Thread: Going Rate to Replace Front and Rear belts on TD6

What are owners paying to have this carried out by an Indy including idlers and tensioners?

Labour from Romsey British Automotive in central Victoria was about $900 plus $100 for coolant and bits and pieces. I supplied all the parts as I was planning to do the job myself but thought better of it! Labour included a complete coolant flush and fitting of new water bottle and water pump. Also included replacing two idlers and an alloy water outlet to replace the original plastic one.
Parts came to $520 for belts plus $230 for the two idlers. $189 for the expansion tank, $295 for the water pump, $700 or so for the alloy water outlet and I think $80 or so for the ancillary belt. All genuine parts (apart from the alloy water outlet).
Check what has been included in your quote. A new plastic water outlet is a must do. The jury is out on the alloy one, but as I'm planning on remote travel I didn't want to take the chance. Your coolant should be right for another few years, but I chose to replace mine and the bottle at the same time. Seven years is a long time for any fluid, even in our reasonably benign environment. The new water pump was a guess, but Romsey advised it was due for replacement as there was a bit of seeping from the old one. I'd only done 114,350Km at the seven year mark.