Jeep dealer pricing for timing belt & water pump R/R

tomasnc · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 11:48 am

I just called the dealership that I purchased my CRD from and requested a firm quote on replacing my water pump & timing belt.

My cost $1,264.93 + 7 % NC tax. He asked if I was sitting down. I told him I was @ 89,000 miles so lay it on me. I asked if their tech had performed this procedure? His reply was "sure, plenty of them". They would need the car over night.

I have been away from this forum for a long while. I need to start building a tool kit to switch my belt myself. The last number I read on this forum was around $600.00ish.

Thanks,

Tom

kissfan79 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 12:03 pm

Tom,
Whereabouts in NC are you?

tomasnc · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 12:19 pm

Pinnacle, NC

20 miles North of Winston-Salem

MOSFET · **Joined:** Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:40 pm **Posts:** 295

I would make sure that the price was for a CRD and not a gasser Liberty. If correct, that is a great price from a dealer. Mine said it would be 2K.

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tomasnc · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 12:31 pm

It is definitely for the CRD. I asked about their diesel guy and he used to work for Chrysler/Jeep dealer in Boone.

Honestly, I agree that's not too bad either.

Thanks,

Tom

papaindigo · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 12:43 pm

That seems rather low for a dealer and I'd wonder what's included. Dealer price alone on the parts (leaving out serpentine belt and its idlers which should be done while in there if they have not been serviced in the last 50K miles) likely runs ca. $700. Labor is likely on the order of 5-8 hrs but I don't know the "book" rate on hours.

See http://colorado4wheel.com/content/KJ_TB.html for an idea of what's involved although removal of that front end stuff is not critical (makes access easier and allows inspection of intercooler for leaks).

If they really have done some, I wonder about the implied lots, and it covers what Sam lists in the way of parts that's a good price.

kissfan79 · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 1:38 pm

The local dealer in Cary, NC quoted me $1600 for the complete job inclucing the water pump and the little hoses attached to it. I believe their rate for labor is somewhere about $130/hr.

Jim

Smacker · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 4:46 pm

I had mine replaced at the local jeep garage with water pump, belt, tensioner and idlers back in 2009 for $1232.00. Parts then were $681.25, labor $500.00. 3 years later that doesn't sound like a bad deal.. :JEEPIN:

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 1:23 am

Man I wish I could do more of these.....easy money, I'm probably not charging enough.

racertracer · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 9:43 pm

Well now that you mention it..... What is your fee for a full TB job Sam, not including parts?

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 4:16 pm

racertracer wrote:

Well now that you mention it..... What is your fee for a full TB job Sam, not including parts?

$250 without water pump. $300 with. +parts

Siardi · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 11:05 pm

I just had to get mine done at the dealer. I was planing on doing it myself but the water pump went at 97000 miles when I had no time to do it. Took it to Palmer Dodge Jeep in Alpharetta, the total cost of the job for TB and WP was $1053.00 and I they let me supply the water pump and tensioner which I already had. I dropped the car off one day and brought them the parts the next day at around 10am, by 2pm they called me to tell me it was ready. It appears everything went well. It's been over a week and over 800 miles. I was worried sick thinking they were going to screw something up. Read tons of horror stories here.
I can say I was pleased with the service and the job done.

Sir Sam, I wish you were closer.....

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 11:14 am

Siardi wrote:

Sir Sam, I wish you were closer.....

Me too, me too.

GreenDieselEngineering · **Joined:** Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:10 pm **Posts:** 1111

Sam,

That is the best price I have heard about for this maintenance. You must be able to fly through these!! $50 extra for the water pump is phenomenal, that adds a solid 1-2 hours to the job. Anyone within a reasonable drive ought to look into this!

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 4:35 pm

GreenDieselEngineering wrote:

Sam,

That is the best price I have heard about for this maintenance. You must be able to fly through these!! $50 extra for the water pump is phenomenal, that adds a solid 1-2 hours to the job. Anyone within a reasonable drive ought to look into this!

Keith, when I do the water pump it adds about 45 minutes to an hour to the job. When I do it I will only do it with an OEM pump, I pull the cams/rear cover, and then leave the rear section of the pump in place and replace the front half only, saves the trouble of getting at all those hard to reach bolts.

It may be a good price, but I don't exactly have people breaking down my door to pay me to do it.

racertracer · **Posted:** Sat May 19, 2012 5:35 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

It may be a good price, but I don't exactly have people breaking down my door to pay me to do it.

You may get people breaking down your door now that you posted the fee.

Even paying for your airfare is worth it.

And if you ever have a TB job to do in the New England area, leave your dedicated CRD Miller tools at home because I will make my tools available.

DOC4444 · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 11:17 pm

If one other person in NE wants to do it, I will split the airfare and loan you a vehicle to use for the other job. I have all the Miller tools, regular stuff and all the parts.

DOC

racertracer · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 11:54 pm

A CRD timing belt party in New England! .... we'll definitely need beer.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:20 am

racertracer wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

It may be a good price, but I don't exactly have people breaking down my door to pay me to do it.

You may get people breaking down your door now that you posted the fee.

Even paying for your airfare is worth it.

And if you ever have a TB job to do in the New England area, leave your dedicated CRD Miller tools at home because I will make my tools available.

I did post my offer before for timing belt service......even cheaper than I offer it now...the problem is I am geographically limited, the east coast and midwest are all within driving distance of each other, it only takes a few hours to drive from ohio to DC for example.

DOC4444 wrote:

If one other person in NE wants to do it, I will split the airfare and loan you a vehicle to use for the other job. I have all the Miller tools, regular stuff and all the parts.

DOC

I'm actually open to this, find a group of people wanting to have it done and we can all do it together in one weekend.

racertracer · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 am

Bub (KJ119) in louisiana has an issue with his KJ and could use the help.

I'd be willing to donate to the cause.

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