Hi Everyone

My Sei, has done 38k, someone told me that I need to change my belts at 40k, is this correct??

Regards

cagerrey

you are meant to change them every 40k (ish), it will do serious damage to your engine if you dont and the engine snaps (alot more than the cost of a cam belt)

fiatpuntosx said:

it will do serious damage to your engine if you dont and the engine snaps (alot more than the cost of a cam belt)

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not to an 8v fire engine it wont, they are a safe engine

Hi,

A Cinq Haynes manual gives you a good run down on how to do it. I would suggest changing the tensioner as well, as you will be working with it anyways.

David

dave: good point, just remembered that, sorry!

Used to my dad telling me his tales from the good old days,

For anybody that isn't sure, a "safe engine" is one where if the cam belt snaps, the valves will not hit the pistons, which will happen in most engines, and therefore ruining it.
............................I wouldn't fancy testing it on either engine style though....

I got the cam belt changed on my Sei today. It has done 37200 miles

Isn't there still a chance of burning the valve seats and filling the intake with coke?

nar not with belt snapping,

make sure u change the tensioner whilst u there!

I did mine at 37k the bloke said i wudve struggled for another 1k out of old one!

It depends on how often and the type of driving you do in your vehicle at the end of the day!

If i were you i would get it done asap!!

Don't bother. It's a cost. If it fails, the cost will be a new one anyway.

OK, so maybe you don't want to be left stuck on the motorway somewhere. But I'd take the risk until about 60k miles.