Kia Sedona fuel pump issue.

[Bill]

This is not very PH, but I'm trying to help some friends...

They have a 70k 2006 Kia Sedona 2.9 with a bust fuel pump, which doesn't seem to be an uncommon issue. They've had a quote for £1800 to replace it and do the cambelt while it's open, but the garage can't guarantee that the injectors haven't been affected (Excuse the vagueness, I'm getting this secondhand from a non-car person)

Thus far it seems reasonable bar the expense. Which is my question. The pumps appear to be £120, a cambelt kit shouldn't be much so are they getting rinsed or is it a huge job?

And what's the interval for a cambelt (off to google this myself) cos if it needs doing anyway then the bill is more bearable.

And anyone know a Kia specialist in the midlands?

[Bill]

The cambelt interval is 60k and the kit is £172 on eBay. It's a 5 hour job (engine out depending on who you talk to.)

What am I missing?

[littlebasher]

Flushing out fuel system?

Last time i looked, those pumps were far more expensive - how much are they paying to supply one?

[Bill]

No idea, tbh I'm not sure they've had a broken down quote, I got my figure from ebay But if it's 5 hours at main dealer rates for the belt, plus flushing the fuel system, a couple of hundred for the belt kit and numbers of hundreds for the pump then the quote they've had makes more sense.

If it needs a belt doing anyway then it might make the fix viable.

[littlebasher]

Actually, thinking back i'm pretty sure they recommend replacing all the high pressure fuel lines from the pump to the injectors - may be the quote includes that.

I'd be surprised if the injectors can be saved though, all the swarf had to go somewhere.