Does my cambelt need changing now? 74,000 miles

C_Mababejive

Yes..........................

interstellaflyer

If the water pump is driven by the cambelt then get it changed at the same time as the cambelt, it is false economy not to, also waterpump failure is a very common cause of cambelt failure and cambelt failure will effectivly write off your engine as the repair bill will be more than the car is worth, contary to what one poster said, water pumps are a cheap component, not sure on the price for a Clio but certainly not £100, IIRC the water pump for my old Audi A4 2.0 20v was only £40, that was 4 years ago.

As mentioned, the new parts will be under warrenty so you should have comeback if the new pump fails, if the old pump fails after the new cambelt was done then, no comeback.

thescouselander

I dont think £100 is that far wrong if you fit the genuine OEM parts - don't forget you need to add the cost of the extra labour to the price of the part.

interstellaflyer

thescouselander wrote: »

I dont think £100 is that far wrong if you fit the genuine OEM parts - don't forget you need to add the cost of the extra labour to the price of the part.

Who mentioned OEM parts??? if they are supplied by the garage doing the work them you will be covered and it is false economy no to have the water pump done at the same time, as I mentioned earlier, water pump failure is one of the most common reasons for cambelt failure, infact on some cars, the most common, waterpumps often fail before the cambelt change intervals (a common fault on some cars, Audi A4 B6 series for one so it is pure common sense to have the job done. Saving £100 by shimping and doing half a job is not money saving. We are talking a 10 year old car here, that has never had a cambelt change so it would make sense to cover other components that will go soon, BTW the car is long overdue for a Cambelt change anyway it may say 72000 miles but usually it will say or a set number of years, usually 5.

Destination_..._?

Waterpump is not connected to the timing belt instead it runs on the aux belt ( auxillary ) which powers aircon etc. Make sense to change aux belt .
No need to change the waterpump if it's running okay but if you are worried and concerned just ask the mechanic to check it for you .
Responding to Clio engine .

s_b

Destination_..._? wrote: »

Waterpump is not connected to the timing belt instead it runs on the aux belt ( auxillary ) which powers aircon etc. Make sense to change aux belt .
No need to change the waterpump if it's running okay but if you are worried and concerned just ask the mechanic to check it for you .
Responding to Clio engine .

timing belts normally go on clio engines because water pump failed

advising not having water pump done when all stripped down but advising a new belt on old bearing
is all madness

thescouselander

interstellaflyer wrote: »

Who mentioned OEM parts??? if they are supplied by the garage doing the work them you will be covered and it is false economy no to have the water pump done at the same time, as I mentioned earlier, water pump failure is one of the most common reasons for cambelt failure, infact on some cars, the most common, waterpumps often fail before the cambelt change intervals (a common fault on some cars, Audi A4 B6 series for one so it is pure common sense to have the job done. Saving £100 by shimping and doing half a job is not money saving. We are talking a 10 year old car here, that has never had a cambelt change so it would make sense to cover other components that will go soon, BTW the car is long overdue for a Cambelt change anyway it may say 72000 miles but usually it will say or a set number of years, usually 5.

So your suggesting that replacing the original OEM water pump with a potentially inferior aftermarket equivalent is a good I idea on the grounds of reliability? And at the same time you lament skimping on costs as it is only doing half a job. The mind boggles. I'd say in this case its probably spending the extra on the proper part if the decision is taken to replace the water pump.

interstellaflyer

thescouselander wrote: »

So your suggesting that replacing the original OEM water pump with a potentially inferior aftermarket equivalent is a good I idea on the grounds of reliability? And at the same time you lament skimping on costs as it is only doing half a job. The mind boggles. I'd say in this case its probably spending the extra on the proper part if the decision is taken to replace the water pump.

To my knowledge, Renault do not make water pumps so who says' an after market part is inferior, as long as the garage source the parts there is no problem because the work will be guarenteed.

Destination_..._?

What do you mean all stripped down ?

Replacing the timing belt has nothing to do with the waterpump .
My advice was based on what I did on a Clio had no problems .

thescouselander

interstellaflyer wrote: »

To my knowledge, Renault do not make water pumps so who says' an after market part is inferior, as long as the garage source the parts there is no problem because the work will be guarenteed.

Who said anything about Renault? I said get the OEM part, whoever the OEM is in this case (should be easy to find out). The danger with getting cheaper after market parts from the wakamakatasi knockoff corp. or the like is that they could be tempted to cut corners. Certainly when it comes to things that contain bearings you want to be confident they have used the higher grade parts rather than the stuff from the bottom of the pile.