cam belt change question

1. user_25879 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2008 West Midlands Shirley Solihull Posts: 448 Credit Crunch Push Bike

   #1 5th November 2008, 20:45

   got a 2001 saxo vtr 47 000 miles on clock , does it need the cambelt changing and how much am i looking at roughly
2. cmh369 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Leicester Posts: 368 Posi blue VTR. Silver 1.1 sx

   #2 5th November 2008, 20:49

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by davesaxovtr got a 2001 saxo vtr 47 000 miles on clock , does it need the cambelt changing and how much am i looking at roughly

   Don't think it will need changing yet, about 60'000 miles is recommended I think, not sure how much it will cost I recon its £30 for a vtr, but im not sure lol
3. bluearmy Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Suffolk Posts: 759 MK1 VTR

   #3 6th November 2008, 21:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by cmh369 Don't think it will need changing yet, about 60'000 miles is recommended I think, not sure how much it will cost I recon its £30 for a vtr, but im not sure lol

   be looking at around £70 for the belt and adjusters
4. carl Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 County Durham Posts: 704 1996 Citroen Saxo 1.1i, 1999 Citroen Saxo VTR

   #4 6th November 2008, 21:31

   Yer but if your car has never had one and its a 2001 model then it is due one because in handbook states every 5 years or 70,000 mile's is it? Need to get mine done but it's something you don't want to splash the cash on as you don't see as much a benfit as where else you could spend the cash but hey shitroen's for you lol Mate's got a Fiesta it is every 10 year's on his !
5. bluearmy Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Suffolk Posts: 759 MK1 VTR

   #5 6th November 2008, 21:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by carl Yer but if your car has never had one and its a 2001 model then it is due one because in handbook states every 5 years or 70,000 mile's is it? Need to get mine done but it's something you don't want to splash the cash on as you don't see as much a benfit as where else you could spend the cash but hey shitroen's for you lol Mate's got a Fiesta it is every 10 year's on his !

   You will see the benifit of changing it now if it snaps m8 beleive me
6. Dazza1 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Somerset Posts: 277 Celica and Raptor :D.

   #6 6th November 2008, 21:56

   I done mine on 60,000 it isnt worth taking the Risk to be honest! Oh and the kits about £70.
7. grant_evans Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 863

   #7 7th November 2008, 00:03

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Dazza1 I done mine on 60,000 it isnt worth taking the Risk to be honest! Oh and the kits about £70.

   can get a kit from gsf for £38 posted
8. m9cc9 Newbie Joined: Oct 2008 rotherham Posts: 6 renault clio sport ford escort rs turbo vauxhall

   #8 7th November 2008, 23:05

   i have got a 51 plate vtr and i checked with autodata and it was 10year cambelt change but i changed my 4 piece ov mind