My lucky day...

[Christopher]

If he's changed the belt without the tensioners, he might as well have not bothered.

If it's all tickety-boo though, you've got a steal!

 

[ChrisPearson]

Arnt the belts cheap as chips and the tensioners that cost alot?

 

[mini-valver]

Is the 1.6 16v a DOHC as my 1.2 16v was a SOHC..

I paid £200 for my cambelt change on my 1.2 16v using genuine parts at a garage so £150 for a mate is quite acheivable.

DOHC. Its just a small 2.0 in design.

 

[Christopher]

Arnt the belts cheap as chips and the tensioners that cost alot?

Not really.

The kits come complete as one part number, IIRC.

Belt, tensioners, new end caps etc.

 

[SBV116]

You can buy a cambelt on its own for about £20 non gen!!

 

[Christopher]

There's your answer then!

Non-gen parts! I'll give it 2k miles before valves are kissing pistons.

 

[AlexS]

Is the 1.6 16v a DOHC as my 1.2 16v was a SOHC..

I paid £200 for my cambelt change on my 1.2 16v using genuine parts at a garage so £150 for a mate is quite acheivable.

DOHC. Its just a small 2.0 in design.

Cheers for clarrifying that.
With the 1.2's it comes as a complete kit and its hardly a race engine, my bro changed his after work one day and whilst he's got a reasonable mechanical knowledge (marine engineer) he's not used to working on cars.
£150 seems about right for mates rates.
Like I said I paid £200 on the 1.2 at a garage and the additional £50 over what was paid here would be well worth it for the invoice/ stamp/ warranty on work/ peace of mind.

 

[mini-valver]

But no, Fizz wont have it. "Grannies drive round without there cambelt snapping". If hes change dthe tensioners etc then mint, you got a good deal but I cant see it happening!

 

[SBV116]

You boys, love a good catfight, just asked renault as i was on the phone, it IS possible that his mate has fit a new renault cambelt kit & aux belt kit and had some money left over for some beers out of £150!

Stop squabbling children!

 

[mattjk]

The non OEM belts arn't as bad as people think tbh!

 

[mattjk]

You boys, love a good catfight, just asked renault as i was on the phone, it IS possible that his mate has fit a new renault cambelt kit & aux belt kit and had some money left over for some beers out of £150!

Stop squabbling children!

Maybe some KY instead? I would want more than a few beers for changing a cambelt on a F4R

 

[SBV116]

The non OEM belts arn't as bad as people think tbh!

There not, we fit plenty! Never had any problems at all!!, and on stuff with metal rollers, you don't need a kit either! All the clio lads also request gen, so they have them obviously!

 

[AlexS]

All made in the same factory apparently, mine was genuine kit but tbh how long are you planning on keeping the car anyway?
My view was there was always 1.2 16v lumps on ebay for around the £150 mark, hence why I thrashed the tits of mine, disposable engines FTW!

 

[mini-valver]

You boys, love a good catfight, just asked renault as i was on the phone, it IS possible that his mate has fit a new renault cambelt kit & aux belt kit and had some money left over for some beers out of £150!

Stop squabbling children!

And a wheel bearing?

 

[SBV116]

You boys, love a good catfight, just asked renault as i was on the phone, it IS possible that his mate has fit a new renault cambelt kit & aux belt kit and had some money left over for some beers out of £150!

Stop squabbling children!

Maybe some KY instead? I would want more than a few beers for changing a cambelt on a F4R

And me, but i would do it for a best mate like!

 

[SBV116]

You boys, love a good catfight, just asked renault as i was on the phone, it IS possible that his mate has fit a new renault cambelt kit & aux belt kit and had some money left over for some beers out of £150!

Stop squabbling children!

And a wheel bearing?

Ahhh fcuk! Still could have done it....... Less beers!! Have you fit that shaft boyo?

 

[mini-valver]

Lol! Nah, wend outside and spotted the football on in the front room, so grabbed a Budweiser and sat down

I'll do it later when this has finished! I'm "lazy Kev"

 

[SBV116]

Lazy kev valver!