Thread: 2.7 TDV6, a wee bit of a problem, possibly......

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?

4 hrs labour sounds excessive , the part is about $40/50 bucks . I carry a spare in my back up box .

I dunno how this all is on the diesel, but I changed the thermo housing and multiple hoses and bleeder (including removal of the intake manifold to get hoses to the back of the motor) and refilled coolant in about 2.5-3 hours. I did a lot more than just change the thermo housing .... So 4 hours from a pro sounds like a lot to me but not sure how hard this is on a diesel.