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andytuks · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Brisbane

hey does anyone know if i can buy all my timing belts, etc at a local auto shop? or am i better off using pelican parts for them..

Rich H · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

My local place had them on the shelf, should be easy to find, its an Audi belt.
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Smoothie · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

Are those parts (timing belt & tensioner) still stupidly expensive down-over-under-across there? I'm vaguely recalling the equivalent of about $50 for a timing belt.. Or was that for both a belt and tensioner wheel?
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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

UK prices: timing belt £5, tensioner £18, nearly $50 (US) together.

That's not too expensive... is it?

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Smoothie · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am Post subject:

Here, the best price (last I checked) for the belt was about $8-$10 and the tensioner about $20, so roughly $30 for both.
-But last time I ordered (from thepartsbin.com) they sent me the wrong tensioners, -but then again the ones they sent (for a VW TDI) they sell for about $55. -So their screw-up was in my favor. -But screw-ups like this can get expensive when shipping overseas.
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Smoothie · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:58 am Post subject:

Whoops - make that less than $20 for both if buying from the auto haus -
http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?makeid=800019@Porsche&modelid=1263305@924%20TURBO&year=1982&cid=timing@timing&gid=5756@Timing%20Kit
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Rich H · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:04 am Post subject:

Blimey. that is cheap.
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1994 Lotus Esprit S4 - Work in progress...
1980 Porsche 924 S2 DITC Turbo - Original spec
1978 Homo-Sapiens - Tired spec
1953 Landrover S1 - Pensioner Spec

Ozzie · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

I bought my timing belt and tensioner from CBC bearings for about $50 IIRC
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