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When next to change cam belt

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  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
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    I have two differing manufacturers intervals for this engine.

    60,000 or 72 months

    or

    100.000 and 120 months.

    However did the last belt change included tensioner and idlers?
  • carol1963_2
    carol1963_2 Posts: 196 Forumite
    Sorry, I have no idea, we have just had the van and going through the previous services etc., etc, there was just a bill for 'changing/fitting new cambelt'.

    Like you good people say best get it done to be on the safe side.
    LBM 10/9/13 £40,571 (SCARY). NOW DECEMBER 2016 £31,805.
    PROUD AND STILL SCARED BUT PLODDING.

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  • mcpitman
    mcpitman Posts: 1,267 Forumite
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    Does the invoice state when it was last done? And does it state "replace cambelt" or "cambelt kit".

    Kit;s tend to refer to pulleys and tensioners.

    Anyhoo, as already said, it's cheaper to have the cambelt kit installed than a new engine
    Life isn't about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away. Like choking....
  • iolanthe07
    iolanthe07 Posts: 5,493 Forumite
    carol1963 wrote: »
    iolanthe07, I was just trying to lighten things up, which it seemed to do.

    I'll shut up shall I

    Yes, I know; but I really did think the OP might not know what a car manual is.
    I used to think that good grammar is important, but now I know that good wine is importanter.
  • ohreally
    ohreally Posts: 7,525 Forumite
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    carol1963 wrote: »
    Sorry, I have no idea, we have just had the van and going through the previous services etc., etc, there was just a bill for 'changing/fitting new cambelt'.

    Like you good people say best get it done to be on the safe side.

    I'd change the drive belt. All you have is a piece of stationary claiming its been done.
    Don’t be a can’t, be a can.
  • Joe_Horner
    Joe_Horner Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    gibby9 wrote: »
    Haha spelling. We all know it should be Manwell ;):o

    No, the other "deliberate mistake" - which probably wasn't so deliberate really. Surprised Iolanthe didn't notice it when she was writing her last post (which doesn't quite make sense because of it) :D
  • mije1983
    mije1983 Posts: 3,665 Forumite
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    Joe_Horner wrote: »
    No, the other "deliberate mistake" - which probably wasn't so deliberate really. Surprised Iolanthe didn't notice it when she was writing her last post (which doesn't quite make sense because of it) :D

    Hopefully the belt doesn't go Fawlty before the OP has chance to get it changed.............
  • iolanthe07
    iolanthe07 Posts: 5,493 Forumite
    We all know it should be Manwell

    Are you sure? On the sleeve of my DVD it definitely reads "Manuel".
    I used to think that good grammar is important, but now I know that good wine is importanter.
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    carol1963 wrote: »
    Sorry, I have no idea, we have just had the van and going through the previous services etc., etc, there was just a bill for 'changing/fitting new cambelt'.

    Like you good people say best get it done to be on the safe side.


    Do the service record mileages tie in with the current mileage. It seems very unlikely that a van would effectively sit idle for 7 years? They are usually bought as tools.
  • carol1963_2
    carol1963_2 Posts: 196 Forumite
    Afternoon All,

    Checked the bill and is says cambelt kit. Cheers, Carol
    LBM 10/9/13 £40,571 (SCARY). NOW DECEMBER 2016 £31,805.
    PROUD AND STILL SCARED BUT PLODDING.

    SPC 551
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