So... my serpentine belt gave out.
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Local dealer initially quoted me $191 for the idler pulley and $316 for the tensioner. I told them I could get them mail order for much less and asked if they could work with me on the price. I didn't ask them to price match but to maybe knock something off the price. I ended up paying $210 for the tensioner and $160 for the idler pulley. The mail order prices I found were $120 for the idler pulley and $197 for the tensioner.
Considering that the local store has much higher costs for the building, employees, electricity, well, pretty much every cost involved in buying, storing and selling the part I thought this was a good deal. Especially since I could them them the next day (not all the parts were in stock) and the profits they make would be going back into my local community.
I could have bought aftermarket versions for some of the parts but they can be hit or miss. Some are great quality and some are crap. This is my wife's car so I didn't want to gamble on an aftermarket part and take the chance it leaves her stranded again!
One negative is that the dealer ordered the wrong idler pulley for me (even though I gave them the correct part number) so the one final part I need, the idler pulley, just came in this morning. I'll pick it up and then install it today.
I plan on using my laser level to check that all of the pulleys are lined up. Any pulley twisted or out of plane could easily cause the bell to fail prematurely like it did!
Larry.
Considering that the local store has much higher costs for the building, employees, electricity, well, pretty much every cost involved in buying, storing and selling the part I thought this was a good deal. Especially since I could them them the next day (not all the parts were in stock) and the profits they make would be going back into my local community.
I could have bought aftermarket versions for some of the parts but they can be hit or miss. Some are great quality and some are crap. This is my wife's car so I didn't want to gamble on an aftermarket part and take the chance it leaves her stranded again!
One negative is that the dealer ordered the wrong idler pulley for me (even though I gave them the correct part number) so the one final part I need, the idler pulley, just came in this morning. I'll pick it up and then install it today.
I plan on using my laser level to check that all of the pulleys are lined up. Any pulley twisted or out of plane could easily cause the bell to fail prematurely like it did!
Larry.
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Oem Idler Pulley
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From: Campbell, CA
I did pay more but I got the parts the next day and got all OEM parts. The OEM parts are usually better or about the same as aftermarket. Yes, there are exceptions but in most cases the OEM will work properly.
But, most importantly, even with the wrong part ordered by the dealer (with my correct part number) I now have all of the parts and should have the car working again today! If I ordered them I would still be waiting. Time has a value too
.If I had time, then mail ordering them almost certainly would have saved me a bunch.
Thanks,
Larry.
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