Cambelt up for 5 year change?

[Clgale88]

My cambelt is up for its 5 year change in july as the cars only done 55k just wondering im taking the Car round castle combe in april will it be ok oe should i get the cambelt changed.

 

[Ali]

Will be fine.

my old 172 whilst on 31k was over 5yrs old. No probs.

 

[Clgale88]

thats ok then ill get it done just after though

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'll await the "oh f**k my cambelt snapped" thread..................

 

[DrR]

^^^+1

I'm over careful, i've had 2 cambelts in 16 months.

 

[Dan 172]

I would get it changed before, if your going to get it done this year.

 

[MT AUDIO]

id get it done before,maybe fine if you are just driving normally but i would if your on track!

 

[Ste 185]

mines been on for 10,000mls its 5yr old im taking it off to do the dephaser 2moz and putting a new 1 back on

 

[-Leigh-]

I know a 6 1/2 year old 172 that's only just had it's cambelt changed.

They'll last forever really.

But if it was me, I'd change it.

 

[LeeP86]

mines a 52 reg 42000 miles i aint had mine done and won't for a while i reckon

 

[Dan 172]

The people that have them go, always seem to have just gone over the 5 years then..... bang

 

[Clgale88]

Ill see what my dad can do hes a mechanic so if hes up for doin it then that be ok if not ill take the risk.

 

[tedgeuk]

just had mine changed, do it for peace of mind!! always thought it was every 5 years or 50k

 

[Clgale88]

went in to renault last week and they said 5 years or 72k it going to be 5 years in july for my Cup its just finding the £100 to get it done.

 

[Fletcher]

I'd change it.

 

[tedgeuk]

went in to renault last week and they said 5 years or 72k it going to be 5 years in july for my Cup its just finding the £100 to get it done.

100quid?? parts alone are 136quid cheap as chips tht cost me £469 have mine done last week

 

[Clgale88]

I know but my dads a sprayer and knows loads of people the guy who is doin it. is doin my cambelt and my dads doin some spraying for him on a car all iv got to pay for is the parts like you said £136 so pretty lucky

 

[Fred@BTM]

make sure whoever does it has the renault locking tools!

 

[bmh.01]

I've just done mine at 4yrs/35k and didn't want to leave it any longer. Better safe than sorry with this sort of thing imo. £100 is bargaintastic, is a bit of a pig of a job so 100% wants the proper locking tools and ideally someone famailar with the procedure on the modern twin cam renault engines.

But mostely the fun comes from the complete absence of any working room at all.

 

[sideways danny]

But mostely the fun comes from the complete absence of any working room at all.

you've clearly never done the cambelt on a 205 GTI, the F4R is positively joyous for access compared to that

 

[BenR]

Edd on wheeler dealers made it look quite easy?

 

[Fred@BTM]

you on crack danny? they're easy!

 

[sideways danny]

yeah easy, only about an hour to do, but tight as hell for space. Literally a belt width to get the belt through

 

[Fred@BTM]

you not done an aux belt on an aircon 172/182 yet then! lol have fun!

 

[guysy]

s**t, mines an 03. 48k miles. guess thats 5 years up. Will tell my mum tomorro see what she saids. just looked through the service book. dosent seem to have had a cambelt change.

How much do you think it should cost to get the cambelt and auxbelt changed?

 

[BenR]

Give the guy some credit fred, he's done cambelts so he's probably done loads.

 

[sideways danny]

you not done an aux belt on an aircon 172/182 yet then! lol have fun!

er, yeah had that one down a few years ago still a doddle compared to a saab 9-3 viggen

 

[Fred@BTM]

jesus christ behave! do you use a fork to butter your bread out of interest?

 

[pip.]

There's been an awful lot of threads on here about cambelts.

Considering the price of a replacing the belt, does anyone do a chain conversion, and if not, why not?

 

[BenR]

1 reason........Cost.

Making up toothed drive system, guides and tensioners, it has to be enclosed and oiled. Belts are better, its really not that big a job.

 

[sideways danny]

jesus christ behave! do you use a fork to butter your bread out of interest?

what?

There's been an awful lot of threads on here about cambelts.

Considering the price of a replacing the belt, does anyone do a chain conversion, and if not, why not?

not possible, chains run inside the block, belts run externally (under covers)

 

[bmh.01]

jesus christ behave! do you use a fork to butter your bread out of interest?

Careful fred, your obviously dealing with such a master mechanic here, can do the most difficult jobs standing on his head juggling with his feet .

 

[Andy GDI]

now that would be impressive.

 

[MillerLight]

i did mine at 5 years and 70K like recommended. drove hard for all the 70k miles tho

 

[Gaz_]

^^^+1

I'm over careful, i've had 2 cambelts in 16 months.

^+2

I'd never leave it to chance, if that fails or even if the AUX belt fails and takes the cambelt with, will = big bucks, and the wallet feeling a LOT lighter