Cost of changing DRIVE BELT

[partyman66]

¡ʎǝuoɯ ɟo ɥɔunq ɐ ǝʌɐs puɐ ɟlǝsɹnoʎ ʇı op

[empyrials]

Originally Posted by partyman66

¡ʎǝuoɯ ɟo ɥɔunq ɐ ǝʌɐs puɐ ɟlǝsɹnoʎ ʇı op

ya but some people are just lazy or really don't know how to add gas to their car i mean really...

PS: *** had to use MS word, and stand on my head lol, didn't know any better way to xlate that

[jlin615]

Well some people, like myself. Just don't have the tools, place, knowledge, and experience to do the work.

[fluffy]

think that's expensive? try bmw or mercedes...it cost 225 just for them to turn their heads to look at your car

[vhtran]

Originally Posted by jlin615

Well some people, like myself. Just don't have the tools, place, knowledge, and experience to do the work.

If you don't have such tools, go to an independent garage and get it changed. Instead you go to the dealers, they're gonna rip your left nut off.

[uf20wop]

where can i find a cheap belt tension gauge

the only one i can find is $109

[GreenGoblin]

why do you need that ^

[partyman66]

Originally Posted by jlin615

Well some people, like myself. Just don't have the tools, place, knowledge, and experience to do the work.

The cost of buying the tools to do the job is cheaper than paying someone to do it even once. You really don't need any experience to do that sort of thing.. it's that easy. It's also something you can do in a parking lot.

There's never a better time to learn a new skill than now!

[vhtran]

Originally Posted by partyman66

The cost of buying the tools to do the job is cheaper than paying someone to do it even once. You really don't need any experience to do that sort of thing.. it's that easy. It's also something you can do in a parking lot.

There's never a better time to learn a new skill than now!

^^ so true, get a car jack for $80 (decent), simple tools $30 (max) + $30 belts + 1/2 hr of ur labor = $140 with experience. Save you $100 for beers and food.

Sometimes you don't need dealer do those little jobs for you.

[uf20wop]

Originally Posted by GreenGoblin

why do you need that ^

the infinitihelp video shows him using a tension gauge to check the tension after he installs the belts

[Kazaam]

Belts cost me $30 or so from riverside infiniti and took my boy 5mins to do it while he was changing my oil

[dothemath]

Here is a do it yourself thread I did a while ago on my350z.com

http://my350z.com/forum/engine-drive...very-easy.html

[bocatrip]

Originally Posted by jlin615

I brought my G in last week for oil-change. During the multi-point inspection, they found my engine drive belt cracking. They quoted me $225 part/labor to get it replaced. I'm bringing it in tomorrow to get it fixed. But seriously, $225 is a lot for a small wear and tear replacement.

Don't get fooled about those very small cracks you see on the belts. If you car has relatively low miles on it, the cracks are normal and all our cars have them. If you have serious miles on your car it might be a different story. My car had 24,000 miles and already had those little cracks. Means nothing.

[uf20wop]

so do i really need to check the tension when installing a new belt?

[CreativeDesignZ]

Originally Posted by vhtran

^^ so true, get a car jack for $80 (decent), simple tools $30 (max) + $30 belts + 1/2 hr of ur labor = $140 with experience. Save you $100 for beers and food.

Sometimes you don't need dealer do those little jobs for you.

cost me 65 to get my belts changed at my local shop, so where is the savings? it took them 15 minutes, quicker than changing my oil lol, i woulda used more money i water taking a shower afterwards and getting greased up. and i love working on cars, but laziness got the best of me that day haha