Looking at an inferno that used to belong to someone on here

[J.C.]

HN05 VCU, its for sale on ebay. Obviously I have emailed the seller about a concern I had, but I need to pick some brains on here regarding aux belts.
The advert states the aux belt was changed on 13/12/07, and they are due 5y/36k? What sort of cost is it to sort out? Is it a job that involves changing anything else like the cam belt, that was done in 2011?
Obviously I want to have an idea of what I should expect before bidding as I would rather not over pay or have an old aux belt go ping and take out the timing with it.

 

[wozza182]

£450 - £500 job to do the cambelt.

 

[imprezaworks]

Think I saw that inferno, looks ok.

 

[Kelv]

If it's just an aux belt that needs to be changed, then that's by going to be expensive atall.
but I would assume the aux belt and cambelt had all been changed together.

 

[J.C.]

Thanks for the feedback.

Haven't got time to view it before the auction ends though, the chap says he has had it 5 or 6 weeks and the engine light is on for the exhaust. The aux belt alone doesn't put me off, but i'm a bit skeptical about the light as it doesn't advertise a decat iirc. Not suggesting the guy isn't being honest, but if hes only had it a few weeks then there could be issues he doesn't know about at all, or in full.

Infernos don't come round often though, I could just bid on it tomorrow if it doesn't go high but if bidding goes up I will pass.

What would any of you guys do? I know its my money but i've not bought privately before.

 

[Kelv]

It would depend what the fault code is for the exhaust, it may not be down to a decat, it could even be a faulty O2 sensor.

 

[J.C.]

Indeed, I had a faulty sensor on my 1.4. Problem is, its an auction that ends today and there isn't opportunity to check it out in the flesh which is a shame.

 

[Beef-Mc]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the inpression the aux belt had to come off to change the cambelt so that would mean they have just reused the old auxbelt which isn't recommened, am I right?

 

[M26]

The engine light could also be anything.

Grinds my gears when people say its because of the exhaust. Unless you read the code, it could be anything.

 

[Knuckles]

Don't the aux belt, cam belt and water pump require changing together at 5years/72k?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Aux belt is 36k/ 3 years. Timing belt is 5 years 72k.

Water pump as required/requested.

For reference so the OP Has a rough idea of price, i do a full 36k service in aux kit for £265