306 cam belt change?

[lethallizzy]

hi guys!
i bought a 306 back in January and know nothing about 306's!!!
It didn't come with a service record or manual, is there a way of finding out its service history? And when should it have a cam belt change as i dont know when, if ever, that it was done last.
Thank you

[megamaniac]

That would depend on what engine it has in it

[lethallizzy]

oh ye, good point!ha its a 1.8 petrol

[megamaniac]

72000 miles,8valve and 16v.
In my experience the 16v in citroen's can't cope with much more than this mileage before the belt gives up.

[lethallizzy]

megamaniac said:

72000 miles,8valve and 16v.
In my experience the 16v in citroen's can't cope with much more than this mileage before the belt gives up.

oh :s that doesnt sound good....its done 83000! think its time i paid a garage a visit somehow
thank you

[hotmelt]

Hurry up, today!

[lethallizzy]

hotmelt said:

Hurry up, today!

Ohhhhh bossy!!lol

[megamaniac]

He's quite right though ,one of my employees put off the timing belt change on his berlingo.The day he decided to do it it broke, 3 miles from work.Snapped the camshaft and the cam bearing caps ,bent 4 valves .It cost over £500 instead of £15 for the belt and two hours of his time.Unlucky?

[hifihigh]

If you are anywhere near leicester check go to CG cars there he knows his stuff.

[swannynhb]

hifihigh said:

If you are anywhere near leicester check go to CG cars there he knows his stuff.

any mechanic, trainee mechanic or weekend diy'er will beable to a cambelt on a 306, it certainly doesnt warrant a special trip anywhere

[lethallizzy]

swannynhb said:

hifihigh said:

If you are anywhere near leicester check go to CG cars there he knows his stuff.

any mechanic, trainee mechanic or weekend diy'er will beable to a cambelt on a 306, it certainly doesnt warrant a special trip anywhere

Well thats lucky cos im bladdy miles away from Leicester!! it would probly blowup getting there!lol cheers guys. Waiting for payday then its being booked in before the new job!

[hifihigh]

swannynhb said:

hifihigh said:

If you are anywhere near leicester check go to CG cars there he knows his stuff.

any mechanic, trainee mechanic or weekend diy'er will beable to a cambelt on a 306, it certainly doesnt warrant a special trip anywhere

Hi swannynhb how are you, do you know that the recommebnded interval by peugeot is wrong. the cambelts wear out before then.

[swannynhb]

hifihigh said:

swannynhb said:

hifihigh said:

If you are anywhere near leicester check go to CG cars there he knows his stuff.

any mechanic, trainee mechanic or weekend diy'er will beable to a cambelt on a 306, it certainly doesnt warrant a special trip anywhere

Hi swannynhb how are you, do you know that the recommebnded interval by peugeot is wrong. the cambelts wear out before then.

hi, im fine thank you. yes i am well aware of 306 cambelt issues, after all i do work for a citroen/peugeot main dealer. my point is it doesnt take a genius to change one.

[hifihigh]

Ok cool. Out of interest why is the cambelt so prone to premature failure on the gti? Also does this problem affect the xsi ?

[C. Grimsley]

hifihigh said:

Ok cool. Out of interest why is the cambelt so prone to premature failure on the gti? Also does this problem affect the xsi ?

Thanks for the above comments people (cg cars).

Its strange really why the belts break there is no real answer to be honest, sometimes a pully thats driven by the belt dies and take the belt with it or the belt itself just breaks, the 1.8 and 2.0 16 valve engines had the intervals halved so i would get them replaced if you are near the mileage, still today we see 3 or 4 cars in the garage with this issue.

We even seen a 407 last week with a timing belt interval of 140k break at 52k so sometimes its just unlucky.

Carl