Complaint Review: wittmeier auto center - chico California
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- wittmeier auto center chico, California USA
- Phone: 5308951792
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wittmeier auto center they want to replace the water pump and the timing belt at the same time chico California
*Consumer Comment: No Ripoff Here!
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dec 7 i took my honda 2002 accord to wittmeier auot service center the check engine light came on i was met by miguel to give me an estimate for the repair so i decided to leave the car later i received a phone call from miguel the price was $1,480 to replace the timing belt including the water pump well i told miguel to hold on the repair i am going to pickup my car and paying the 128.00 miguel ask me why are looking for another shop my reply was no this guy was rude .
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#1 Consumer Comment
No Ripoff Here!
AUTHOR: Jim - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, January 06, 2016
The timing belt is internal, at the front of the engine, meaning it is NOT a belt you can see. To get to the timing belt, the mechanic must remove the water pump and other associated parts. STANDARD PROCEDURE for properly replacing a timing belt is to ALSO replace the water pump since it is already off the car as well as replacing the pulleys, tensioner and front seals. You never put a new timing belt on old pulleys and a tensioner. Since they are already accessable with the old timing belt off, they get replaced too. A good mechanic will do it exactly that way. A schlock operation will only replace the belt. The price however is usually a bit lower than $1400+! Generally speaking, a timing belt job is $800-$1000.
NO RIP OFF HERE -- Mechanic quoted the price of doing the job correctly. Complainer did not understand the nature of the service.
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