Car: 1999 V70 5 Cylinder, Non-Turbo with 114K miles. The 105K service was done back in August, which included the timing belt.

Symptoms:
Check Engine Light on
Temperature gauge not registering
Electric fan staying on after engine shut off even after very short trips
Difficult to start
Slowly loses coolant

Repairs:
New water pump-was leaking
New thermostat
New coolant temperature sensor-seal was compromised and allowed coolant to escape at the point where the sensor attaches.
New serpentine belt-was cracking
Oil Change-was due anyway...

Total Cost: $662

Question: Shouldn't the serpentine belt have been replaced at 105K? Is that part of the factory recommended services?

Thanks.

 

If the belt is still good then they will not change it.

 

Thanks. I'm wishing I was more engaged 6 months ago when they did the timing belt. I would have had them do the water pump and serp belt at that time regardless. Oh well. She runs great now.

 

Most suggest to do the water pump when the timing belt is done even if it is still functioning. The work of replacing it is nearly completed while the timing belt is off, and with the price of a pump it is cheap insurance, you're not paying for nearly the same labor twice. In your case this may not have helped however, since the thermostat and temp sensor failed as well.

 

+1 The price to slap a new water pump on is minimal since you have to take the old one out!, Cheap insurace too in relations to having the old one go out

 

Won't make that mistake again. It is almost time to do the TB on my Audi.

 

The problem of course becomes: we know the labor to pull the belt is included in the time alloted to replace the pump. The dealer however, to maximize profit, will simply take the time allotment for each, add them together and bang you for both, even though the belt should be a materials-only charge.

It's called business 101.

Will an ethical dealer charge correctly?

Define ethical for me.