Timing belt and oil seals repair cost? Prelude 99? $500?

Question

I went to the mechanic and he told me that my car is leaking Oil, he told me that i need to replace the timing belt and the oil seals, he said for the part will be like $100 and labor $399 because it will be like 4 hours.

Do you think this is a fair? should I go to another place?

Answer 1

labor sounds ok.  this is what you should do since your tering into it.

timing belt - I would ask for oem honda part     70.00

water pump - oem honda                                90.00

seals you can get away with aftermarket -        

water pump will add to the labor about 1.5 hours.

what he quoted is aftermarket parts, probably good quality. but only the belt and oil seals.

Answer 2

Well you only need to replace your timing belt if the oil has leaked all over it, or if its been 5yr/60,000 miles since you last did it. With your timing belt though, make sure you do the timing belt tensioner as well. If you don't do the tensioner, there's no point in getting the belt replaced. Do the water pump as well of course while hes in there, and replace the seals for the oil leak and white your at it maybe change the cam seal, because in Prelude's the cam seals eventually end up leaking as well and if you haven't already replaced it, might as well! But sounds good for the price, see how much he'll charge you with the tensioner, water pump and cam seal added on to that. I would request OEM parts too, if your mechanic can't get them, you could just order them yourself online and let him do the labor.  

Answer 3

it yould be $605.00 at my dealership

oh replace the water pump too while he's at it this way its new

and you will not have to do it all over again the pump is driven

by the timing belt

Answer 4

Very. A timing belt usually cost's more than that for labor.

Answer 5

Actually that sounds fair (for any car)- if he's replacing the water pump too. I had mine replaced for $550 about 2 years ago. It's worth it. This is just a normal recommended service so don't think that your car is falling apart. These are good cars.