164L cambelt costs

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

From the bill in Dec of '01:

Belt: $70, Tensioner: $180, Water Pump: $220, Camshaft seals: $31 (bet you 
forgot to do yours, you'll regret that shortcut) Shortshaft seal ??? $15, 
Crankshaft seal: $22, AC Belt tensioner bearing: $98 (if this puppy goes 
you'll regret not putting a new one in), Valve Cover gasket kits: $ 114 
(you did do the camshaft seals? and how about the valve clearances?), Spark 
plug well seals: $31 (don't you do these every time you open the hood?) 
Antifreeze (no point putting a brand new water pump into worn out 
antifreeze): $42.

I figure parts are around CAN$823. Labour is about CAN$500 for a total of 
$1323 plus our 7% GST or over $1,400.

Now what did I change at 140,000 km that I shouldn't have bothered to do? 
This is the third T Belt as the factory one was swapped out at 70,000 km 
under the T Belt recall plan ARDONA did when the twincams were blowing up 
regularly. I did not have the water pump, AC bearing, or shaft seals done then.


Cheers



Michael Smith
White 1991 164L
Original owner
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