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Cjw_55106
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Same '05 expedition. Brought it to the shop again, running rough. Was told the timing chain and guides need to be replaced. He hadn't looked up the parts yet, but estimated between $2500-$3000. I think the truck is only worth around $5000?
My main question is, does that sound ball park on the repair? It seems the motor needs to come out, so obviously no shot at getting some at home mechanic to take care of it.
My main question is, does that sound ball park on the repair? It seems the motor needs to come out, so obviously no shot at getting some at home mechanic to take care of it.
captain_amazing
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I was just quoted $600 for a timing belt change - given its a beltand a different vehicle (06 accent), 2.5-3k sounds like a lot.
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BigJim®
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I'm not a mechanic but have significant experience with high mileage vehicles. No, timing belt/chain are not the same. A belt is what it sounds like, a belt which will worsen with wear and I've typically changed every 100K or so as a preventive maintenance to avoid eventual belt failure. Wife has a newer vehicle with a chain, and my mechanic said they don't recommend changing them out every 100K as the chain should only require changing if/when it fails.
I could be mistaken on this, but I think the cost of changing either a timing belt/chain could differ a lot by vehicle type depending on what needs to be removed to get to it, and for incremental cost to replace those removed parts since the labor of getting to them is already being paid. Case in point I've always replaced water pump doing timing belts and only paid the $140 cost of the part to avoid some future $500 labor cost. $2500-$3000 sounds like a lot to me for this job but may be normal for the type of car you own. It would probably make sense to get other estimates for the job, or maybe visit forums for you vehicle type to see what others have paid.
I could be mistaken on this, but I think the cost of changing either a timing belt/chain could differ a lot by vehicle type depending on what needs to be removed to get to it, and for incremental cost to replace those removed parts since the labor of getting to them is already being paid. Case in point I've always replaced water pump doing timing belts and only paid the $140 cost of the part to avoid some future $500 labor cost. $2500-$3000 sounds like a lot to me for this job but may be normal for the type of car you own. It would probably make sense to get other estimates for the job, or maybe visit forums for you vehicle type to see what others have paid.
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