lazyb5 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 How can i tell if the gal i`m going to buy has a timingchain or cambelt dont get the car till 24/2/06 so cant lift the lid to look thanks Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 BELT :) change at 40000 IIRC Quote
lazyb5 Posted February 12, 2006 Author Report Posted February 12, 2006 i may find that difficult as its got 66k on the clock.i sure my mate said its a chain but mumof4 said about cambelt now got me worried as i have the service book and it doesnt mention cambelt at 40k on the service record. :) guess i may not have as much slush fund as i thought vr6 :) Quote
roly1977 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 i got a 51 galaxy with belt for have told me 60000 for change at a price of Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 IIRC it used to be 60000 then they dropped it back to 40000, if it's not been done then it NEEDS to be done asap for your peace of mind and wallet :) Quote
roly1977 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 sorry when was it changed ford told me 2 weeks ago having seen 40000 on here i asked and the said it was put upto 60000 Quote
lazyb5 Posted February 12, 2006 Author Report Posted February 12, 2006 mines a 2002 tdi 115 if it makes a difference cant find anything on yahoo :) guess first job will be belt Quote
mumof4 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 ours was a timing belt..to be changed at 40k....only 2 yrs of galaxys were to be changed at 40k..the rest at 60k....the 2 yrs of galaxys were found to have their belts snapping around 40k thats why it was changed(so ive been told)think it was the 2000 and 2001. Quote
mumof4 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 we only found out when our car was on 52k as our handbook said 60k....but ford had changed it. Quote
dave_m Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 i am sure its 40k and definately a belt Quote
Guest JohnP Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 I'm off to check mine now - I was told that it was a chain (by a Ford Dealer!) :( Quote
mumof4 Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 ford told us we had a chain...shows how wrong they can be!! Quote
johnb80 Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 All diesels are belt - period The 40 / 60,000 miles depends I beleive on whether it's a PD engine or not. Regards - JB Quote
mumof4 Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 jb...how do you know if you have a pd engine? Quote
johnb80 Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 I'll have to wait for sk or mm to answer that one. All I know is I do and my belt is 40K. I think I'm right in saying all 115 / 130 / 150 are PD, the 90 & 110 are not. Don't quote me, I'm sure well get chapter and verse shortly. Regards - JB Quote
lazyb5 Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Posted February 13, 2006 Hi all well ford say all diesels are belts as did johnb, replacement is 220 for belt and 90 for the pretensioners my mate says he will have it done by the maindealer on wednesday he cant believe ford told him it was a chain. So i think thats turned out ok for me.my mates furious at ford they never even said it needed changing. :( Quote
Scorpiorefugee Posted February 13, 2006 Report Posted February 13, 2006 Doesn't all this show what a useless lot Ford dealers are! I was assured that mine was a chain and needed no maintenance. And what on earth are thay thinking of fitting belts anyway. I've had chains on all my cars, doing on average 200k of trouble free careful neglect. Perhaps thats why.... It forces us to take them back so thay can fit more faults. :( :) :( Quote
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