Clio Cam belt change?

[Jam-Speed]

Hi Guys,

My friend at work has a 1.2 2005 clio and cambelt should be done at 60k aparently. Car has only done 50k (and obviously only just over 3 years old).

She took it into an independent garage the other day, and they have said the cam belt needs doing and they have scared her by saying if it goes your engine could end up rather fecked. So now she's not using it at all. Think they may have just seen a blonde and thought "we can get some work here!".

My questions are this
a) what would you do in this situation i.e ignore the garage keep using it until 60k? get it checked somewhere else?? or any other idea's?
b) how much should a cam belt change cost to have done?

Thanks for your help.

JD

 

[Ian]

They are right in saying that it can mess up your engine, but the chances of it snapping are pretty slim. However! Seeing as they have said it, and working on the principle that they were being honest, then it is at least worth getting a second opinion.

Never had a camblet service myself but from what I've read on here it costs anything upwards from £450.

 

[Craig]

i thought its 72k or 5 years but people get it done earlier anyway

 

[sean]

72000 miles or 5 years. get it done just before whichever comes first.

 

[theduck]

its lower on the none renaultsports. personally I'd get it done

 

[Alastair.]

72k or five years, the garage is taking ur friend for a ride

 

[Martin_172]

costs pennies to do on a 1.2 16v anyway its piss easy

 

[Gumby]

its lower on the none renaultsports. personally I'd get it done

It's exactly the same on non-RS models funnily enough - 72k / 5 years

 

[Russ.]

Yeah cambelt doesnt need doing until 72k/5 years which ever comes first as said above.

On my old 1.2 it cost me £260 (inc vat, inc labour) to have the cambelt done, that was including me being conciencous and having the water pump, all tensioners and aux belt replaced which ofcourse also meant it had a coolant change.

 

[Allerton]

Yeah cambelt doesnt need doing until 72k/5 years which ever comes first as said above.

On my old 1.2 it cost me £260 (inc vat, inc labour) to have the cambelt done, that was including me being conciencous and having the water pump, all tensioners and aux belt replaced which ofcourse also meant it had a coolant change.

so is it best to get the aux belt done when you have the cambelt changed?

 

[KI8RKW]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=107876

 

[Gumby]

so is it best to get the aux belt done when you have the cambelt changed?

Yep

 

[Russ.]

Yeah, think to do the cambelt they have to slacken the aux belt. In which case they recomend that you dont re-tension it as it will be weaker, better to replace it with a fresh belt.

 

[bmh.01]

Get the water pump changed too as they always leak after a while. And don't take it back to the same garage!

 

[Jam-Speed]

Ok cheers guys, thats some good stuff there. Will relay this to her and see what she wants to do.

 

[sideways danny]

To be fair, we like to advise on a cambelt between 50-60k, although we do also state renaults recommended intervals. Our Laguna (k4m) had a snapped belt at 58k (bought damaged). Sounds like this may have been over stated to your friend though if she's scared to drive it

 

[Ronnie R]

i have a 2002 clio 172... never changed the cam belt or aux, some people are lucky. ALTHOUGH ive booked it in on wednesday, Put it this way do it sooner than later.