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However, the timing belt can just snap without warning, so it’s important you don’t neglect to replace it in line with your car manufacturer’s specification, even if you don’t notice any signs of damage. In addition you may hear a squealing sound if the belt is not turning properly. There are visual signs of wear and tear you can look out for in the timing belt such as cracks, shredding, sagging or brittleness. The correct tension is maintained by tensioner pulleys, which should be checked regularly and replaced if worn to ensure the timing belt does not malfunction. Too loose and it will flap about – which could result in the engine valves opening at the wrong time and being struck by the pistons too tight and it will put excess strain on the cog bearings. I have done some work on VW Beetles, Honda Civics and a Nissan 240SX - including suspension replacement, general tuning etc. I have seen a pretty good FAQ on it on the forums and also have the Chiltons Repair Manual. It’s essential to keep the timing belt at the right level of tension. I have a Gen3 with a 5S-FE with 303541 miles on it. ![]() We stock a large range of durable timing belts for all types of car. they've got you by the short and curlies.The job of the timing belt is to control the opening and closing of the engine’s valves by turning the camshaft and crankshaft at the right speeds. I don't know if this is justifiable, but I cannot do the job myself - you need special tools to tension the belt and it is pretty critical so I have little choice. They justify it because they have to guarantee the repairs and also saying that otherwise the whole lot would need doing when the water pump went. I have a petrol Citroen Evasion (people carrier just a bit bigger than the Berlingo but similar in terms of engines and costs) and it cost me a lot more than this in a garage in France because here they insist on changing the water pump and all the rollers - the latter is probably sensible but I reckon the water pump could have waited. If you respect only one thing in maintenance terms respect this one. I did this myself, which reduced the cost, in a garage it would have cost a fortune. I had this happen to me with a Renault 21, I thought I had changed it but I was muddling things up with the wife's car, and I ended up having to get a second hand engine which worked out cheaper than changing all that was broken. If you are extremely lucky you might get away with a bent valve or two, quite often the engine is wrecked. If the timing belt breaks - and they most definitely do - they are teethed belts nowadays, not chains - then your valves will hit the pistons before the engine stops. Timing belts are one part which you really must change as indicated in the book. Was an easy job to do (just over an hour), but i imagine a garage would make it out as a labour intensive job and so bump the price up. Nowhere was open until the wednesday, vauxhall £180 a piece, motor factors 65 the pair. Some people must buy bits off them (read: have their pants pulled down)ĭid the rear springs last week, one broke on the friday before xmas eve at about teatime. For a laugh I normally find out what vauxhall want for parts for my corsa, new sump pan and gasket, £350 parts, got one from a motor factors for £45. Shop around for parts, try to get at least 3 prices and use the gift of the gab to try and get trade price, going in with overalls and a liberal application of oil and muck usually does the trick. So will usualy try to do most stuff myself, armed with a bag of spanners, a haynes manual and a bit of blind ambition. I'm quite handy when it comes to automotive engineering, even if i do say so myself, in fact sometimes I actually enjoy it. Being a french diesel engine, there will be plenty of life in it yet if you look after it. Must be a reasonable business to be in, over inflating prices and the obligatory extra jobs they 'find' whilst fixing the original problem, praying on the ignorance of the general public. Its the stetson and saloon doors on the garage that ussually gives it away. i'll be expecting one of those sharp intakes of breath now, cowboy grease monkey stylee! ![]()
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