I am being quoted £1500-£2k for a timing chain issue and £250 for 2 new front wheel speed sensors. The story below;
My M271 1.8 car started rattling on the front offside. I noticed it was a coil spring that was broken. My Indy in Pudsey recommended replacing springs in pairs so I just paid £350 for the job. Shortly driving the car for what must be 8 miles locally the ABS inoperative warning and run flat inoperative warning came on. Later the engine management light came on just as I got the car home.
A quick OBD review from a cheap Nexpeak reader showed P0340 Camshaft sensor. I couldn't read the ABS detail as the OBD reader was just an engine/emissions reader.
My Indy kindly plugged it into STAR and told me the common issue with M271 is timing chain and depending on the damage, maybe camshaft adjusters/guides. They also related the ABS to a new ABS sensor needed (weird as this happened shortly after the spring fix, hummmm).
Anyway, I'm being told to expect to pay £250 for the ABS sensors, £1500-2k for the timing chain (£600-700) for chain but what else is in there and 8+ hr job.
I've just valued the car at 63k mileage and 61 plate(2011) and it comes to £6500-7k. It needs 4 new tyres shortly which I think will be £450+ and the service B in November for maybe £350.
I have noticed some good posts on the timing chain in other posts but I'm tempted to do the ABS sensors myself but wanted honest input if I should even attempt to do the timing chain or just get it into the Indy for £1500 ish.
I could just buy a icarsoft V2.0, fix the sensors and pay for the chain or part ex for a £9.8k car at Mercedes?
My M271 1.8 car started rattling on the front offside. I noticed it was a coil spring that was broken. My Indy in Pudsey recommended replacing springs in pairs so I just paid £350 for the job. Shortly driving the car for what must be 8 miles locally the ABS inoperative warning and run flat inoperative warning came on. Later the engine management light came on just as I got the car home.
A quick OBD review from a cheap Nexpeak reader showed P0340 Camshaft sensor. I couldn't read the ABS detail as the OBD reader was just an engine/emissions reader.
My Indy kindly plugged it into STAR and told me the common issue with M271 is timing chain and depending on the damage, maybe camshaft adjusters/guides. They also related the ABS to a new ABS sensor needed (weird as this happened shortly after the spring fix, hummmm).
Anyway, I'm being told to expect to pay £250 for the ABS sensors, £1500-2k for the timing chain (£600-700) for chain but what else is in there and 8+ hr job.
I've just valued the car at 63k mileage and 61 plate(2011) and it comes to £6500-7k. It needs 4 new tyres shortly which I think will be £450+ and the service B in November for maybe £350.
I have noticed some good posts on the timing chain in other posts but I'm tempted to do the ABS sensors myself but wanted honest input if I should even attempt to do the timing chain or just get it into the Indy for £1500 ish.
I could just buy a icarsoft V2.0, fix the sensors and pay for the chain or part ex for a £9.8k car at Mercedes?