Cost of cambelt change on Peugeot 306 turbo diesel 1998

My wife's 106 diesel was =A3120 from the Peugeot Dealers, my Xantia

--=20 Malc

Depending on where you are in the UK expect to pay about £150+ from an independent garage. I would buy an original belt and take it with me rather than let them decide by chance which pattern part they will be fitting.

Blimey, I would take a day off work and get your hands dirty!!! I paid £3.50ish + another tenner in assorted belts and did all of mine myself an a Citroen ZX. It was soooo easy, you do have to take the upper engine mount off, but I just put a trolley jack under the engine sump with a plank of wood across it to help take the load. I couldn't get the tensioner spring in! - So I used a Cobalt steel drill to make a small hole in the side of the spring casing and stuck a small screwdriver in to hold the spring under full tension until the belt was in, then simply removed said screwdriver.

I have to say it was good fun, not the easiest I have ever done, but not the hardest either. The hardest so far has to be a Mitsubishi Gallant, with a balancer shaft!!!

Andy

Thanks for all the replies...guess I might get my hands dirty!! Got the book and tools...all I need now is inspiration and effort!!!