F.A.O all 1*2 owners.

[mij29]

I'm hoping they will take some blame for it, the mechanic is away till next week so i still don't know the full extent of the damage. Maybe the cambelt came of 1st then threw the Aux/belt off, lets hope. Then i will be covered. At the end of the day its thier balls up for not recomending the aux/belt to be changed. I gave them the service book to stamp so they should have noticed if it had been done or not. I never looked and even if i had i wouldn't have thought to get it done because i didn't know that it was a 5hr job and i didn't know what damage it could have done. i have never heard anyone else say they have had to have a engine rebuild because the aux/belt has snapped, cambelt yes, it's well known, but not aux/belt.

Have a read,

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/search.php?searchid=1367599

Thanks mate.

Well if it's around £600 and they pay half i will be happy at that...Well as happy as you can be,

 

[Jay Payne]

i have never heard anyone else say they have had to have a engine rebuild because the aux/belt has snapped, cambelt yes, it's well known, but not aux/belt.

aux belt broke and took out the cambelt by the sounds of it

 

[BrianR]

aux belt broke and took out the cambelt by the sounds of it

Thats what happened to someone a few days ago, reported on here, but I cant find the post in a search, probably hidden behind a non related title..

It was either Fred or Edde that confirmed this can happen, thus the recommendation that both belts and tensioners should be changed as a set, I think they also said, do the water pump while your at it.

 

[lasbazrre]

Thats what happened to someone a few days ago, reported on here, but I cant find the post in a search, probably hidden behind a non related title..

It was either Fred or Edde that confirmed this can happen, thus the recommendation that both belts and tensioners should be changed as a set, I think they also said, do the water pump while your at it.

So when i get the aux belt changed at 36k service i don't need the cam belt doing as well?

Just change the aux belt agian when i get the cam belt done?

leon

 

[gav182]

aux belt broke and took out the cambelt by the sounds of it

I didn t say that i hadn t heard of it , just that having worked on Landrovers for years and refitted many aux belts i ve not known of any that had been refitted snapping as long as they are changed within the interval recommended .

 

[Jay Payne]

So when i get the aux belt changed at 36k service i don't need the cam belt doing as well?

Just change the aux belt agian when i get the cam belt done?

leon

yep you got it. aux belt AND tensioner AND idler at 36k. then cambelt etc at 72k inc all the above again. Personaly id do it earlier.

I dont do much milage in mine but im probably going to change the whole lot again in about 3 years, if i still have the car

 

[renclio]

Is that still the case with a non rs clio that you need to get the cambelt changed as well?

 

[davebem]

^On non RS clios the cambelt and aux belt should be done at 72,000 miles or after 5 years. If yours is a 1.2 8v its a piss easy job you could get it all done for £150.