I have about 95k and I got the dreaded service 4 due next. I have been doing my own service on the RDX since day 1 and for the fun of it, I called the dealer to get the price of the maintenance minder code 4 service which includes the timing belt, water pump and spark plugs. They wanted $2450. This price is does not include the oil change and tire rotation - just the timing belt, spark plugs and waterpump.
According to alldata, the book time is as follows:
Total Parts - $272.23
Total: 830.23
Am I missing something here? Where does the other $1600 go? Am I missing some major parts here or is the dealer just a complete rip off?
According to alldata, the book time is as follows:
- 3.2 hours for the Timing Pump.
- .5 hours to replace the Water Pump (additional time while replacing the timing belt)
- .8 Hours to replace the spark plugs
- 134.26 Water Pump
- 72.60 Timing Belt
- 5.16 Idler pulley bolt
- 4.41 Motor mount bolts (3)
- 55.80 NGK ILZKR7B11 spark plugs (6) - From Amazon
Total Parts - $272.23
Total: 830.23
Am I missing something here? Where does the other $1600 go? Am I missing some major parts here or is the dealer just a complete rip off?