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[Rockhampton]

Hi all,
It's coming up to cambelt time - the local small garage I normally use for servicing won't touch it as they have had bad experiences with the tensioner going shortly after replacement of both the belt and tensioner (anyone else know about this?) - A fairly local VX garage is quoting me £360 all in - which I am going for - does that sound reasonable for a 2.6? (they reckon 4 hours labour)
Cheers

My dealer had a problem with a bolt that snapped on tensioner just after I left garage after cam belt change and they had to put new engine in my 3.2 - this was last October. Dispute between VX and dealer never resolved - bolt was sent to metallurgist for exam but never had feedback. Popular opinion on OOF was over tightening but just shows what you are up against. Thankfully I did not have to pay a penny and they gave me a hire car for 2/3 weeks for new engine delivery and fit

That's a good point... if it all goes wrong on a 7 year old car you could end up stuck between a rock & a hard place..

[I_want_an_Omega]

Tough one this. A local independant quoted me £450.

However, the Vx dealer SHOULD be using the right tools and his work should also be warranted - so there should be comeback if things dont go well.

Suggest a call to Vauxhall customer assistance in Luton for their position on warranted work.