1995 galant 1800cc. Beltlooks quite easy to get at, can any mechanics on here give me a rough idea how much! thanks in advance.
carmedic,
Mar 2, 8:34pm
$400 including water pump, tensioner and seals.
phillip.weston,
Mar 2, 9:30pm
Haha that's ballsy! What if it was the 1800cc V6!
intrade,
Mar 2, 9:33pm
the question is how much money do you want to flush down the drain.
phillip.weston,
Mar 2, 9:34pm
it's even on the cheap side for the 1800cc DOHC 4cyl as the auto tensioner they use is an expensive item, about $300 alone. 1800cc SOHC is a walk in the park and cheap to do, which is the engine I assume he assumes this Galant has.
intrade,
Mar 2, 9:40pm
300$ on a mitsubishi is awaste if anything i would change the belt worth 30$ from supersheepit self screw the rest the heaps gearbox is going to pack a sad anyhow and a v6 will crack the rear head and not just mitsis all v6 do it camry toyota are well knowen for this also. and mr weston i adwise you not to post f words i wont report you but there is plenty wotchers who will id remove it.
sfw4,
Mar 2, 9:44pm
agree. no need for f-word here. we are all Gentlemen
intrade,
Mar 2, 9:46pm
i dont want him to get banned its why i said so as i know about wotchers i got warned back in 2003and he should know me by now.
josculpturer,
Mar 3, 5:00am
I'm not :)
josculpturer,
Mar 3, 5:01am
Its the DOHC 4cyl model. So a quote of $350 might be a bit of BS!
jasongroves,
Mar 3, 5:06am
What does the quote include! Is it for the belt only! Or are the tensioners, waterpump and any other related consumables included!
josculpturer,
Mar 3, 5:16am
Not sure Jason, the guy is selling the car, I'm looking for a runnabout in that price range. I saw the cambelt not done so I said I'd have to find out how much that would be. He then rang a mechanic and thats the answer he gave me. I thought that sounded low. Not even sure if there was anyone on the other end of the phone lol.
jasongroves,
Mar 3, 5:17am
Definitely get your own quotes then;)
intrade,
Mar 3, 7:39am
i can tell you if you buy any car the words the cambelt has been done means 0. you want to see when they do a cambelt or have it done by somone you fully trust. just a hint to anyone. I know plenty storys of belts changed when they never where. If you look for a car then i would probably risk it with a nissan primera over a mitsubishi.
phillip.weston,
Mar 3, 10:03am
Parts cost alone will be $300-400. Belt is about $40, water pump is about $60, then seals, idler and tensioner bearings which would total about $80, and the auto tensioner unit which last time I checked was about $300. The SOHC engines use a spring arragement instead of an auto tensioner which would be much cheaper to do a cambelt replacement on.
321mat,
Mar 3, 10:04am
Does that include the jockey wheels!
gypsydancer,
Mar 3, 6:26pm
Phil Weston won't get banned - he's a legend around here!
dent,
Mar 3, 6:48pm
sounds a little light to be. To do all seals, tensioner, idler, belt, water pump and possibly antifrezze. Id be thinking a quote of more like 600-700
phillip.weston,
Mar 3, 6:51pm
if you do get that Galant I know a certain someone who will be able to supply the parts at below retail, and also fit the parts for a good price.
dent,
Mar 3, 6:59pm
lol shit would never be able to firgure that one out.
franc123,
Mar 3, 7:01pm
The garage in question might have an automated phone quote system.I can see it now, press 1 for Mitsubishi, press 2 for Galant, next menu, press 1 if its losing water, press 2 if its using oil, press 3 if the lifters are noisy, press 4 if the trans has lost drive, press 5 if the trans has lost reverse, press 6 if it doesn't idle, press 7 if the heater has exploded and filled computer with water, press 8 and state the number of balljoints and bushes that are screwed, press 9 if its GDI which leads to a whole new menu.etc etc.
phillip.weston,
Jun 11, 10:07am
^^^ hahaha, I had to have a laugh at that.
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