dallison

the wife has an 01 4runner sport. IT currently has 120k and i decided that since we are taking a long trip in the fall, that we need to have the belts replaced.

The one stealership was $460 for just the belts and around $650 with the water pump. The other dealer was $750 for the whole service.


I called a tire dealer that does these things also, and they are around the same price.

For some reason this seems pretty high for this service. my es300 was around $600 for belts and water pump.


I can repair anything on a vehicle minus the moving parts on the motor, such as a timing belt. I do not want to kill the motor and don't have some of the required tools for the tb replacement.


What has everyone been paying for a shop to replace their belts, and if you are in the harrisburg/york area, Who do you use for repairs?

cackalak han

I haven't changed mine yet, but most of the dealerships are at ~$250-300 for the belt alone and I think $500 with the water pump.

bgmac

I am an hour north of you in Williamsport Pa and I had my timing belt and water pump done last year for $497 total including tax and labor. Plus I just received a flyer from the toyota dealership today for 10% off timing belt service which is like $230 I believe. So basicly you could get it all done for like $475 right now. The coupon expires at the end of the month. You are more than welcome to have it if you want it. here is the # to the dealership 570 323 4683

CTRJ

How much are they charging for labor? Labor where I work is $112/hr and doing a timing belt is around 3 hours if I remember right. That's $300 right there. Add $50 for the timing belt, $100 for the water pump, $25 for coolant and your at $475. You should also do the drive belts which your truck has 3. Add another $30 for that. Replace the cam and crank seals too (+$15). Your at $500 with all of that. For the most part, the more you have done, the more labor you're charged. Drive belts should be done for free as they have to be taken off and put back on anyway.

bgmac

Ok, so I dug up my receipt from last year. The total was $502 for everything.
They charged me $248 for labor, $226.49 for parts, and $28.47 tax. The labor rate here is stated to be between "$21-$65 an hour labor rate depending on the work performed"

dallison

fairfield toyota is around 2 hours north of me. i would really have to justify going there, but at least i can give them a call and get a quote.

thanks for the info.



I don't think the rate here is that much

bgmac

The only other dealership is http://aubreyalexandertoyota.com/. They are located in Selinsgrove. I have never dealt with them.

dallison

I did call hanover toyota and all belts would be 370, that is not bad at all. If i wanted to do the water pump it would be an extra 250-300. The water pump price was ballpark, they'll get back to me on that one.

sseaman

Those prices seem in the ball park, this is something an independent shop could also do. I would use Toyota parts though, the price difference isn't that much.

aclark092

I just had mine done at the end of March at fairfield as well. They seem to be really good with prices. Mine was exactly $497 too.

dallison

got the local dealer down to 572 with tax for all belts and water pump. We will see if the trans is fine after its flush, and then we will get it done.

dallison

i've sceduled the tb and water pump and ac service for thursday after one year. She's got almost 130k on the clock. It's time and i don't want to gamble with the tb any longer since it's 9 years old and it has never been changed. I am having the AC serviced too. It is blowing warm and i refuse to drive in it with no ac. So after calling around it will be $815 total for tb, wp, and AC.

oh and i'm getting a free loaner for the service. That is at least worth something in convenience.

peapicker

Do it yourself and keep all that money in your pocket. Dealershops are such a ripoff! Only one day invoved, and its not that difficult.

dallison

i have never done a timing belt and don't have the proper aquipment to do the ac service.
I can do struts and repalce most other parts, but i am not comfortable doing this service myself. I agree 100% that it is a ripoff but necessary.

TheDurk

It's not that easy, either. It took me three days (maybe 5 hrs/day) including fabricating a crank pulley holder. This was going slowly, and a few false starts. I also changed the tensioner which adds a fair amount of work. Next time, it will take less than a day. I still recommend doing it yourself, if you have the time. The only exotic tool is the pulley holder and a 250-lb. torque wrench. BluePoint tool is useless if you are doing the tensioner.

Ron Helmuth

an option to consider is sourcing the parts yourself from a discounted parts Yota dealer such as TRDPARTS4U.com. That way the dealership is installing OEM parts that you supply at a better price to your wallet...

just something to think about- since it took almost a year from original posting anyways...

Elton

my water pump just bit the dust im doing a timing belt and everything else ive got most of it tore down right now it doesn't appear to be that hard of a job i got this kit off ebay and im gonna buy the little Belt Tensioner Compressor

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33625

Elton

o and i also gotta figure out a way to make a tool to hold the crank pulley then the problem of finding a tq wrench that goes to 190

TheDurk

For the holder, I just used a 2x4 and some 3/8" (I think that was the size) stove bolts I had lying around. I didn't use any plans. I just stuck two drill bits in the pulley holes and positioned the 2x4 so they would mark it when I banged on it. Key is to keep the bolt holes off the centerline (one high, one low) of the 2x4 and give it a few inches of wood on the far end so it doesn't split. Then I put my socket that fits the crank bolt exactly halfway between the bolt holes and drew a circle around it. Quick hole with a slightly larger spade bit and done. My bolts were way too long so I cut them to fit with a Dremel. Worked great. I just hope I can find it ten years from now when I do it again.

gpcollen1

Pretty simple really. I just used some bolts - 3/8 i think. The size should be in a thread from way back - like 2 yrs. Need washers too. I made it stronger by putting some sleeves in the wood. Found them right near the bolts in the hardware store.