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I just called my dealer to ask for a price quote for the serpentine belt replacement.
They quoted me at $135.64 including labor. Is that a good price? Should I call around to see if other shops can do it for cheaper, or just go with the dealership?
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Do it yourself.
Takes like ten minutes.
Don't see how it could cost that much since all they have to do is route it and pull the tensioner back.
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The belt should be about $50 & do it yourself, its easy. 
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I'll do it my self. I'll let you guys know how it went.Thanks for the advice.
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The trick is to put a wrench on the control arm of the belt tensioner, pull towards the front of the car & the tensioner will give up enough slack to slip the belt off.
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isn't there a TSB for it?!?!
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^^ do you mean the squeaky belt? i brought mine to the dealer and showed them the TSB and replaced it for free https://celicahobby.com/tech/tsb2/TSB_Belt_Tensioner.pdf
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i was quoted 200$ why are yu replacing you belt?
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The Belt Tensioner will be replaced for free but the Belt itself they will charge you.
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i was quoted 200$ why are yu replacing you belt? Cause I noticed that the belt was cracked all over the place.
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mine clicks, so i'm in the process of trying to get mine fixed. what will happen if you drive with it if the tensioner is bad? mine is a 2000 so they said they wont cover anything and i have to pay for the belt, the tensionor and the labor.. i know the belt isnt hard to do, but what about the tensioner?
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I drove around with a bad tensioner for about 2 weeks and nothing bad happened, it was just annoying because of the nasty sound it would make.
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The cracks are no big deal. I have one that has 200,000KM on it, its cracked everywhere & it still works fine.
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get a gatorback belt
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