Cam belt, rear fuel pump belt and front aux belt all changed yesterday for a total of £318, which I'm very happy with (3.3 hours labour charged). Apparently the rear belt was a nightmare bacause one of the bolts had seized on, and there's no room to swing off it, but all sorted in the end. I can highly recommend Westley's of Helston - a very knowledgable independent garage who knows his D3s.Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
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2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
3rd Jul 2010 8:59 am
BrumLee
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Excellent price ridgeback I can see them having a few more customers at that price and a 'fit whilst you wait' replacement time 8)Faultmate MSV2 EXTREME
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3rd Jul 2010 1:54 pm
Spooky
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I was down in that neck of the woods only a month ago. Mind you, the car's not due the change yet ...Regards,
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5th Jul 2010 5:50 pm
CJM625
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Best price I got is £600 including the 105k service from and LR garage, which I'm very pleased with
5th Jul 2010 6:27 pm
Stay Frosty
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Need mine doing too. Got a B service done at Hatfields in Liverpool. Just over £300. Asked how much for the TB and they said that they didnt know off the top of their head but did say that they just did one on a RangeRover Sport for £1200. That put me off. Also quoted about £1000 for the front track arms, front track rod ends, front lower ball joints and rear anti roll bar bushes as there was " slight play. " Just been MOT'd and these issues have not been mentioned!!!
13th Jul 2010 10:37 pm
CJM625
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Tell 'em to get stuffed, they don't know there a** from a hole in the ground.
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14th Jul 2010 10:34 am
Stay Frosty
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Got a quote from a local LR independant garage for the cambelt and tensioners. £160 supply and fit. Same again for the fuel pump belt.!!!
17th Jul 2010 1:32 am
adam
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£320 - sounds to good to be true - let us know how you got on
17th Jul 2010 6:09 am
Adrian L
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Any ideas how to tell if the belts were replaced. I bought my D3 at 120 000 Km and the last two services were done by a less than desireable mechanic.
Had it serviced 3 times since and nobody has mentioned anything.
Not that I trust my mechanic at the moment. (Just had the intercooler hose blow 3 days after the service)�I will go anywhere, as long as it be forward.� David Livingstone
20th Sep 2010 2:46 pm
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I've just had my rear aux drive belt changed at 88k because it started making an annoying noise. Does that mean I only have to worry about the front cam belt when it gets to 105k? It would be nice to know I've already cut the price in half.2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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I can see them having a few more customers at that price and a 'fit whilst you wait' replacement time 8)
That put me off. Also quoted about £1000 for the front track arms, front track rod ends, front lower ball joints and rear anti roll bar bushes as there was " slight play. " 
