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Timing belt at 30,000 miles

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  • loskie
    loskie Posts: 1,761 Forumite
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    my volvo 2.0d may be the same engine asyours was 10 yrs or 150000m whichever first so yes you must get it done or you only have yourself to blame if it fails
    I just sold my Volvo at nearly 7 yrs old and 130000m otherwise if I had been keeping it I would have had it changed this year. Volvo dealer quoted me £350
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    10 years is generous; some used to be as little as 33K miles or 3 years whichever comes sooner. Honda Civics are 60K or 6 years. I think the Ford Zetec's reckon they can go for 100K or 10 years. Don't know why the difference as the belts must be basically the same; maybe some manufacturers fly closer to the wind than others.
  • londonTiger
    londonTiger Posts: 4,903 Forumite
    my golf is really bad. the 16v 1.4 and 1.6 engines have poor intevals.

    The original recommendation was 60k miles or 4 years. They have revised that to 40k miles or 4 years. I'm guessing there have been reported camelt failures with the 60K recommendation so shortened it. The 8v engines still have the original 60k recommendation.

    Anoying that car companies dont go back to the drawing board and update the kit so it can be warrantied for 60K miles, they just keep to the original design and just reduce the intervals.
  • my golf is really bad. the 16v 1.4 and 1.6 engines have poor intevals.

    The original recommendation was 60k miles or 4 years. They have revised that to 40k miles or 4 years. I'm guessing there have been reported camelt failures with the 60K recommendation so shortened it. The 8v engines still have the original 60k recommendation.

    Anoying that car companies dont go back to the drawing board and update the kit so it can be warrantied for 60K miles, they just keep to the original design and just reduce the intervals.


    Why would they want to go back to the drawing board for an old car?
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    Why would they want to go back to the drawing board for an old car?

    To design a better belt and have a good reputation for reliability and customer satisfaction.
  • 10 years is a very long time for a belt.

    Get it done.
  • Johnmcl7
    Johnmcl7 Posts: 2,838 Forumite
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    I had a timing belt done at less miles than that as the manufacturer recommended surprisingly short durations for the timing belt and there were lots of justifications for that interval being rubbish. However I planned on keeping the car a few years and would likely need the work at some point plus if the belt snapped it was the end of the engine.

    John
  • tedted
    tedted Posts: 456 Forumite
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    if the belt breaks on these engines it breaks the rockers and does not bend the valves
  • EdGasket
    EdGasket Posts: 3,503 Forumite
    tedted wrote: »
    if the belt breaks on these engines it breaks the rockers and does not bend the valves

    Maybe but it could still bend the valve. Still better to do the preventive maintenance.
  • andygb
    andygb Posts: 14,652 Forumite
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    Our Octavia diesel (1.9) is coming up to 4 years and 55K miles (since the last change just after I bought it), and I am booking it in for a cambelt change (along with water pump). It should cost between £300 to £350 from my indy mechanic.
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