Originally Posted by
bpk
Need some help here - I have just been quoted over $500 by a specialist mechanic to replace what sounds a lot like the water outlet part no 1357091 that you guys have been talking about. They said its a plastic part that can fail and lead to drastic coolant loss, that its a cheap part but needs 'about 4 hours' labour. Is this realistic?
Reading elsewhere a mechanic suggests doing it when you are doing the timing belt to save the labour cost of going in for the coolant part... a better idea?
What does a timing belt normally cost?
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