R34 Maintenance Issues

[craig V8 taffe]

My R34 gt-t coupe needs some maintenance work done. It's done 90k klms

i need

1) The timing belt changed quickly. been quoted round $600

2) New windshield installed

3) And possibly new coilpacks

I've been getting different quotes from most places.. any ideas roughly how much i should be paying for each of these...

Also 100kms service is coming up, what should i be looking at? Some places charge a lot but do a tonne of unnecessary work..

thanks CT

[kralster]

When doing the belts you might as well do the water pump.

[Howie]

Also 100kms service is coming up, what should i be looking at? Some places charge a lot but do a tonne of unnecessary work..

Transmission fluid, brake fluid, coolant, diff oil, fuel filter, air filter, oil filter. The more of this you can do on your own obviously the better. optionally have a power run and check your a/f ratios.

As above get the water pump done while the belt's off.

[mikel]

I paid a lot more than $600 to get mine changed - I did get the idler pulley etc changed at the same time - there was about $450 in parts from memory. $600 sounds fine. Agree you should change the water pump also.

[nuffsaid]

I got my all my belts and water pump changed for $400.

I think $600 is a big quote, but if they do it correctly and are well known for the competence, why not.

You get what you pay for, sometimes yuo get a bargain, but most of the time they are hard to come by.

[craig V8 taffe]

Thanks for the tips...

The mechanic who i talked too personally owns a VL Commo with an RB and said he know's how to do it.. and also a 180sx.

[Race_Bred]

i changed my timing belt in my 33 myself, it cost me $40