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[Taxi_Driver]

Thought i double check when my cambelt /waterpump was changed last......dunno what made me check.....i was convinced i had a few thousand miles to go......looked it up on my spreadsheet....

Changed at 86k.....i turned over 127k earlier this evening

Thats interesting!  When I previously had a Carlton & Omega I was told by a Vx main dealer it was 60k for a cam belt change.  Has this been altered?

Lizzie Zoom

40k or 4 years ,which ever comes first lizzie,i think the tensioners tend to break up anytime after this.

Many thanks for all this; I have definately learnt something to my advantage today.  Just proves the worth of this site; I would have been quite happily driving my car/cam belt to 60k (and that's what I was told by Patchway Motors in Bristol during about 1998) and BANG!!...no engine...no car!!

I can now avoid this

Love to all Lizzie Zoom

The 8 valve engines (as used in the Carlton etc) were pretty safe to 60K miles and that was the service interval for them.

TD, you could always pop to Telford and change your belt etc this weekend with some supervision and a little help.....

I think that could be a plan - esp as I think we may have an extra pair of capable hands available

Thats kind offer too  .......unfortunately im gonna be busy this weekend working and tidying/doing odd jobs around my house.......coz im moving shortly i hope  

Then hopefully James can pop down the weekend after  
I reckon as I havent got any funny noises from the cambelt area.....it should be fairly ok for another 1k miles  

[maria]

hi Dave,

James says that is fine , he will probably get the train up and is asking which day and time suits you best

[Kevin Wood]

Well' I'll be heading off in the opposite direction to get one of Marie's Dexron III hair-do's.  

Kevin

So [size=16]THATS[/size] why she has red hair..................and I will leave it at that!

If she turns into a brunette you'll know things aren't going too well.  

Kevin

[TheBoy]

Well' I'll be heading off in the opposite direction to get one of Marie's Dexron III hair-do's.  

Kevin

So [size=16]THATS[/size] why she has red hair..................and I will leave it at that!

If she turns into a brunette you'll know things aren't going too well.  

Kevin

Or black hair, any she's done the engine sump by mistake

[Del Boy]

Mine had done 79k on the last cambelt, after closer inspection i'm glad I changed it when i did I think I was lucky