Hi all,

I'm about to get the timing belt changed on my '98 1.4 Bravo. The old belt and tensioner are 5 years old (but have done only 10k miles).

My question is, does the tensioner "age" through time like the belt does or is it only affected by miles? I expect to do another 5 years / 10k miles before my next belt change.

Caution says change the lot, but economy says it's £140 vs £190!

Any advice appreciated.

Hmmm... if the tensioner change is less than £50 for labour and parts I'd say just do the belt.

But as I seriously doubt that I'd change everything you can in one job, might even change the water pump TBH.

Thats exactly the surgery my 3 yer old 1.9 diesel Grande is having on Sept 28th, £268 all in inc the Aux drive belt and fresh coolant.

Seriously... why risk it for £50?

You will probably get away with just doing the belt, but if you don't you are down big money and up a lot of grief.

I say bite the bullet, do it right. Then you won't be spending every moment you are driving worrying about whether you made the right decision.

Thanks for the replies. I've just realised that when I changed the belt last time, they only did the belt, so the tensioner is 11 years old now. That makes my choice easier! I'll get the full kit.