Question on dealer quote for Timing Belt/Water Pump
07-08-11, 12:37 PM
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I know it may be a bit late but......I work at a Lexus dealership. Our price for timing belt, water pump, serp belt is $320 at full boat list...which should be negotiable....and 660 for labor.....which should also be negotiable. I recently had this done on my 03 GS430...personally I wouldn't replace seals and such if they are not leaking. The 430's don't tend to have many issues so I wouldn't replace more then you need too. We have only replaced 3 tensioner pulleys and 4 tensioner assemblies in the last 2 years. I wouldn't count on either one being a problem.
07-08-11, 12:50 PM
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I know it may be a bit late but......I work at a Lexus dealership. Our price for timing belt, water pump, serp belt is $320 at full boat list...which should be negotiable....and 660 for labor.....which should also be negotiable. I recently had this done on my 03 GS430...personally I wouldn't replace seals and such if they are not leaking. The 430's don't tend to have many issues so I wouldn't replace more then you need too. We have only replaced 3 tensioner pulleys and 4 tensioner assemblies in the last 2 years. I wouldn't count on either one being a problem.
07-08-11, 12:57 PM
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The basic reason for my post was to give an idea of what pricing should be.....or at least what it is here at my dealership. You def can't go wrong replacing more then what is needed.....except in the case of your wallet not allowing you the luxury. Also, see if they will throw something extra in. If you were to have the work done here we actually include a lifetime warranty if you pay full price. Again, some would rather have the discount and thats fine but if you plan on keeping it for quite a while it would be worth the insurance......much like the case of replacing extra parts.....good luck!
07-08-11, 08:00 PM
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And, I'm wondering why there are such a huge discrpancies on the pricing to replace the belt...I mean the Firestone told me $366 and Toyota dealership is doable at $450 which is miserly pricing compare to other quotes. I'm definetely missing something here folks! I'm in leaning towards either a Lexus or Toyota dealership to get my GS3 timing belt done albeit much pricier, plus I might scrunge up a free rental car for a day
good luck!
good luck!
08-27-12, 12:32 AM
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the prices you put seem a lil high. I went to both my toyota dealer and lexus dealer and the lexus dealer was only like $50 dollars more for labor. Parts i was going to get from sewell lexus. but Toyota quoted me 498 labor and lexus 552 labor. Must have some good dealerships where i live
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