Cost of Replacing Accessory Belt and Tensioner?
Last night the tensioner exploded and took the accessory belt with it.
This morning, I drove it to the 2nd closest repair place to my home. (There's a closer shop, just two blocks away, but this other one (Yuille Autoworks) has a good reputation for Volvo service.)
They just got back to me with the quote: $413 + tax.
I am gonna pay it, I just want to know if I am getting hosed!
All the other stuff that went pear-shaped.
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I priced your parts at VOH this afternoon. These are retail prices (what you would pay)....belt = $106.82, tensioner (not in stock BTW) = $164.94, which equals $286.76 total for parts. So that leaves $141.24 for labour which is not realistic, which means that they would mark up the parts from the prices I just gave you. VOH doesn't deliver either, so Yuille's would have to go get them, or have them couriered. A realistic labour amount (to me) would be an hour, and I'm sure their rate is not as high as VOH ($95/hr.), so I'm pretty sure you're still further ahead than if you had gone to VOH. Depending on the parts I go there for, I usually get 10-25% off them; I've gotten parts at cost there as well. If you're like me, you need the parts yesterday, so waiting it out is not an option.
Dave.
Thanks Dave!
The parts costs on my invoice match your VoH numbers exactly. Labour was another $136, but I don't know the hourly rate.
Two days after this repair, we started noticing a gas smell near the car. The fuel filter was leaking. We took it in to Master Auto (our usual mechanic) for repair and the mechanic noticed that the spring on our right front wheel was cracked!
Also, while I was looking for the gas leak, I noticed that the pan under the engine was coated in oil and had drips at a few locations. Our turbo has had a slow leak since we bought the car it last June, so I figured that was the source of the oil.
We had the oil leak looked at while the spring and fuel filter were being repaired. Fouad (the owner of Master Auto) washed the engine and diagnosed it as coming from the gasket between the engine and bell housing. He said we should leave it and keep an eye on it.
Sigh.
The turbo leak was never anything much—I was really enjoying owning a car that didn't leave spots all over the driveway!
Tough week.