Cam Belt

[Guest hel]

Hi

 

See my bro (gt-four) is still on the quest of a seal which "doesn't exist" -

any way another query re when the cam belt needs changing - dealer is saying 50k independant garage is saying 60K ??

 

Have to say I don't hold much faith in dealer - hope you guys may be of help'

:lol:

 

ta for your help so far

 

Hel

[Masked Marauder]

It depends on the engine. How many BHP is it, 90, 110, 115, 130, 150?

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Hi

 

See my bro (gt-four) is still on the quest of a seal which "doesn't exist" -

Oh ye of little faith will be proved wrong and then a suitable punishment will be handed out for disbelievers :lol:

[Dave-G]

Wel hel,

 

If you'd like to give us specific details of the engine and age of the car we can give a specific answer

 

In this case specific means build date if its an early facelift - for total accuracy as there was a change in belt intervals early into the facelift models

 

If however it's a MK1 then the interval is 60.000 miles...as are the first of the new models...this soon changed to 40.000!

[jkspoff]

40,000 miles for the mk2 tdi definately, they even reprinted the service manual books on the later models to state this. Ford apparently released a reminder to their dealer service departments to make it standard at the 40k service.

[delboyt]

i got a 2.0 glx 115 bhb petrol

it's a 1997 p reg

 

i got a chain not a cam belt

 

when doe's it need changing & is there anything i need to get checked on it

for change as i was told chains don't need changing ??

 

it's done 70k

but i got it at 65k but

dis not sue if it's been done or need's doing

 

cheers

 

del

[seatkid]

Delboyt, In theory chains don't need changing, but VR6 engines have a known history of camchain tensioner failure.

 

IIRC the Ford design is better , but if you start to hear rattling, thats a sure sign of tensioner failure and imminent disaster.

[Guest GT-Four]

its a 2001 prefacelift 1.9tdi 115 ps

[Masked Marauder]

Every 40000 miles is the recommended interval.

[GSMGuy]

its a 2001 prefacelift 1.9tdi 115 ps

If it's a pre facelift, then surely its a 110 Tdi, rather than a 115 as the PD engine only came in on the facelift, didn't it??

 

Mike

[Guest GT-Four]

mmmmm.................probably more duff info from ford then

 

my sister said she has a printout from the last service that states its a 115 ps

 

maybe there wrong ...again :-(

[Dave-G]

Hmm, the plot is getting thicker...

 

There was a minor facelift of the MK2's in late 01/early02?...there seems to be one every year with ford

 

But if its a 2001 tdi then figure the belt interval as 40K

[malcolm.dobell]

I thought I'd heard somewhere that later 115 or 130 ps cars had had the 60000 belt change restored by the use of a stonger belt in manufacture - or was this wishful thinking?

[Masked Marauder]

I thought I'd heard somewhere that later 115 or 130 ps cars had had the 60000 belt change restored by the use of a stonger belt in manufacture - or was this wishful thinking?

I heard that too, the use of a "Long-life" belt. But then dealers over here like to take people for mugs.

[Guest GT-Four]

dealers over here like to take people for mugs.

 

Really...;-)