guide booklet.

That's weird, I have the UK manual for the 07 - 12 and it states 62,500 miles for the diesel cambelt.

[cobrin]

this is essentially what I used to lock the engine. I found my brand was Sealey.


no idea how much this would cost but you can find essentially the same thing on ebay




https://www.endeavourtools.com.au/ET...jlr-timing-kit

[goz007]

Cheers Corbin, looks good.