14-02-15, 12:21 AM
(13-02-15, 10:07 PM)noggythenog link Wrote: exactly Mick, it is good practice and I can recall getting it done on my old VW's but I thought that the VW engines were possibly unique in this sense.......back in the day nobody used to do this they'd just replace a belt at a time but it seems most modern engines are like this now.
what I was getting at was trying to picture more what actually happened so if the garage actually suggested this work ie all belts and pump and then im guessing that they gave you a receipt detailing what work was carried out did they Kai?????........if so then you should have them by the balls so long as you take it to another authorised garage who can inspect the items and get serial numbers etc off of them just to prove how old they are or whatever......personally I wouldn't trust the original garage but it may be the case that they want the chance to rectify their failings.
Noggy I asked for the water pump to be replaced with the cam belt, like mick says it makes sense to do both together and the pump itself isn't that expensive it's the labour involved in getting to it which will be done when the cam belt is replaced anyway. So what I'm worried I got ripped off with is have they actually replaced the water pump at all? I would have expected the coolant to be done too, which is why I asked if that was common practice as I expected it would be. I do have a receipt and it doesn't mention coolant change, just engine timing belt and water pump, aux belt, air filter, fuel filter, pollen filter, oil filter, engine oil, consumables (??) and a bulb. Got some advisory notes too, most I knew about and rectified but a couple quite serious which I will sort by the next MOT in november.