i got a quote from a reputable shop, what do you guys think???


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They didn't seperate out the labor but I suspect it is about $450 so that sounds about right. I did mine myself, got a kit that included all those parts for under $300 and my labor was basically free.

 

is this something that can be a do it yourselfer? - i mean replacing all of thees things and what did you use to go off of?

 

just take a look http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng35.shtml its not that difficult just very time consuming

http://www.audidiy.com/b5a4.html is your friend

 

I have a fair amount of mechanical ability since most of my life I've owned really crappy cars that always needed fixed. With a good understanding of what everything does and a good supply of basic tools anyone could probably do this. Here is a write up I used as a guide- it was very helpful.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng35.shtml

It's really just more time consuming than it is difficult. My difficulty rested mostly with some coolant leaks I had previous to the belt change and I still haven't got them all sorted out- but you won't really run into that if you're just doing the standard t-belt/water pump/t-stat change. I highly recommend upgrading the DV while you have it apart that much, if you're going to do this youself or even if you decideto have someone else do it.
Read the write up a few times and ask lots of questions on the forums if you dont' understang things

 

i am looking at this for the timing belt kit from ecs tuning... itll come with these:










With the great success of our early version 1.8T Timing Belt Kit ECS has decided to offer a more complete kit with everything customers usually order when replacing their timing belt. Kit includes the following: [*]Timing Belt[*]OE UpdatedTensioner[*]OE Tensioner Roller[*]OE Idler Roller[*]Hepu Metal OE Water Pump (half) with gasket[*]Behr OEThermostat with O-ring[*]Conti-Tech A/C Belt[*]Conti-Tech P/S Belt[*]Conti-Tech Alternator Belt[*]2) 1.5 Liter bottles of G12 Coolant[/align]all for 270, am i missing anything else?

 

Thats what I purchased - I would also suggest doing your Cam seals while you are in there - 20 min beyond more work.

 

hwo long should the whole procedure take?

 

non-stop with no major problems(broken bolts or some crap like that) or runs to the store for a tool. I would say first time, with minimal mechanical knowledge(going very slow) many 8-10 hours. took me 10-12 the first time with a couple runs to the store, lunch, and not workin hard. If I did it again - could do it in 3-4 hours

 

would yo umind linking me to the correct seals from ecs tuning???