Timing Belt Service in Southern Mass

**jackitorslamit** · 10-31-2008 10:35 AM

Can anyone in the Southern Massachusetts/Providence RI area suggest a good shop, beside the dealer, to do a timing belt service on my '04 1.8T Quattro. And if you had yours done there what was the approximate cost.

thanks

**italian a4 1032** · 10-31-2008 12:38 PM

if u check the regional forums theres a guy in ri that does car work i think his name is like 917 something

**rocketheavy** · 10-31-2008 01:10 PM

do it yourself for 400 bucks.. be a man

**317ssayzarc** · 10-31-2008 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by italainboy1032

if u check the regional forums theres a guy in ri that does car work i think his name is like 917 something

Thank you for that^^^

I appreciate it a ton

**monkey323i** · 10-31-2008 07:18 PM

just a quick note.

TB service on 1.8T engine usually take less than 6 hours of labour.

base on regular indenpendent shop's $70/hr rate,
labour should not be over $420.

My local indenpendent shop do 1.8T for $250 labour only and he did a lot of 1.8Ts.
He is going to do TB on my AVK-3.0 on sunday for $300.

**317ssayzarc** · 10-31-2008 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by monkey323i

just a quick note.

TB service on 1.8T engine usually take less than 6 hours of labour.

base on regular indenpendent shop's $70/hr rate,
labour should not be over $420.

My local indenpendent shop do 1.8T for $250 labour only and he did a lot of 1.8Ts.
He is going to do TB on my AVK-3.0 on sunday for $300.

Those Canadians are crazy... Average shop labor rate here is 90/hr... And book time is 6.5hrs if I remember correctly...

**monkey323i** · 11-01-2008 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by 317ssayzarc

Those Canadians are crazy... Average shop labor rate here is 90/hr... And book time is 6.5hrs if I remember correctly...

lol.

some US ppl got their 1.8T done in local indenpendent shop for around $350 labour, too.

the TB job in 1.8T is easy and pretty straighforward.

stealership usually charge 5-6 hours of labour.

Audi Sewickley, PA charge 5 hours of labour ($620).

**317ssayzarc** · 11-01-2008 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by monkey323i

lol.

some US ppl got their 1.8T done in local indenpendent shop for around $350 labour, too.

the TB job in 1.8T is easy and pretty straighforward.

stealership usually charge 5-6 hours of labour.

Audi Sewickley, PA charge 5 hours of labour ($620).

Oh I know... I charge 350 for B6 1.8T's and 300 for B5 1.8T's... But most independent shops will charge at least 500 labor, and many of the 350 shops are not legit. Some are, but you need to know who you are dealing with...