Hi all, ive got a Nissan Almera which was suddenly giving me a lot of problems. I posted a topic here:-
http://almeraownersclub.com/threads/n16-almera-gearstick-shaking-on-motorway.47914/
I took it into a local garage, mechanic is an old guy, been in trade for 40 odd years so tons of experience. At first he said it is the crankshaft sensor, he changed that, it was a bit bitter, but still running very rough. Then after anothe rmornings investigating, he said the fault is a stretched timing chain. He said he would only need to eplace the tensioners, but due to the amount of work, he will charge £350 parts and labour.
I took it to another garage and the mechanic there said you have to change the chain and tensioners, not just the tensioners as parts of the chain could also be worn. he said he would get the kit for about £180 and charge another 220 labour to do this, and would take at least a days work. so £400 overall.Is this reasonable or expensive?
Is the 2nd mechanic right, as in do you have to change the whole thing?
Also are there any reliable mechanics on this forum who could do this work for cheaper, as i'd rather pay someone experienced doing this and know its going to be fixed as opposed to pay someone hoping they MAY be able to fix it??
many thanks in advance.
http://almeraownersclub.com/threads/n16-almera-gearstick-shaking-on-motorway.47914/
I took it into a local garage, mechanic is an old guy, been in trade for 40 odd years so tons of experience. At first he said it is the crankshaft sensor, he changed that, it was a bit bitter, but still running very rough. Then after anothe rmornings investigating, he said the fault is a stretched timing chain. He said he would only need to eplace the tensioners, but due to the amount of work, he will charge £350 parts and labour.
I took it to another garage and the mechanic there said you have to change the chain and tensioners, not just the tensioners as parts of the chain could also be worn. he said he would get the kit for about £180 and charge another 220 labour to do this, and would take at least a days work. so £400 overall.Is this reasonable or expensive?
Is the 2nd mechanic right, as in do you have to change the whole thing?
Also are there any reliable mechanics on this forum who could do this work for cheaper, as i'd rather pay someone experienced doing this and know its going to be fixed as opposed to pay someone hoping they MAY be able to fix it??
many thanks in advance.
