Technical cambelt help

[coupe/ed]

hi all,new on ere just wanted to know how i can tell if the cambelt needs changing,the previous owner says its been changed but no reciet,and if any one in northwest can reccommend anywere cheap that would be great!!

cheers eddy

 

[sumplug]

hi all,new on ere just wanted to know how i can tell if the cambelt needs changing,the previous owner says its been changed but no reciet,and if any one in northwest can reccommend anywere cheap that would be great!!

cheers eddy

My best advice to you is, if you are not sure, and no receipt, get it changed ASAP. You could take the camcover off and inspect the belt. If its just recently been done, it will be "as new" condition, not shiney, and the part number on the belt will be clear. Coupe belts have a tendency to snap when not changed, so get it sorted pronto!! Oh one thing, if you have the belt done, have the tensioner and other pulley changed and the water pump. Thats the correct way to do the job.

Andy.

 

[mountainmachine]

Yup and getting it done 'cheap' will still be around £400, dont know anywhere in the north west, wish i did, and i asume you mean north west of England! You could try Fast Fiat at Stockton on Tees over by Middlesbrough just the opposite end of the A66.

 

[sumplug]

These are the people to use if you live in the north west of England;-
http://www.italia.org.uk/
Cambelt all in with genuine parts, about £380

Andy.

 

[mountainmachine]

Still quite far away! Only 286miles Fast Fiat only about 180miles and only about 60miles from Penrith.

 

[Vickster]

Coupe friendly garages here http://www.fccuk.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=168875&page=1#Post168875

Post up on www.fccuk.org/forum and you'll get lots of suggestions

It's not worth taking the risk with any belts on the coupe...breaks mean mega bucks worth of damage potentionally!! You need to change all of the belts (aux belts and cambelt), plus tensioners etc as it's often the other bits that go and take out the cambelt doing all the damage

 

[sumplug]

Coupe friendly garages here http://www.fccuk.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=168875&page=1#Post168875

Post up on www.fccuk.org/forum and you'll get lots of suggestions

It's not worth taking the risk with any belts on the coupe...breaks mean mega bucks worth of damage potentionally!! You need to change all of the belts (aux belts and cambelt), plus tensioners etc as it's often the other bits that go and take out the cambelt doing all the damage

There are 2 on the list i wouldn't use for sure. James Twist and Solo Italia.

Andy.

 

[sugerbear]

There are 2 on the list i wouldn't use for sure. James Twist and Solo Italia.

Andy.

Yep, the two most respected on fccuk have got to be powerfiat in Basildon (www.powerfiat.co.uk) and motormech in Birmingham.

 

[The Sultan]

if your only 60 miles from penriff hows about rayrigg motors in windermere theres a guy who can do it in 3 hours flat even thou the book time is 12.5
and it will be done all properly i have seen him work no sholder bolts and no corner cuting even puts a tap and die set into use cleaning up threads as he goes his name is alan dawson he achived top thechition awards from fiat several years runing and is now ata aproved if you look on the ata website for local aproved technitions

 

[mountainmachine]

if your only 60 miles from penriff hows about rayrigg motors in windermere theres a guy who can do it in 3 hours flat even thou the book time is 12.5
and it will be done all properly i have seen him work no sholder bolts and no corner cuting even puts a tap and die set into use cleaning up threads as he goes his name is alan dawson he achived top thechition awards from fiat several years runing and is now ata aproved if you look on the ata website for local aproved technitions

Whats he charge for that?

 

[The Sultan]

well he works at a fiat dealer
they seem to charge alot less that other fiat dealers do for it not sure as i have never asked
mabey you could give them a ring and ask
i believe it is around 55 an hour mabey 60 if fings have changed

 

[mountainmachine]

I know the very one you mean! Will pop in next time i'm down there and have a wee chat with them about some stuff.

 

[johnswlondon]

well,i know with bmw the service history is computerised and you can get a run off of the service history from the dealer.did fiat change the band,and are the records computerised?

its a lot of trouble to go to if it has been changed so maybe do some detective work first!