Cam Belt

[Phil205 1 1 Cars]

Hi,

 

I had the cam belt and water pump changed in 2008 at 110k miles.

 

The car has now done 160k miles.

 

How often should the cam belt be changed ?

 

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

I'd be doing it now for peace of mind. Cannot remember what the mileage interval is, but 5 years in time would make we want to do it regardless.

[welshpug 1,661]

Haynes says 36k or 3 years.

[Phil205 1 1 Cars]

How much does it normally cost at a garage ?

[welshpug 1,661]

that depends on your garage, ask them.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

that depends on your garage, ask them.

 

It should cost you around 2 hrs labour plus the price of a belt at £15-20. Also whilst you are there it may be wise to fit a new tensioner and a new water pump, they are not expensive items.

[Phil205 1 1 Cars]

Thankyou

[johnsimister 10]

Reading this made me feel guilty that I hadn't changed mine in a while. I looked back through the stack of receipts etc and discovered I last did it in... 2004. Where did all the years go? I'm glad I did change the cambelt because a few stray fibres were just starting to appear by one of the teeth. That's probably where it would have broken if I'd left it much longer.

 

John