Timing Belt on Series 1 Astina

the_melway · 21-08-2009, 12:24 AM

Hey guys

My car is a 1994 BA Series 1 Hatch

I recently went to a mate who has been a mechanic for 9 years now and specializes in repairing Honda's. He had a look at my car's timing belt and said that it needed to be changed, my car has done 133,000kms, and me the total novice i agreed and said okay lets do it. He said it would cost $250, so i agreed and thought that was a reasonable price, but when he came to fix it he found one of the bearings needed replacement, so he said that the bearings would cost an extra $160. Does this sound write to you, i feel like that's a bit to expensive?

Any replies would be greatly appreciated

Thanks again

project.r.racing · 21-08-2009, 07:03 AM

$350 would be a good price for a full timing belt kit replacement.

2 hours labour @ $85ish per hour = $170
$180 timing belt kit = belt + idler bearing + tension bearing

as your car has done that many km. then do the water pump at the same time, it is behind the timing belt. probably a $500/$550 at that stage.

the_melway · 22-08-2009, 03:23 PM

Thanks for the reply.

21-08-2009, 12:24 AM	#1
the_melway Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Car: astina 323 1994 Posts: 2	Timing Belt on Series 1 Astina Hey guys My car is a 1994 BA Series 1 Hatch I recently went to a mate who has been a mechanic for 9 years now and specializes in repairing Honda's. He had a look at my car's timing belt and said that it needed to be changed, my car has done 133,000kms, and me the total novice i agreed and said okay lets do it. He said it would cost $250, so i agreed and thought that was a reasonable price, but when he came to fix it he found one of the bearings needed replacement, so he said that the bearings would cost an extra $160. Does this sound write to you, i feel like that's a bit to expensive? Any replies would be greatly appreciated Thanks again

21-08-2009, 07:03 AM	#2
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	$350 would be a good price for a full timing belt kit replacement. 2 hours labour @ $85ish per hour = $170 $180 timing belt kit = belt + idler bearing + tension bearing as your car has done that many km. then do the water pump at the same time, it is behind the timing belt. probably a $500/$550 at that stage.

22-08-2009, 03:23 PM	#3
the_melway Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Car: astina 323 1994 Posts: 2	Thanks for the reply.