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spinus
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cam belt change

Post by spinus »

hi all
just brought a 406 2.1 d
126 000 miles and no belt change in the history.
so im doing a belt change asap
do you change the water pump tensioners like on a 1.9 td?
cheers all
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Gary406
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Re: cam belt change

Post by Gary406 »

yes do the waterpump at the same time .
and the tensioner & change the idler one as well if there is one (there is on my 1.9)
also fit a new aux belt 8)
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Skires
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Re: cam belt change

Post by Skires »

Sorry to hijack but saves a new thread.

The 1.9 dt I've just bought has done 192k miles. The previous owner said he had the cambelt done at 166k. There is a sticker under the bonnet on the strut housing that states cambelt and tensioners 166k miles. When is the next one due please?
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Re: cam belt change

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Skires wrote:Sorry to hijack but saves a new thread.

The 1.9 dt I've just bought has done 192k miles. The previous owner said he had the cambelt done at 166k. There is a sticker under the bonnet on the strut housing that states cambelt and tensioners 166k miles. When is the next one due please?

238,000 miles or 5 years on.
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Re: cam belt change

Post by Skires »

Many thanks
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