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#1 User is offline   dgeldard 

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 10:41 AM

Having recently bought my first Puma (with part service history) I am keen to have a full service carried out on her and because there is no record of a cambelt change with 63k on the clock on a 51 plate I am gonna have to bite the bullet and get that done as well.

I live in SE London can anyone recommend a good garage to get this all done (prefer a Ford garage) and what you think this might all set me back.

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 03:20 PM

I live in Orpington, Kent & had a full service plus cam belt & water pump on my R reg 1.4. for £500 at Spanners Garage in Southlands Road, Bromley kent its not a Ford garage but i highly recomend it,

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 05:04 PM

Bit of a hike but Tremona in Southampton comes HIGHLY reccomended,

details linked below, not a Ford garage, but a very work proud independant father and son business.
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 01:25 PM

QUOTE (pumapilot @ Oct 14 2008, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Bit of a hike but Tremona in Southampton comes HIGHLY reccomended,

details linked below, not a Ford garage, but a very work proud independant father and son business.


Thanks all for the advice. Have rang Ford and a service will cost me £175 and change of Cambelt £400 including VAT. Does this sound like a good price for the Cambelt?

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Posted 15 October 2008 - 01:28 PM

Ford will charge you top dollar, independants do as good a job for less, look through the dealer praise/woes section of the homepage for a puma friendly garage near to you.

£400 for a cambelt is NOT good.

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Posted 15 October 2008 - 01:41 PM

QUOTE (pumapilot @ Oct 15 2008, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ford will charge you top dollar, independants do as good a job for less, look through the dealer praise/woes section of the homepage for a puma friendly garage near to you.

£400 for a cambelt is NOT good.



Mmmmm spoke to another Ford dealer and they offered £99 for the service and £350 for the cambelt. I'll check out the above section and see what I can find.

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Posted 15 October 2008 - 01:49 PM

Again £350 is at the top end of what you should be paying.

Ford cambelt kit must be used as all components are included, belt tensioner, stretch bolt etc, and a rocker cover gasket replacement is a good idea too.
Also a good idea is to buy an aux belt and get it fitted at the same time, the old one has to be removed during cambelt change, therefore you should not pay for the additional labour.
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 03:05 PM

QUOTE (pumapilot @ Oct 15 2008, 02:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Again £350 is at the top end of what you should be paying.

Ford cambelt kit must be used as all components are included, belt tensioner, stretch bolt etc, and a rocker cover gasket replacement is a good idea too.
Also a good idea is to buy an aux belt and get it fitted at the same time, the old one has to be removed during cambelt change, therefore you should not pay for the additional labour.


Sounds like I need to get a fair few things done then. Any idea what an aux belt and rocker cover gasket will cost me? There have also been mentions of replacing the water pump at the same time as the cam belt, this too a good idea?

From the sounds of it it might be a more sensible approach to head for an independant dealer to get a better deal on the work. Have looked through the other sections for a good mechanic in London but have yet to find one... There must be some out there...lol

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Posted 16 October 2008 - 10:51 AM

If the water pump squeals like a pig then its seizing the bearing = replace, if its leaking like a sieve = replace, if it looks/sounds ok then leave it alone.

Take advice from a good mechanic at a good garage, if you tell Fords that the water pump MIGHT need replacing, then they will change it, and charge you loads for it too.
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