Cambelt replacement on the cheap?

[DPJ]

Thinking of just replacing the cambelt without replacing tensioners etc?

This little roller was making a bit of a noise - and had made quite a mess of the cambelt (which fortunately had not actually snapped).

Not from a 1.8T by the way - 1.6 16v.......

 

[Fl@pper]

for what it costs just to do the job anyway even in time if DIY i would bever replace just a belt

the only tensioner i have ever left on was a Ford V6 hydraulic one and even then we replaced the pulley it was pushing on

 

[DPJ]

for what it costs just to do the job anyway even in time if DIY i would bever replace just a belt

the only tensioner i have ever left on was a Ford V6 hydraulic one and even then we replaced the pulley it was pushing on

Plenty of the 'cheap' quotes bandied around are just belt only though.....

 

[Fl@pper]

Plenty of the 'cheap' quotes bandied around are just belt only though.....

sadly still a few that will quote and yet fit no belt at all

 

[jwfcms]

so even though you have proof of the roller nearly doing damage to the cambelt which could have easily broken and if it had been the tensioner it would of done more damage, then your looking at top end engine rebuild, head gasket, timing belt kit, gaskets, labour etc you would still rather skimp and just change the belt alone. If that roller has gone like that the tensioner isnt going to be any better and wont last the life of two cambelt changes. cheap quotes are for just the belt only which isnt a proper job. if you are willing to skimp on the extra rollers/tensioners in the kit then its your own fault if it causes engine damage from any component failure. sake of 80 quid for a OE quality kit probably cheaper for 1.6 could cause hundreds of £ worth of engine damage..

 

[DPJ]

so even though you have proof of the roller nearly doing damage to the cambelt which could have easily broken and if it had been the tensioner it would of done more damage, then your looking at top end engine rebuild, head gasket, timing belt kit, gaskets, labour etc you would still rather skimp and just change the belt alone. If that roller has gone like that the tensioner isnt going to be any better and wont last the life of two cambelt changes. cheap quotes are for just the belt only which isnt a proper job. if you are willing to skimp on the extra rollers/tensioners in the kit then its your own fault if it causes engine damage from any component failure. sake of 80 quid for a OE quality kit probably cheaper for 1.6 could cause hundreds of £ worth of engine damage..

What on earth are you on about?

The point of this thread was to show a failed roller and to remind people it is false economy not to change them when the cambelt is changed.

If you've read anything I do, you'll see I do things thoroughly...........

 

[Damoegan]

Lucky escape, Dave. Is it off the Fiat?

 

[probee]

i did my tensioners when i had mine done..... unfortunately i didnt do the cam chain tensioner hehe.

 

[DPJ]

Lucky escape, Dave. Is it off the Fiat?

1.6 Leon.

 

[Damoegan]

1.6 Leon.

Forgot about the little incident, is that its replacement?

 

[DPJ]

Ah no, it's 4dam's - a sometime member on here....

The Fiat is not yet replaced.

I sorted 4dam's car for MOT and dropped it off earlier in the week. When I went back, they said it had failed - on...
*Massive front brake imbalance
*handbrake staying on after release
*1 tyre

On the fail sheet, they'd put price to fix (something this place had never done to me before)

The tyre was borderline but the brakes suprised me - it pulled up perfectly in a staight line with a great pedal every time.

I took the car home and stripped all the calipers off to check for uneven wear and that the pistons operated fine - no probs. No handbrake sticking. Went and got a tyre on and took it back for retesting.

The guy looked at the tyre, mumbled as he looked at each wheel - and disappeared.

10 minutes later, he appears with a pass certificate. Make of that what you will - They're off my list of testing stations now.

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

TBH i read it as though you were seeking advise on doeing on the cheap ,

would have made it clearer if it were # If Your Thinking of just replacing the cambelt without replacing tensioners etc? Think again

 

[Willie]

Ah no, it's 4dam's - a sometime member on here....

The Fiat is not yet replaced.

I sorted 4dam's car for MOT and dropped it off earlier in the week. When I went back, they said it had failed - on...
*Massive front brake imbalance
*handbrake staying on after release
*1 tyre

On the fail sheet, they'd put price to fix (something this place had never done to me before)

The tyre was borderline but the brakes suprised me - it pulled up perfectly in a staight line with a great pedal every time.

I took the car home and stripped all the calipers off to check for uneven wear and that the pistons operated fine - no probs. No handbrake sticking. Went and got a tyre on and took it back for retesting.

The guy looked at the tyre, mumbled as he looked at each wheel - and disappeared.

10 minutes later, he appears with a pass certificate. Make of that what you will - They're off my list of testing stations now.

Bet they charged a retest fee as well, they can charge the price of a full test, its a scam

 

[jwfcms]

thought you ment in your first line as in You were thinking of replacing it without tensioners etc. now i see that you were actually asking the question not for yourself but the question was to ask the reader if they were thinking of it...

Sorry about that but obviously we are in the same boat and know what the implications are of not doing the job right

 

[DPJ]

Bet they charged a retest fee as well, they can charge the price of a full test, its a scam

No, no re-test fee. Looking to make an easy £80 for doing no work, I reckon.

 

[edmong]

Bet they charged a retest fee as well, they can charge the price of a full test, its a scam

They can only charge for items that need to be measured at retest, and most VTS' offer a free retest.

 

[edmong]

No, no re-test fee. Looking to make an easy £80 for doing no work, I reckon.

What was the garage DPJ?