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cam belt change
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:00 pm
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
Re: cam belt change
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:39 am
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
Re: cam belt change
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:10 am
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?
Re: cam belt change
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:25 pm
by jasper5
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.
Re: cam belt change
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:01 pm
by Skires
Many thanks