Timing Belt Offer - What To Have Done?
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Today's email brought Black Friday service offers from the local Toyota store. Included is timing belt/water pump replacement for $699. My LS has 64,500 miles on the originals. Should I also have them replace the idler and tensioners at (no doubt) extra charge? Should they do anything else?
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Since it appears your LS is 12 years old I'd have it done. If the belt breaks your engine is gone! And as you may know the belts are made of rubber. It will give you a piece of mind! Also have the water pump replaced as it's exposed when they remove all the parts for the TB. I have a 2001 LS with 86K on it and had it done two years ago just for the age issue of the belt.
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Pretty sure any indie would match the price, at most, they are discounting $200, at best, $50.
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Suggest you start your own topic about different repair shop merits. The purpose of this thread is to determine what to have done when the car goes in tomorrow, not who should do it.
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UPDATE: The job was completed yesterday at Germain Toyota in Columbus at 64632 miles. Both of the Lexus dealerships here are also owned by the Germain family. Although I requested that the idlers and tensioner be replaced if they showed any sign of wear, they were not replaced. As reported by others, the old timing belt shows no sign of fraying or cracking and is quite supple. No doubt it could have lasted for several years.
The total bill was $779.33, broken down as follows: $310.93 for labor; $389.02 for parts ($59.95 for the timing belt, $219.15 for the water pump, $84.93 for the serpentine belt, and $24.99 for anti-freeze); a $25.00 shop supply fee; and $54.38 in sales tax.
As mentioned in the initial post, this was a Black Friday service special. Their normal charge for the same work would have been a bit over $1030 with tax.
The total bill was $779.33, broken down as follows: $310.93 for labor; $389.02 for parts ($59.95 for the timing belt, $219.15 for the water pump, $84.93 for the serpentine belt, and $24.99 for anti-freeze); a $25.00 shop supply fee; and $54.38 in sales tax.
As mentioned in the initial post, this was a Black Friday service special. Their normal charge for the same work would have been a bit over $1030 with tax.
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