cam belt history?

[TOGUSA]

is there any way just from looking into the engine bay, to assertain if the cam belt has been changed...

im lining up at the moment an cam belt change but i dont want to pay out if its recently been done, if that is the case i will just get the aux belts done as part of the 36k service.

as far as i have been told the plugs on the end of the cams that are removed in the locking process, have been resealed using some instant gasket so i know that the cams have been locked at some point.

is there any dates or year of manifacture printed on the belt?

if it was done in its past it was never logged in the service book, and there is no recept in the history,

any one have any ideas before i pay out?

 

[zack40]

i dont think so had mine done last year at rs.the out side looked very good, but was loads of small cracks on the inside..if in doubt have it out!!

 

[TOGUSA]

as i have only just bought the car, i still have the front of the old log book, do you think i could chance tracking down the guy that first owned it as see if i could talk to him?

 

[zack40]

yes may be worth doing for peace of mind, see if you can get the time and dates and where it was done then ring the garege they should have records.