Mercedes dealer vs private garage to replace timing chain?
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2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 SPORT
Mercedes dealer vs private garage to replace timing chain?
I have a 2014 C class, 2L petrol
It needs a new timing chain. Mercedes quoted me £3k to do the work, and a private garage quoted me £2k. I told Mercedes I would take it elsewhere and they told me that only they should be trusted to do this work as you need a special proprietary tool to lock the engine before the work can be done, which only they have access to. Can anyone advise on whether this is true, or which option I should take??
The car is only worth about £11-12k now, so spending £3k on it seems like something I want to consider carefully before doing.
Thanks!
It needs a new timing chain. Mercedes quoted me £3k to do the work, and a private garage quoted me £2k. I told Mercedes I would take it elsewhere and they told me that only they should be trusted to do this work as you need a special proprietary tool to lock the engine before the work can be done, which only they have access to. Can anyone advise on whether this is true, or which option I should take??
The car is only worth about £11-12k now, so spending £3k on it seems like something I want to consider carefully before doing.
Thanks!
