si_leeds Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 how often are the cam belts supposed to be changed on 1.4 sport?mines on 79500 at the moment and my mate said he thought it was around 80,000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Litre Screamer Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Most manufacturers suggest 60k on the majority of engines. I tend to fit a new belt to any car I buy regardless if the previous owner says its just had it and then every 55k on the Lupo.The belts are fine for alot more but the tensioners arent, they are made from weetabix and cheese composite so tend to fail long before the belt does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 40k or 4 years, whichever is sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_leeds Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 il go see about getting it down tomorow then, how much should i be looking roughly? im guna go to the garage where i bought the car and see if their willin to sort me out a deal on it since i only bought the car last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Normally around 2 hours labour rate and about £65 for the belt and tensioner kit. They normally advise that you change the waterpump at the same time as it runs off the same belt. Waterpump around £30 so for the whole lot you will get a little change from £200 but, not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_leeds Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 got it booked in on monday morning for 170 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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