thermo, water pump, drive belts (just a maint. check every 50k miles)

[juppalgae]

hey fellows,

anybody ever changed a thermo, water pump, and belts??? approximate estimates for labor???

[Bimmer360]

check my signature, i have done this. It is also under maintenance in the homepage. Labor from shops would cost you more than 1K from dealer, and varies from indy shops. If you are into DIYs, i would suggest doing it yourself.

[justintmn]

Originally Posted by Bimmer360

check my signature, i have done this. It is also under maintenance in the homepage. Labor from shops would cost you more than 1K from dealer, and varies from indy shops. If you are into DIYs, i would suggest doing it yourself.

+1 here. Just changed thermostat, water pump and both belts myself this past weekend. It was actually fun to do it. It is not hard at all.

Justin.

[zerochief]

Cost for a new radiator, water pump, thermostat, belts etc was about $800 (parts only) when I did it a few months ago.

[acattaneo]

I did water pump,thermo',hoses,belts and radi' flush. With the right tools it took about 4 hours.