Timing Belt on 2006 Vectra 1.9 CDTi

Pennysmakepounds

Wonder if someone can help.

Im getting mixed views on what 'Type' of timing belt is in this model.

Some people tell me its a 'Chain' belt and thus there is no need to change it.

Other tell me it needs to be changed at around 90/100K miles.

Can anyone assist?

DB_XIII

I'm not sure but the best answer would come from a dealer, why not ring your local dealer up and give them the reg and they will be able to tell you for sure. Or check the manual if you have it.

Pennysmakepounds

Thanks, Will try that.

Inner_Zone

1.9 CDTi is a belt, I know I have a 2007 model. Belt change is suggested at 100K miles I had my cars done just under that. Some 2.0 diesels are chain.

TrickyWicky

In reality only the dealer will be able to tell you if you have a chain or a belt.

motorguy

TrickyWicky wrote: »

In reality only the dealer will be able to tell you if you have a chain or a belt.

In reality i can tell you its a belt. With 100% authority.

The 2.0DTI was a chain, seen in Vauxhalls up to circa 2005. The 1.9 CDTI was used 04 ish onwards and needs the belt changing officially at 100,000 miles.

Personally, if i was keeping the car i'd get it done early.

Also, be prepared for it needing a flywheel at around 100,000 miles, or before it. Budget around £600-800 to get that done.

flashg67

pgilc1 wrote: »

Also, be prepared for it needing a flying at around 100,000 miles, or before it. Budget around £600-800 to get that done.

A mistype I'm sure, but racking my brains to think what you meant - flywheel?

bikingbarney

I had an 06 vectra cdti and it is indeed a timing belt not chain fitted to these.

As someone else has said it is a 100k interval on the belt however the rollers and tensioners that the belt runs on will more than likely need changing before the belt.


I would get it done between 60k and 80k to be on the safe side.

flywheel is dual mass type and have been known to fail or start to fail from 50k onwards, usually felt as a judder when accelerating or slowing down.

easy test is to let the car idel and if you put your foot lightly on the clutch pedal you can hear the dmf rattle.

cheers

Steve

harveybobbles

Vauxhall used to suggest replacing at 72k, yet Saab suggested 100k for the same 1.9 diesel lump.

Maybe Saab presumed its drivers were more gentle.

We used to do them at 72k on both anyway as the 1.9 was a shocking engine.

Put some money to one side for the DMF, plus a few EGR valves and if its the 150bhp, you may need a new manifold..

motorguy

flashg67 wrote: »

A mistype I'm sure, but racking my brains to think what you meant - flywheel?

Apologies - flywheel - corrected now.

TrickyWicky

pgilc1 wrote: »

In reality i can tell you its a belt. With 100% authority.

To be honest, accepting anything that anyone says online is somewhat risky especially when they're flying

No seriously, I've had people tell me things with 100% certainty and cast iron guarantees when it comes to servicing my car and I've still had to collect it from several garages with embarrassed faces when they've had to admit they were wrong, couldn't do the job, it wasn't as easy as they thought etc.

It's all too easy for anyone online to be an expert and yet completely blameless when it all goes belly up. Like I said, the only real way to be 100% certain is to ring the dealer. You could be anyone giving wrong advice just for kicks (sorry, no offence but it's true).