Clio 16V - Cam belt

[Rossa]

Any dos or dont for changing a cam belt. This is my first time changing a belt on a Clio.

Any tips welcome.

 

[steve a]

Yeah its bloody hard! lol thats why i let my mechanic do it.

While your changing it best to do the idler and tensioner, also if your near 80-90K then get the water pump done as well.

 

[Rossa]

Idler - jocky wheel?

How much is a tensioner and a water pump?

96k miles...

How much does a typical mechanic charge, know that this is a hard question, but just after a rough figure.

Thanks

 

[steve a]

You can get the cam belt, idler and tensioner as a set from Renault think they retail at about 83(I pay 50). Water pump is about 25 from GSF.

Dont forget to use decent coolant Renault also sell this in 5 litre bottles.

Not sure how much you should be looking to have it fitted though. 200 maybe?

 

[Alex M]

BBPERFTUNING do them, tensioner and idle, one is £28 and the other £38, am pretty sure, check there website. I am doing this the now, but took my engine out, to make it easier, not especially difficult, but time consuming and fiddely. Can be done with engine in, but i did not fancy it as space to work there isny. Ktec, hillpower and bb have a fixed price for a cambelt, which is still below £200 i think, which is a bargain as its awkward as hell, but hey will be well used to them!

 

[Andy GDI]

dont forget we also do cam changes for the same money..

make sure that fixed price is in the tensioners etc etc



we are based nr the A1, M11 and Cambridge..

Andy

GDI

07010 716 440