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Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« on: 13 May 2011, 17:53:39 »

Cambelt due in 15k or by sep

Change now or in summer
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #1 on: 13 May 2011, 17:54:20 »

May as well do it now, get it out of the way  :y
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #2 on: 13 May 2011, 18:05:27 »

do it now. had a mondeo once and was going to wait till it needed doing but then it snapped gutted  :(
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #3 on: 13 May 2011, 18:07:08 »

for the sake of 4 months, do it now.

Can you guarantee they did the tensioners when it was last done?

suprised youve driven it this long  :o

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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #4 on: 13 May 2011, 18:07:12 »

Leave it a bit longer... Lakes & Newent before/when it's due ;) ;) :y :y
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #5 on: 13 May 2011, 18:08:56 »

Mine was done 7 years ago but has only covered 35k, I think i should do mine too
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #6 on: 13 May 2011, 18:12:48 »

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for the sake of 4 months, do it now.

Can you guarantee they did the tensioners when it was last done?

suprised youve driven it this long  :o

Of course they did... He's got a full Vx service history :-X ::)

But you make a fair point... With the other, unknown problem, perhaps changing it would be more sensible
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #7 on: 13 May 2011, 18:14:15 »

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Cambelt due in 15k or  .......

You've got till the end of Aug or 14 999 miles ...... you've got ages yet!!  ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #8 on: 13 May 2011, 18:43:34 »

change now and after 1 month check the tension imo :)
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #9 on: 13 May 2011, 19:02:17 »

As the kit is sitting in the garage, fit it, it's no good sat on the shelf looking at you crying, so to speak, over a load of bent valves.

Get it on the car, ESP given recent events and a history you've questioned yourself.

Mine however, is fine, obviously.  8-)

If only I could be sure about that noise.... :D
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #10 on: 13 May 2011, 20:14:26 »

unwrap the tree branches and put a proper belt on :y
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #11 on: 13 May 2011, 20:28:38 »

Personally I don't even let my own run up to the 40,000 miles or 4 years seen to many go at that time :-?

Get it done now JAMMIE :y
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #12 on: 13 May 2011, 20:35:45 »

i say change now as surely in summer there's better things to be doing than changing a cambelt!
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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #13 on: 13 May 2011, 20:39:55 »

I voted yes from the luxury of my arm chair on the internet behind a monitor.


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Re: Change cambelt now or nearer due date
« Reply #14 on: 13 May 2011, 20:57:22 »

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Mine was done 7 years ago but has only covered 35k, I think i should do mine too

I'd do yours as a matter of urgency! 7 years sounds a long while and most people on here wouldn't dream of leaving it past 40k.
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