Hey Guys,

Well, my Lancer just hit 60000 miles and its time for the timing belt replacement, I went to local dealership and they quoted me $459 (+tax) which included $389 for belt replacement and $70 to adjust the timing belt tensioner (which if you ask me should be already included in price of replacing the freaking timing belt, but then again, what else to expect from a dealership, always looking for way to make an extra buck). My question is this, is $459 a decent price for replacing a timing belt in a 2004 Lancer ES? I live in central New Jersey, can anyone recommend a reputable 3rd party shop? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

does this also include water pump replacement? the 459 for just the adjuster and belt is outrageous! well at least to me since the belt even at the dealer cost 70 bux or so last i did mine. any shop would be able to do it and even yurself can do it if you got the patience and tools to do it.

my $.02

josh

 

Do you trust that dealer, if so have them do it right. I seen to many people try to save couple bucks and have the t-belt done somewhere else, they end up bring it back to the dealer to
have it fix right. GL.