Who has had.....

[Šįk]

there cambelt snap on them? Just interested since it's sich a major thing, how many people have witnessed it?

What milage was it at?
What age was the car?
How is/was the driven on a day 2 day basis?

Thanks

 

[Cr1spy69]

If you're asking this because your cambelt is due to be changed then my advice is change it. Don't gamble on other people's experiences or it will cost you mate.

 

[clio-172-Turbo]

I agree...just change it!!

 

[Dink]

i had mine snap on me on a 1.6 16v

i'd done 56k and it was nearly 5 years old

it was driven fairly hard

 

[Fletcher]

I agree...just change it!!

+1 not worth the risk.

My GF friends cambelt snapped a while back, she is a very sensible driver[the car was never driven hard] and iirc was only going 30-40 when her's snapped.

 

[Šįk]

I only ask I'm picking up and taking home a 172 from birmingham back up2 Carlisle tommorrow and it is due it's cambelt asap, it's done 48k and it's a 03 plate but is a mint example! All services and mot's have been done earlyier than there due dates and the car was a show car so hasn't been driven hard, obv I'm going to be taking it easy and not drivig it untill if had it done, was just wanting to get an idea.

Are they easy to get a look at to see what condition it's in? I.e if it's fraid or something?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Trailor it! only way to be sure!

 

[Fletcher]

I only ask I'm picking up and taking home a 172 from birmingham back up2 Carlisle tommorrow and it is due it's cambelt asap, it's done 48k and it's a 03 plate but is a mint example! All services and mot's have been done earlyier than there due dates and the car was a show car so hasn't been driven hard, obv I'm going to be taking it easy and not drivig it untill if had it done, was just wanting to get an idea.

Are they easy to get a look at to see what condition it's in? I.e if it's fraid or something?

tbh i'd risk it.

 

[JR]

i would too, just go easy

 

[Fred@BTM]

show car?? it hasn't crashed into halfords has it?

 

[ForceIndia]

show car?? it hasn't crashed into halfords has it?

braaap

 

[Šįk]

LOL no no trust me I h8 cars like that, it's not that type of show car! Just pure clean and mint example, always looking like new!

 

[davebem]

Had cambelt snap on renault trafic van, it was on 71k (3 year old).

 

[Brett]

I'd risk it tbh but i'd book it in for a cambelt asap and not bother driving it untill its done. I would also drive it under 3k etc i know its being a bit ott but its better than risking a belt snap. Technically you could never change a cambelt and it may not snap but its realy not worth the risk.

 

[Alastair.]

a guy at work just bought a 172 on a 51plate, its done 48k not had the belt done and he drove it back 100miles lol, i would be shitting a brick

 

[type_rdriver]

I drove mine nearly 100 miles back with 44k and it never had the belt done. It's now on 48k and am getting it done after christmas, cars a 03 btw

 

[rexe]

mine snapped on a M plate williams, but the belt had never been changed in 13years lol. I ran the risk and it caught me out, I only bought the car a week before and it was on 61k. i was only pootling at 30 as well, With the cambelt kit in the car as i had just bought it lol.

Personally, I would stop driving it and get it done.

Spoke to a guy once who was selling a car asked about the cambelt and he said its not upto 70k yet so it wont need doing. That was on a 99plate hyundai coupe :S I hope it snaps on you sir.

 

[Alan]

Hmm can pick up 172 blocks for relatively small money these days, if the car was a bargain then meh..

 

[Šįk]

is there any possible way you can tell if its on the limit or anything? engine noise? how it drives? its idle? etc etc?

 

[guysy]

My cars an 03 on 53k, Need the belt doing but i still drive it everyday. Just a big risk im taking.

Its being done after xmas.

 

[Alan]

My cars an 03 on 53k, Need the belt doing but i still drive it everyday. Just a big risk im taking.

Its being done after xmas.

How much you paying mate??

Can pick up a 1.2 16v engine for less than £200..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Clio-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Or at a touch over £200 delivered i'd be inclined to risk it..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/renault-clio-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[AlexG]

My dad had to fix an audi where the cambelt had snapped. the man was just creeping along in traffic when it happened. was about 10k miles off from being due aswell.

 

[domjolly]

my cambelt snapped at 60mph in the fast line of the m25 at 8:45am.. whole engine was fooked and nearly wiped out 2 other peoples cars and nearly got crushed by an artic lorry trying to get to the hard shoulder be for the car came to a stand still on the fast lane lol

was not much fun

 

[guysy]

How much you paying mate??

Can pick up a 1.2 16v engine for less than £200..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Clio-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Or at a touch over £200 delivered i'd be inclined to risk it..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/renault-clio-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Havent booked anywhere yet, Just getting the money together.

Do you know how much it is roughly for cam and aux?

 

[ditz]

its so cheap on the 1.2 its rude not to get it done early

i do cambelt aux belt and waterpump for 150 all in.

done a few peoples on here now.

 

[ditz]

How much you paying mate??

Can pick up a 1.2 16v engine for less than £200..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Clio-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Or at a touch over £200 delivered i'd be inclined to risk it..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/renault-clio-...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

you can literally do water pump and belt on a 1.2 in half hour if you wanted to

changing an engine especially a bare one is a good few hours work..

false economy

 

[Tupps]

Mines a 53 plate with 52k miles

Will be getting it done after xmas

 

[Šįk]

for those who read and are interested, i got the car, absolute mint condition, and i got it back, it had travelled 500miles today in just under 6hours driving, being well overdue its cambelt,auxbelt,pullys service change by over a year :S average speed was 90mph by my dad lol, his view on it thats it was going to fine! LOL i was shitting it that it would just go pop! i in the 1.4 behind due to not being insured on the 172 it today

getting the cambelt etc done ASAP this week tho fo sho!!!