General 4th year service- cambelt required?

[Big Black Stilo]

My Bravo is an 08 sport that's ready for its 4th year service. just rang a couple of places for quotes and it seems that it is cambelt change time. it's got 47k on the clock to. I can't lay my hands on the book but I thought it was 5 years 72k? mines a petrol t150.

is it really time to do the Campbelt? I've had a reasonable quote for the service and the belt change, but I hadn't budgeted it this year!

 

[aurick86]

As it is in Romania, they changed the timing belt change interval to 2 years or 60k km because there were so many failures. (it was originally 4 years or 120k km)

I bought my Bravo at 120k km without it having had a cam-belt change ..

 

[cardinalbiggles]

is it really time to do the Campbelt?

That some sort of pink belt that minces around in your engine bay?

 

[Big Black Stilo]

oops! iPhone kept changing it to campbeltown , missed that one p out!

 

[udtrev]

My dealer sent me a letter when the T120 reached 5 years old.

 

[Freebo]

I read last night the mjet is 90k or 4 years if a lot of town driving or 5 years if lot of motorway driving.

Personally I'd do it every 4 years or 50k. Mine is going in tomorrow to be done. Slightly overdue for my liking.

 

[Sev]

60K km - OK
but 2 years ???
official fiat dealer/workshop?

 

[aurick86]

2 years - that's from official Fiat dealers and from the mechanic at a Alfa/Fiat specialized garage (I repeat: here in Romania)

I will not be able to do 60k in that quick.. and i will not change it in 2 years either..

As far as i am concerned i will change the timing again in about 4 years or 60k.. that seems about right to me. as My last Fiat had the cam belt removed and refitted 3 times (the same cam belt) without any problems for 4 years.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

60K km - OK
but 2 years ???
official fiat dealer/workshop?

Probably from the belt manufacture, who I'd trust over Fiat tbh

 

[Freebo]

Had mine done today, 59k miles 4 1/2 years old. The waterpump was leaking fluid out (quite badly) bearings were close to seizing and belt was cracking.

With this in mind id say 60k 4 years at the most. (1.9 M-Jet)

 

[Big Black Stilo]

its booked in and getting done, no signs of anything like leaking water pumps but im getting that replaced to

 

[Chris Stefani]

On the T-Jet 150, is the water pump driven by the cambelt?

This is something I need to budget for on my car, it's a March 08 car on 49k and so far as I can tell it hasn't had a cambelt yet. I am going to get a quote from the local Fiat dealer for a cambelt and water pump change. Better safe than sorry I would say!

 

[dave]

dont forget the years time is from build date too not from first registered date!

 

[neilshep]

dont forget the years time is from build date too not from first registered date!

Which is why I had mine changed in June at 41k, even though it was only 4 years since I bought my car at 1 year from build, with 15 miles on it.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

On the T-Jet 150, is the water pump driven by the cambelt?

i presume it is!

 

[beau]

my 07 punto t jet is on 81k is my belt likely to snap? any previous experiences?

 

[dave]

my 07 punto t jet is on 81k is my belt likely to snap?

yes about 6 o'clock on Saturday

 

[neilshep]

yes about 6 o'clock on Saturday

AM or PM?

 

[dave]

AM or PM?

what there's a 6am?

 

[neilshep]

what there's a 6am?

These people obviously think so: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/...imark-finally-opens-in-peterborough-1-4535003