Price of a cam belt change

macafee2 · 5th February 2024, 19:05

My wife has been quoted by the local Ford dealer £1,800 for a cam belt change on a 10 year old Focus.

What is the cost for the Rover V6 cam belt change?
Hope I can find an independent to do it cheaper.

macafee2

Steeleyscoot · 5th February 2024, 19:19

http://www.mg-rovermobilemechanics.com/pricelist

dave lincs · 6th February 2024, 06:34

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Originally Posted by macafee2

My wife has been quoted by the local Ford dealer £1,800 for a cam belt change on a 10 year old Focus.

What is the cost for the Rover V6 cam belt change?
Hope I can find an independent to do it cheaper.

macafee2

Do you want a Kv6 cambelt doing or a focus?Thought your 75 was diesel

Matt_75 · 6th February 2024, 07:19

Is it one of those "wet" timing belts? I've heard there's quite a bit work involved in doing one of those.

A KV6 timing belt change is typically £500-800 but I've heard of some places (perhaps those less experienced with the KV6?) charging around £1000.

DJO · 6th February 2024, 07:21

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Originally Posted by macafee2

My wife has been quoted by the local Ford dealer £1,800 for a cam belt change on a 10 year old Focus.

What is the cost for the Rover V6 cam belt change?
Hope I can find an independent to do it cheaper.

macafee2

Let me guess it's a 1.0 ecoboost engine with the enclosed wet cambelt? I looked at one of those then wondered why 8+ year old ones were significantly cheaper than younger ones. I'm guessing the cost of imminent belt replacement.

That was partly why I switched my search from a newer used car to finding a decent ZT...

dave lincs · 6th February 2024, 08:10

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Originally Posted by Matt_75

Is it one of those "wet" timing belts? I've heard there's quite a bit work involved in doing one of those.

A KV6 timing belt change is typically £500-800 but I've heard of some places (perhaps those less experienced with the KV6?) charging around £1000.

If the OP is asking about a 1.0 ecoboost engine then they can be expensive and special tools are required and the oil pump belt must also be changed, I had one done at the Ford main dealer near me few months ago it cost £650 but they do me a very good deal

macafee2 · 6th February 2024, 13:32

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Originally Posted by DJO

Let me guess it's a 1.0 ecoboost engine with the enclosed wet cambelt? I looked at one of those then wondered why 8+ year old ones were significantly cheaper than younger ones. I'm guessing the cost of imminent belt replacement.

That was partly why I switched my search from a newer used car to finding a decent ZT...

Now I know too. I am beginning to hate the car although I have never liked it.

macafee2

daveo138 · 6th February 2024, 20:42

Crikey, that’s a shocker.

About twenty years ago, I had a Mondeo 1.8 diesel. At the time, my brother worked for British Telecom. Employees and their families were able to use BT’s fleet servicing department, so I had the Mondeo serviced there and they charged me £80 to change the cambelt. That was about a third of what the main dealer quoted, and I would think that BT saw a lot more Ford diesel engines than the main dealer did.

Tenesmus · 6th February 2024, 21:46

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the local Ford dealer £1,800 for a cam belt change

Maybe the first four words there are all you need to know?

Oldoaks · 7th February 2024, 07:48

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Originally Posted by macafee2

My wife has been quoted by the local Ford dealer £1,800 for a cam belt change on a 10 year old Focus.

What is the cost for the Rover V6 cam belt change?
Hope I can find an independent to do it cheaper.

macafee2

I am assuming from the price quoted, it is likely a 1.0 'Ecoboost' (commonly referred to as Ecobooms in the motortrade).

They are a very complex job as are wet belts, meaning they run through the engines oil as opposed to conventional belts like on 75's which run externally.

There are lots of horror stories regarding the problems on these engines, oil starvation and ultimately engine failure caused by bits of rubber breaking off the belt and blocking the oil pick up, hence the Ecoboom nickname!

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Matt_75 Gets stuck in 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: North Somerset Posts: 605 Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Is it one of those "wet" timing belts? I've heard there's quite a bit work involved in doing one of those. A KV6 timing belt change is typically £500-800 but I've heard of some places (perhaps those less experienced with the KV6?) charging around £1000. __________________ Matt 2001 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 (BRG) 1999 Rover 75 Club 2.5 (Dorchester Red) 1973 Triumph Dolomite (Honeysuckle)

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daveo138 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Chesterfield Posts: 730 Thanks: 206 Thanked 69 Times in 53 Posts	Crikey, that’s a shocker. About twenty years ago, I had a Mondeo 1.8 diesel. At the time, my brother worked for British Telecom. Employees and their families were able to use BT’s fleet servicing department, so I had the Mondeo serviced there and they charged me £80 to change the cambelt. That was about a third of what the main dealer quoted, and I would think that BT saw a lot more Ford diesel engines than the main dealer did.