Cam belts !!!!!!!!!!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

pull cover off n have a check of its condition, if it doesnt look like new..replace it, you will be glad you checked if it looks worn.

 

Main sign of wear; back of teeth clearly discernable thru back of belt...

[robbo 110]

my autodata book gives it due at 80,000, if in doubt if its not had one already then book it in, as others have already said..... a small price in comparison to a top-end re-build!!!!

[Ian C]

Don't bother looking at condition of belt, it means nowt, a good looking belt can snap. Ny mates advice(he owns a garage and a **** hot machanic, ex jag and Aston Martin) is look a manafactures specs and knock 10k off, so if its due to be changed at 70k intervals do it at 60k that way you have a good margin, he told a disco owner this a few years ago and the owner turned his nose up as though he was trying to rip him off, 6 months later it was in for a total top end rebuild, cost him 3 times the amount of a belt job. I have mine done at 60k intervals, book says 70k, never had any problems at all.

[ukminch]

Don't forget it's worth having a kit put on, as a failed tensioner will have the same effect as a snapped belt..........

 

That reminds me mines nearly due on the van again.............

[tommer9]

Don't bother looking at condition of belt, it means nowt, a good looking belt can snap. Ny mates advice(he owns a garage and a **** hot machanic, ex jag and Aston Martin) is look a manafactures specs and knock 10k off, so if its due to be changed at 70k intervals do it at 60k that way you have a good margin, he told a disco owner this a few years ago and the owner turned his nose up as though he was trying to rip him off, 6 months later it was in for a total top end rebuild, cost him 3 times the amount of a belt job. I have mine done at 60k intervals, book says 70k, never had any problems at all.

 

Thats interesting Ian, as the WORST that can happen with a landy tdi engine is that 4 valves get bent....what lump was in the disco?

[Johny Walker]

what i was getting@ was ,50,000 miles is a big come down ,& on a car that is fully serviced !!!!!!!!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

I'd say it is a time over mileage thing thats been mentioned earlier

 

Such as "change belt at 160K or every 5 years whichever comes first"

[not for sale sorry]

how about getting a second opinion?

[Rich Rule]

is it still under warranty? would the warranty be effective if you left it or changed earlier. I had one go on a Fiat coupe 16v Turbo. Car just over 3 months old 43 thou on clock. Recommended change at 64k or 5 years. Both limits were well within the manufacturers recommendations.

 

The belt snapped and blew the top end, Fiat refused to payout even though I pointed out the numbers. Out of warranty by 3 months.

 

Get it changed - it could save you a fortune in the grander scheme of things.

[Lancstree]

I have a toyota yaris and it has a chain rather than a belt. Recommended change before 90k