What now?

[albynpark]

My V reg courier van I bought for �1200 2 months ago has been in the garage more than not. So far I've spent �1400 on repairs. Now it is in the garage an the garage wants �900 to send fuel pump away and to have it repaired, put back on van and put on a new set of timing belts. It went in with a faulty immobiliser. What should I do now as I don't think the van's worth �900

[alvin100]

Buy a fuel pump yourself from a good motor factor or even get one from a scrappy, pumps are generally electric and not that hard to fit, just a couple of wiring connections and two or three pipes, sometimes the hard bit is getting at it if its mounted in the tank, cars usually have an access hole under the back seat but im not sure about your van. try and get a manual which will show you how to do it, The timing belt change is not essential, Its more of an insurance thing to change them regularly as if they do snap, the damage to your engine will be very serious, A new belt should be no more than about �30, any decent mechanic will change it in less than a day, half a day if its easy to get at.
My advice shop around

[rugeleyboy]

do you mean the main fuel pump on the engine??

as alvin said, you can get one of those from a scrappy, for a lot less than �900!!!!!

try ant at

www.rsturbospares.com

[tomtech]

you said timing belts so i guess its a diesel. you must mean the injector pump needs repairing. if so then the price is probably not far out. but what actually is the motor doing? does it start and run? your garage may be taking the urine.

[albynpark]

It went in with a faulty immobiliser. It's ok to start but if you restart it within 10 minutes of stopping the mobiliser doesn't get recognised. The garage said the computer said it was a fuel pump theft shut-down and the fuel pump needs taking off for investigation. Bill so far �60. The time to take off fuel pump and send it away �175. To have the timing belt done about �120. To have the original fuel pump repaired and put back on and the total comes to �900. I asked around for local garages and auto-electrician's and nobody wanted to touch it, so I had to take it to a Ford dealer.