Omega Owners Forum - How Much Should It Be?

Stallion Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1008 Romford Gender: Drives: 2001 --> Irmscher 3.2 Elite <--	How Much Should It Be? 06. May 2011 at 21:17 Hi guys wanting a few things done to get the car up and running smoothly. i'll buy the parts but just wanted to know how much labour (£) should i be expecting for both jobs?? Change cam cover gasket Cambelt Change Any Guess is better than mine!!! TIA (Edited incase was too much)
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: How Much Should It Be? Reply #1 - 07. May 2011 at 09:22 And clean the breathers of course... That would be best part of a day for me, maybe 6 hours if me back behaves. Don't really know exactly tbh
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Re: How Much Should It Be?
Reply #2 - 07. May 2011 at 11:15

Stallion wrote on 06. May 2011 at 21:17:

Hi guys wanting a few things done to get the car up and running smoothly. i'll buy the parts but just wanted to know how much labour (£) should i be expecting for both jobs??

Change cam cover gasket

Cambelt Change

Any Guess is better than mine!!! TIA Thumbs Up!

(Edited incase was too much)

If you cannot do it yourself, I would suggest contacting Darth Loo-knee or other mechanics here for a price.

In my experience, garages (back street and dealers) do not know how to do these jobs properly - many backstreet dealers will say they can do the cambelt without the locking/timing kit (obviously, you cant)

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Danny Omega Lord Offline BLACK 1.6 BORA SHAPED JETTA!! Posts: 7180 Wigan, Greater Manchester Gender: Drives: 99 1.6 bora, 53 2.6 MV6	Re: How Much Should It Be? Reply #3 - 07. May 2011 at 15:08 around £350 via here including parts
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Stallion Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1008 Romford Gender: Drives: 2001 --> Irmscher 3.2 Elite <--	Re: How Much Should It Be? Reply #4 - 07. May 2011 at 22:07 Thats fine, so now have a better idea whats it going to cost!
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Re: How Much Should It Be?
Reply #5 - 08. May 2011 at 08:41

Hm, was I you I wouild not bugger about I would just get onto DLK or another well recommended oof traveller and have him do it. You could then rest easy knowing that it would be as it was meant to be. Many can talk the talk but limp badly when it comes to the walk bit!
I have used DLK so he is the only one I can comment on but mean no offence to any others who may be just as good. The message is clear enough, not everyone who offers will use the correct parts or have the vital equipment and know how to use it. Its not a matter you can best guess on either because the implications of errors and damage would be costly later.
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Re: How Much Should It Be?
Reply #6 - 08. May 2011 at 17:25

Think about it for a minute, this place is a minefield of info and I think it's safe to say, successful. Why? Because there are precious few that can work on these cars and not make a bollox of the job. We see enough poor work on here to know back street garages , dealers ESP, and my "mate who used to be a vx mechanic" or whatever really can't be trusted. There's just not enough knowledge generally (on the v engines ESP) in the trade.

So, as said, GET SOMEONE ON HERE TO DO IT. Thumbs Up!

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Re: How Much Should It Be?
Reply #7 - 08. May 2011 at 19:09

chrisgixer wrote on 08. May 2011 at 17:25:

Think about it for a minute, this place is a minefield of info and I think it's safe to say, successful. Why? Because there are precious few that can work on these cars and not make a bollox of the job. We see enough poor work on here to know back street garages , dealers ESP, and my "mate who used to be a vx mechanic" or whatever really can't be trusted. There's just not enough knowledge generally (on the v engines ESP) in the trade.

So, as said, GET SOMEONE ON HERE TO DO IT. Thumbs Up!

Thats it, listen to chris, someone here come and do it, and send the bill to chris Grin

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