Can you tell if your cambelt needs changed?

mcjordi

whats needed for the mot.?

hartcjhart

sheilakellas wrote: »

Sorry I took so long to reply was out for the day yesterday and didn't expect to many posts, it is a vauxhall vectra and cost us £600 but have just found out will cost £616 for MOT but forgot to ask to check cambelt as we didn't want an even bigger bill, but maybe it is worth getting him to replace as well better safe than sorry!

Thank you for all the advice:)

Please say you didnt go to kwik fit

gabyjane

Can i just jump back in on this thread and ask something. The Zafira we bought, the man had done a spreadsheet with everything done to it and when including down to wipers! the cambelt was done in 2007..its a 2001 car but the engine in it has done around 50k..when does this need redoing really?
Thanks x

sheilakellas

It is £616 for MOT not including cambelt I will check that when it comes back as I don't really want to spend any more than I have to yet, it is a 2.6 Vectra and where we live the garage prices are a bit of a joke I was told that if I wet my finger and rub it uner the belt and if bits come off it needs changed so will see what happens!

Strider590

sheilakellas wrote: »

I was told that if I wet my finger and rub it uner the belt and if bits come off it needs changed so will see what happens!

Bit's will come off if the engine's running.... Bit's of your finger that is :rotfl:

mikey72

gabyjane wrote: »

Can i just jump back in on this thread and ask something. The Zafira we bought, the man had done a spreadsheet with everything done to it and when including down to wipers! the cambelt was done in 2007..its a 2001 car but the engine in it has done around 50k..when does this need redoing really?
Thanks x

Every 6 years or 60 K miles from the last change, so 2013, or 60K on from whatever it was in 2007.

gabyjane

mikey72 wrote: »

Every 6 years or 60 K miles from the last change, so 2013, or 60K on from whatever it was in 2007.

Hi thanks..so if it has done 52k on the new engine we have a few miles left in it yet? i am not taking any notice of the origional mileage as not that engine anymore.
Thanks

mikey72

gabyjane wrote: »

Hi thanks..so if it has done 52k on the new engine we have a few miles left in it yet? i am not taking any notice of the origional mileage as not that engine anymore.
Thanks

Replacement engine, so if it's not been done, with no record on that engine, anytime between now and the next 8k miles would be good.
If you intend to keep the car I'd do it sooner rather than later.

patman99

Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec on 'S', told by my mechanic prior to buying it that cambelt needs doing every 5 years or 100K miles. A new belt with tensioner is £100 + fitting (£200 all-in), with another £50 on top if the water pump needs doing.