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Interesting, I thought the belt was due after six years with schedule being AABAACAABAAC?? Which means a new cambelt after six years or 54,000 miles.
My car is six this time round and the belts is due this time (the garage wrote it on the last service invoice) even though the mileage is only 6k.
My car is six this time round and the belts is due this time (the garage wrote it on the last service invoice) even though the mileage is only 6k.
I have one of my really stupid views on this....i am at 30k (and 6 yrs) and probly better off with a new cambelt...stay with me! i can here the zzzzz,s....i figure i may as well put a set of piper 270,s in at the same time...
these will run ok till credit card allows a new ecu n get the most out of em........then if i want it the head reworked???
is this the way forward or am i a
ed about backward as usual?
drunken ideas and post should be banned!
how tight am i just to save money i spend it 
>> Edited by alki on Thursday 25th March 00:32
these will run ok till credit card allows a new ecu n get the most out of em........then if i want it the head reworked??? is this the way forward or am i a
ed about backward as usual? drunken ideas and post should be banned!
how tight am i just to save money i spend it >> Edited by alki on Thursday 25th March 00:32
Cambelts deteriorate with age, milage and contamination from things like oil/antifreeze . . .
Getting someone to change the belt ahead of time is a sensible precaution, especially if you track the car . . .
Lobbing on some 270's at the same time as a belt change is a good idea ;-)
I happen to have a pair of 270's and verniers from my car kicking about in the garage if you're interested . . . from when I did exactly this !
Fd
Getting someone to change the belt ahead of time is a sensible precaution, especially if you track the car . . .
Lobbing on some 270's at the same time as a belt change is a good idea ;-)
I happen to have a pair of 270's and verniers from my car kicking about in the garage if you're interested . . . from when I did exactly this !
Fd
Halfway through changing mine. Been in there 6 years, 45k miles, 20 odd track days, belt looks perfect except for being slightly shiny on the back.
I ran 2 belts on my VW to 60K miles, both still looked fine when they came out. Just done wife's Clio, also 45K over 6 years, again, old belt came out perfect. Makes me think early failures are down to contamination or damage. Elise belt is fully enclosed so unless you have an oil leak should be safe.
4 years is daft IMHO ... with dealer prices 2 belt changes buys you a new engine!
AdrianR
I ran 2 belts on my VW to 60K miles, both still looked fine when they came out. Just done wife's Clio, also 45K over 6 years, again, old belt came out perfect. Makes me think early failures are down to contamination or damage. Elise belt is fully enclosed so unless you have an oil leak should be safe.
4 years is daft IMHO ... with dealer prices 2 belt changes buys you a new engine!
AdrianR
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check the 135bhp bit...i dont know if its current but ther or there abouts i should recon
check the 135bhp bit...i dont know if its current but ther or there abouts i should recon
should cost around £350 at a specialist...or Rover dealer for £200 !
I do mine every 36K miles - heard too many stories of them going early...not too bad if you have a std engine and can replace it for £1500...if youve got £7K spent on your engine putting out 200bhp+ then Id do it more often
I do mine every 36K miles - heard too many stories of them going early...not too bad if you have a std engine and can replace it for £1500...if youve got £7K spent on your engine putting out 200bhp+ then Id do it more often
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