Service Question
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Service Question
I originally posted this in the es350 forum, but I suppose her car might be a 2006 and not a 2007, so it would be more appropriate here (possibly):
I'm checking this out on behalf of my sister, so I don't have the service guide or anything in front of me and I really don't know a heck of a lot about her car (specific year, miles, etc).
She is supposed to take her car to the dealership this week to get a 60 (or 65?)k service done. It involves a timing belt change (according to her), among other things. I know from when I had to get one done on my Jetta, many years ago, it was around a grand or two for what she is outlining. I know that anything that involves the stealership with my x5 costs a fortune (189 dollar oil change, anyone! haha) and the Lexus dealer is the same as the BMW dealer here. I have a good indy shop for my x5 and I found a shop that I trust to service her car, which leads me to the real question at hand.
What does she really need done at this service interval? It seems crazy to me that a timing belt (or does this car have a chain?) would need to be replaced so soon. I would like to figure out just what she needs done, call the indy guy, get it set up and save her a tidy sum.
Any help would be great. I plan to get her service guide out tonight and check on what is suggested there, but I need to call the shop this afternoon, before I get off work, to make sure they can fit the car in before the weekend.
I'm checking this out on behalf of my sister, so I don't have the service guide or anything in front of me and I really don't know a heck of a lot about her car (specific year, miles, etc).
She is supposed to take her car to the dealership this week to get a 60 (or 65?)k service done. It involves a timing belt change (according to her), among other things. I know from when I had to get one done on my Jetta, many years ago, it was around a grand or two for what she is outlining. I know that anything that involves the stealership with my x5 costs a fortune (189 dollar oil change, anyone! haha) and the Lexus dealer is the same as the BMW dealer here. I have a good indy shop for my x5 and I found a shop that I trust to service her car, which leads me to the real question at hand.
What does she really need done at this service interval? It seems crazy to me that a timing belt (or does this car have a chain?) would need to be replaced so soon. I would like to figure out just what she needs done, call the indy guy, get it set up and save her a tidy sum.
Any help would be great. I plan to get her service guide out tonight and check on what is suggested there, but I need to call the shop this afternoon, before I get off work, to make sure they can fit the car in before the weekend.
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Thanks for the information! I must say, I was WAY off base as I could have sworn that this was a 2006 (or maybe even a 2007), but now that she is visiting and I had a chance to actually go look at the car, it is a 2002! I guess that is what I get for being the older brother and being out of the house for so long. Oh well, I can see where they would be giving her a timing chain replacement quote as it says 90,000 miles (which she has 65) or 72 months.
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