182 Aux and cambelt advice.

[J273]

Hi all,

Ive had my 182 since new so 13 years or so. With it being a second car it doesn't get that much use but I can't bring myself to get rid of it.

Being on 40k and having all the belts done at 26k in 2013 its only done 14k miles since they were last done.

I was planning on having all the belts done last month when it went in for a service but they couldn't fit it in at the time being a big job.

I can't see the car doing anymore than 3k until its next service next year. Should I wait until next years service to get them both replaced as am I correct in thinking its 5year intervals?

Thanks

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Personally I don't see it as a problem leaving it another 12 months / 3k miles and get all the belts done together. It's 5 years for both the belts , 72k miles for Cambelt etc.... and 36k miles for the Aux belt etc..........

 

[hipwell]

Aux belt is 3 years and seems to cause more failures than the cambelt.

Most cam belt snaps I've read of were due to the aux belt snapping and wrapping around the crank.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Aux belt is 3 years and seems to cause more failures than the cambelt.

Most cam belt snaps I've read of were due to the aux belt snapping and wrapping around the crank.

I used to think that it was 3 years for the Aux belt , but according to the service book its 5 years or 36K , whichever comes first .

 

[DrR]

Aux belt has never been 3 years on any documentation from Renault that I've ever seen, just people on here think it's 3 years.

Personally I'd wait until 5 years.

 

[hipwell]

Pretty sure Renault changed it to 3 years due to premature failures.
Could be wrong but I'm sure I read it somewhere

Just had a little read and it looks like they changed it from 72k to 36k but time is still 5 years.

My bad

 

[STEVE.M]

I used to think that it was 3 years for the Aux belt , but according to the service book its 5 years or 36K , whichever comes first .

Totally correct.
If you want to play safe on the Aux, every 24K if you are doing the miles, otherwise 60 months is fine.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Aux belt has never been 3 years on any documentation from Renault that I've ever seen, just people on here think it's 3 years.

Personally I'd wait until 5 years.

I've seen it mentioned so many times on here over the years that it's a 3 year interval it became a popular misconception.

 

[DrR]

I started a thread asking what it was a few years ago, no one had anything to say 3 years, and a lot of well known specialists on here all said it was 5 years 36k, I think it's just the fact most people do 36k in 3 years.

 

[STEVE.M]

[QUOTE="MRBILLYUK, post: 11409492, member: 14031"misconception.[/QUOTE]
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Proof.

 

[bloke]

i've seen the pivot on the tensisoner cease up after under 12 months!! it can be stripped and sorted out, takes about 5 minutes once it's off the car.

two checks, visual condition of the belt, especially the ribbed side and pull on the belt a few times and make sure the tensioner is moving freely.