Should i change my cambelt

[Lunner]

My car is a mk1 clio, 1995, only done 17,000 miles. Orignal cambelt.

It was suggested to me that i change my cambelt due to the age of the car.

What do you guys think?

 

[Adams_16v]

every 30k or 5 year! even though ur millage is low, the belt is old. better safe than sorry!

 

[riplash]

Quote: Originally posted by lunner on 09 January 2004


My car is a mk1 clio, 1995, only done 17,000 miles.

 

[Lunner]

Yeah my nan had it till a year ago from new, only used it for pottering down the town - bless her.

Took a thousand miles to run it in, cus as you can imagine being almost 80 she wasnt going at excessive speeds. So i have a virtually new car.

Only cost me £800 too

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Yes, age is a factor in the belts failing.

whats better a £150 for a cambelt change or £700 odd for a head job!

 

[Adams_16v]

u can get head jobs cheaper than that down the back streets in my local town!

 

[Lunner]

lol

Gonna have to get it booked in for the cambelt then , morre money.

Wonder if they would give me a discount if i had my suspension done at the same time?

 

[Speiro]

Quote: Originally posted by Adams_16v on 09 January 2004

u can get head jobs cheaper than that down the back streets in my local town!

lmfao

 

[Clio_novice]

Cambelt wont cost much mate, bout £60 mine was coz its not as complicated as cars like the valver.

 

[SAM113L]

My car had its cambelt changed 10,000 miles ago (bit less than!?) and when cold squeaks like anything, and if the engine gets hot (very hot!), it can make a funny noise?! Does that mean the car needs a new cambelt? I ask cause a mate has a Corsa 16V which did the same and Vauxhall said he needed a new Cambelt!

 

[JAY172]

cambelts every 72000 miles or 5 years.yours is living on borrowed time lunner,change it asap!

sounds like the tensioner or water pump is going samtheman2k