your all shiting me up now..

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

Its the cambelt, the car has done exactlly 50000 miles.

Its a 51 reg 1.6 16v and i no absolutly nothing about the cambelt.

Everyone on here seems to be advising to get it changed, whichisnice of you but it quite expensive and i dont want to spend my hard earned money on... something i dont even no off.

I dont want you to all have another pop at me but could you give me some pointers, experiance, prices, about cambelts

Thanks

 

[Jay Payne]

get it done chap, will cost you 4x as much if it breaks

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

how much about is it going to cost me? seriously

 

[Jay Payne]

no idea on a 1.6 mate, would be a bit less than a 1*2 tho im guessing

 

[White16valver]

£300+ I reckon.

But if it breaks because you've not had it renewed, all the pistons will smash into the valves, meaning you may need a new engine or a rebuild, which will be decidedly more than £300+...

It's expensive, yes, but it's preventative maintenance!

 

[Dansta]

get it done fella

 

[my172]

My old dear has a 1.2 8v and clio rt, her cambelt snapped, bent valves damaged pistons and god knows what else end result was a £1300 bill! Best to get it done!

 

[Timmay]

on a 51 plate? seriously get it done

 

[pinky]

I thought it was about 75k you were ment to replace it.

 

[Dansta]

50k or 5 years. He's on both.

 

[Dash]

A recent quote I was given for a 1.6 16v Dynamique by a garage place in Cambridge.

£473.57 With air con


£344.31 Non Air con

 

[ChrisPearson]

is it 50k or 5 years for a 1.2 8v?

 

[bmh.01]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

I thought it was about 75k you were ment to replace it.

50k or 5 years. He's on both.

is it 50k or 5 years for a 1.2 8v?

Its 72k or 5 years, will be the same for a 1.2 8v chris.

Assuming it hasn't been changed then its the original cambelt which has done well lasting 7 years!

I would imagine going to a specialist you'd be talking £300-400 or so, you don't want to take it to any old garage as they need the correct locking tools to do a proper job. And you want the cambelt and auxbelt changing, with idlers and tensioners.

 

[bmh.01]

Specialist Renault aren't too far from you, give them a bell for a price. They'll know how to do it properly and use geniune parts.

http://renault-spare-parts.com/inde...ath=66&zenid=d736a437f1b77a0bf3ab630128ef461d

 

[Obelix]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

Just got mine done, 1.6 with aircon on a 51 plate.
Cost me £200 including tensioner.

 

[ChrisPearson]

9 years mines lasted

 

[theduck]

As said, get it done, or it will cost you more in the long run!

 

[mini-valver]

I paid £160! Just get it done, because I garantee when it goes you'll be back again saying your cambelt has broke and moaning about the bill.

 

[kevinhall]

If you don't know anything about cambelts have a read of this and will give you some information about why cars have one...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambelt

As said above, if it breaks the results can be very expensive. My father inlaws just broke on his 307 and has cost over two grand in repairs. It also broke when he was in the fast lane of the motorway which, if it hadn't been 4 in the morning or something silly, could have been very nasty.

If you can't afford routine maintenance on the car you shouldn't have bought it in the first place.

 

[cat171]

Get it done now. If it was me i'd have got the place I bought the car from to do it for the price i'd paid.

 

[Marky_]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

9 years mines lasted

Mine must have as well thinking about it. Had it changed last year on 68 000.

 

[ChrisPearson]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

If you don't know anything about cambelts have a read of this and will give you some information about why cars have one...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambelt

As said above, if it breaks the results can be very expensive. My father inlaws just broke on his 307 and has cost over two grand in repairs. It also broke when he was in the fast lane of the motorway which, if it hadn't been 4 in the morning or something silly, could have been very nasty.

If you can't afford routine maintenance on the car you shouldn't have bought it in the first place.

Lol i know what a cambelt is!If it goes f4r ftw

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

rite, ill get it done but it will have to be april 28th as i dont have the money till then, is it worth getting a few quotes?

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

its under warranty till then anyway

 

[White16valver]

Always get a selection of quotes so you don't get ripped off.

Whereabouts are you? You may be near a good specialist off here.

 

[madmike1]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

buy a belt and a cam locking tool and do it yourself

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

Im in warrington - like id no how to do it myself! mike u cummin 2nite

 

[madmike1]

Its not easy to do it yourself. its a b**ch to get at and you have to make sure you dont knock the timing out

 

[McBunny]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

its under warranty till then anyway

erm no its not if the belt goes and you havent had it replaced when your were supposed too

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

rite - i will get some quotes, is there a reasonable price for a 1.6 as in....

dnt pay more than....

 

[mini-valver]

PM SBV116 off here. He owns www.birchdown.co.uk and they are a specialist. Heard loads of good reports so I would'nt hesitate in letting them do it!

 

[gazbenger]

James, I had mine changed 2 months ago for £300 from Renault at Gemini

 

[Justin182]

When should they be changed on a 182 ? I feel i have known this....

 

[bmh.01]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

When should they be changed on a 182 ? I feel i have known this....

Same as the others. 72k/5yrs

 

[Chrisjk]

Renaul torigionally quoted me £450 for mine but then 'due to the age of the vehicle' (2000) they dropped it to £280.

 

[stooby]

I've had mine done on 36k (when i bought it) 50k and again on 70k as i drive it hard and would never forgive myself if it broke.. tho i get the kit from renault aux and cam for aqppox 150 and my mate fits it while i skin up for him ^^ gotta love mechanic stoner friends

 

[Justin182]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

I've had mine done on 36k (when i bought it) 50k and again on 70k as i drive it hard and would never forgive myself if it broke.. tho i get the kit from renault aux and cam for aqppox 150 and my mate fits it while i skin up for him ^^ gotta love mechanic stoner friends

He gives you a cambelt change and all you have to do is skin up !!?

Bargin !!

 

[stooby]

Re: your all s**ting me up now..

I've had mine done on 36k (when i bought it) 50k and again on 70k as i drive it hard and would never forgive myself if it broke.. tho i get the kit from renault aux and cam for aqppox 150 and my mate fits it while i skin up for him ^^ gotta love mechanic stoner friends

He gives you a cambelt change and all you have to do is skin up !!?

Bargin !!

indeed and maybe a couple of beers after.. he's a legend

 

[kristoff34]

Its the cambelt, the car has done exactlly 50000 miles.

Its a 51 reg 1.6 16v and i no absolutly nothing about the cambelt.

Everyone on here seems to be advising to get it changed, whichisnice of you but it quite expensive and i dont want to spend my hard earned money on... something i dont even no off.

I dont want you to all have another pop at me but could you give me some pointers, experiance, prices, about cambelts

Thanks

Guy I used to work with had the same model as yours 40000 on the clock, belt snapped, cost him £400 to get fixed,

just got a quote for the work on my old fiesta zetec i'm selling, £145 for belt and tensioner change, depends on where you get the work done that's from just my local garage.

 

[Marky_]

^Russian roulette as to when they let go. Better to err the side of caution.