hi just had mine done today, water pump£29,cam belt kit £60,anti freeze £7,labour£97
£230 ish with the vat normally do all my own repairs but could'nt get pulley bolt out garage said about £150 including the parts but ended up over £230 i'm now lay down in a darkened room weeping
£230 ish with the vat normally do all my own repairs but could'nt get pulley bolt out garage said about £150 including the parts but ended up over £230 i'm now lay down in a darkened room weeping
Mantamad
New Member
HI and good afternoon freelander boffins,
Q is it possible to remove the water pump without removing the cam belt
ie could I just slacken the tensioner enough to slip it off the pump?
I dont really want to replace the belt as it was only replaced 2,000 miles ago.
(tight git)
The manual does make mention of re-using an existing belt and I did just that on an MGF when I had to do a HG about 1k after the belt was replaced, i reused the belt (and fitted a new water pump) and it was fine
Mantamad
New Member
I can see why it was £97 labour ,
I have spent nearly all day ..well nine ish to three just getting to a point where I could put the new pump on
Its taking all the bits off just to get a look at the pump that take the time
Hey Ho tomorrows another day hope it stays dry
You will do it quicker next time
Remember to have your heater dial turned to hot and bleed the cooling system before starting the engine.
