Dephaser Change

[Slammed172]

How essential is this to have changed when looking at a new car (172,182) ?

It isn't in the service guide by Renault.

A couple years back when I got my 172 cam and aux belts changed no one was having these changed, now all of a sudden most people are getting them changed with 72k service.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Unless it is noisy there really isn't any need. I had mine changed purely because it was on 120k+ miles and it was a tiny bit noisy.

 

[maynard]

I personally would for piece of mind, it's only an extra £130 or so when having the full job done.

Make sure an oil and filter change is done at the same time too.

 

[davo172]

If car has had regular oil changes no need to be done .

 

[Jonff]

Seem to have a nasty habit of getting noisy after cambelt changes too. As Maynard says, for the sake of the extra £130 may as well get it changed while the belts are off.

 

[Slammed172]

My 172 was fine and it didn't have it change in my ownership.

But I can't find a new motor at the moment so might have to get another Clio.

I'm not buying a car that needs a cambelt change, I'm just asking would you walk away from a car that's had a cam and aux belt change but not dephaser?

 

[davo172]

My 172 was fine and it didn't have it change in my ownership.

But I can't find a new motor at the moment so might have to get another Clio.

I'm not buying a car that needs a cambelt change, I'm just asking would you walk away from a car that's had a cam and aux belt change but not dephaser?

No not if it has fsh and all the bills .

 

[maynard]

Seem to have a nasty habit of getting noisy after cambelt changes too. As Maynard says, for the sake of the extra £130 may as well get it changed while the belts are off.

At least you know it's been done, then if it gets rattly a couple of years down the line, you haven't got to fork out for the whole lot again so soon.

 

[Jonff]

My 172 was fine and it didn't have it change in my ownership.

But I can't find a new motor at the moment so might have to get another Clio.

I'm not buying a car that needs a cambelt change, I'm just asking would you walk away from a car that's had a cam and aux belt change but not dephaser?

I wouldn't walk away from it no, would depend on the price of the car to whether i walked or not.

 

[Bluebeard]

The only clio's ive had to replace dephasers on are ones with little or no service history.

I've no idea if this is related but thats what i've found on the 25-odd clio's i've had.

I've done 4 dephasers and all four had next to no history.

 

[Alastair.]

One person on here gets theres done, then everybody changes their perfectly good ones to waste money. Does make me lol when people ask about getting belts done then some cnut comes along ands says "make sure you get your dephaser done"

 

[Slammed172]

Thought as much, maybe I should have got that RB Daniel, lol

 

[Bluebeard]

Thought as much, maybe I should have got that RB Daniel, lol

First person to view it bought it.

I did say in the advert that it was one of the best i've had. Ah well, you snooze you lose! x

 

[Dan519]

One person on here gets theres done, then everybody changes their perfectly good ones to waste money. Does make me lol when people ask about getting belts done then some cnut comes along ands says "make sure you get your dephaser done"

this!!!

I rarely change them, I've only ever had to change one after doing a cambelt, and it was almost a year later, on a car with a very patchy history.

We have them on the shelf now, so if one is noisy when it comes in we can recommend it's changed, but i'd estimate only 1 in 20 really needs it.

They're £174 now BTW, not £130 (typical forum misinformation rumour mill)

 

[lemonnobby]

yeah i was going to say there 150 plus vat i advise there done but if it has good history it dont nessercary need it
plus service history has all to do with it i.e. oil

 

[alanc1000]

dephaser is just a fashion thing, to sound as if people know what they are talking about. I would just follow the Renault guide myself.

 

[Fred@BTM]

90% of belt changes we do have a dephaser pulley too, we advise it as having to take it all apart again even 2 years down the line is annoying and costly

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

as fred says above.everyone would moan if it needed doing a year so after the belt change thus making him look a tit(although he does )when it needs to be done again

 

[The Boosh!]

Makes you laugh. About 3 years ago no one knew what a dephaser was. I didn't have mine done @ 72k and it's alright. Mines been looked after though

 

[18ME]

I'm looking at getting another 182 soon and never heard of a dephaser ( I'm not mechanically minded though) but know about the costly cambelt change so will look for one with this done at the correct time.

So what is a dephaser and why do many people mention it on the forum as a main thing to get sorted?

 

[Slammed172]

Well we have conflicting views from the techs. Fred and Danny, lol.

 

[Revels]

It's a big cog thing. It goes somewhere under the bonnet. If it's going or gone, it will sound like a 15 year old diesel taxi.

If it sounds fine at idle, then I wouldn't worry about it.

It's just a big job to do it as it needs another cambelt so makes sense to do it at the same time. It's not an essential thing.

 

[Fred@BTM]

SURPRISE!!!!

Kumbaya, a packet of Hulahoops, 3 spanners, a glass of Rioja and a pint of cider - me and Danny will agree over dinner one day :rasp: