Timing belt renewal, Should I?
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Timing belt renewal, Should I?
hello!
I snook this in the Cit section its actually a Peugeot 205 but its the same engine they put in the 1.0 ax so... its nto that bad really...
Anyway, the wife has a 205, i know the timing belt was changed by the previous owner but i dont know when or at what mileage as the doofus didnt date the invoice... clever...[B)]
its got 78k on the clock at the moment, would you think it a good idea to change the belt??
Cheers[:D]
I snook this in the Cit section its actually a Peugeot 205 but its the same engine they put in the 1.0 ax so... its nto that bad really...
Anyway, the wife has a 205, i know the timing belt was changed by the previous owner but i dont know when or at what mileage as the doofus didnt date the invoice... clever...[B)]
its got 78k on the clock at the moment, would you think it a good idea to change the belt??
Cheers[:D]
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by arry_b</i>
Apply the following rule to any car with a belt, and you won't go far wrong:
Unknown belt history = change it
You *know* you won't trust the car until you do.
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And you get a golden chance to check the idlers and waterpump too !
Apply the following rule to any car with a belt, and you won't go far wrong:
Unknown belt history = change it
You *know* you won't trust the car until you do.
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And you get a golden chance to check the idlers and waterpump too !
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by CommY</i>
5 years is far too long, 3 maximum.
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That would work out at a new belt every 7K miles on my TD Xantia the way I use it now[;)]
5 years is far too long, 3 maximum.
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That would work out at a new belt every 7K miles on my TD Xantia the way I use it now[;)]
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My eBay AX Diesel - previous owner swore blind cam belt had been done at 50K, no receipts though.
Took cover off and nealy parped my pants at the perished bit of rubber that was there. Took a day of swearing and bleeding knuckles and several curses at everyone involved in the Haynes BOL (which didnt actually cover the 1.5D in any great depth).
Get it done, or buy a spare engine....[;)]
Took cover off and nealy parped my pants at the perished bit of rubber that was there. Took a day of swearing and bleeding knuckles and several curses at everyone involved in the Haynes BOL (which didnt actually cover the 1.5D in any great depth).
Get it done, or buy a spare engine....[;)]