Looking for some idea of how many hours (and maybe parts) costs should be for a water pump and a CV boot replacement. I won' be doing the work... trying to get an idea of reasonable cost from a mechanic or stealer.

Thanks,

When i paid to get my water pump done most places quoted me 500 to 550 (pepboys, and a few other places) but i ended up getting it done at midas for around 300. CV joint replacements are about 180 for parts and labor (and can be alil more if you don't shop around). So about $500 total.

yea midas charged me about 350 for the water pump on an accord. cv joints should be between 60 and 80 per piece. it may take them an hour on each side (although thats a little long) so ud be lookin at 550, maybe a tad higher. dont pay over 600 for these jobs.

where are you located? im a mechanic and i can get parts cheap and do the labor at home

So is a new tensioner included in that price? Just curious, I just did the job and thought I saved alot of cash here.

sorry to jack ur thread but this aint worth starting a new one cuz its a similar question....

anyone had their serpentine belt replaced? and if so how much did it cost total (labor + part) ??

300? 400?

I've had my serp & ps belts replaced for around $100 ($150 max), and that's because the tentioner bolt broke (typical max stuff). The belts themselves are cheap.

you mean 100-150 if you did it yourself?

im talking about a mechanics

yea i figured the belts to be 30-50 bux but i dunno how big ofa job it is and how much labor theyre gona charge.

Both belts will run you under $25 from nissan, you might want to go ahead and get a new tensioner beforehand as they almost always brake, I think it's around $40 from nissan. The serpentine belt, and even the tensioner, is childs play, I could do both in under 5 minutes, the ps belt on the other hand requires some dexterity, to say the least.

If ur doing it yourself I highly recommend following the steps in the fsm your first few times (read: using a ruler to measure the belt deflection) That way you are guaranteed to get it spot on and not have to do it all over agaiin, or worse waste an accessory or new belt.

Good advice there from KRR, It's a DIY for sure, I'm not as good as him so it'll take me 20 minutes with futzin' and loosening rusty bolts, if your doing the PS belt too, without a lift, you'll be in there lefty and blind wrenching, add another 30 minutes for me since I haven't done it in a few years. Figure about $125 tops if your mechanic is greedy, $75. if he likes you.(New Jersey prices) Good guess KRR?

so be looking to spend 100 bux parts AND labor at a mechanic for a serpentine belt replacement ?

Yea, I've been quoted $100-$125 for this job parts and labor included, but I felt like it was a rip off so, I prefer to do it myself and save up for the biggie jobs.