Thread: S40 V40: - V40 T4 PH1 water pump leak?
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Old Jun 24th, 2019, 12:13   #23
Neil H
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Just got back from the garage that's had the car over the weekend to look at where the leak is coming from they say its definitely the pump and want £750 to change the pump and belts.
That's really out of my price range and they said they'll have a chat amongst themselves and see if they can come up with a better deal because I'm local (just across the road) etc. I maybe they have given me the "customer who doesn't know anything" price and are regrouping to see what their bottom line would be but I've told them I don't have £750.
I understand its a pig of a job and they probably don't really want to do it.

So what do I do buy the parts and just suck it up and attempt it myself without a decent set of tools?
Can I get away with a basic set of sockets and spanners or are there something i will really struggle without?
Can I get the belts done as a first timer?
Do i just try and sell the car as is to someone else who might be able to do the job, I'm in a whole world of confusion right now
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