Just curious as someone mentioned on here about a 'belt snapping' and it doing no damage to the engine due to being non-interference. And I'm sure it was about a 1.2 Panda like the one I'm soon to be getting.
Is it true that the if the belt snapped no damage would be done?
I've heard so many people with horror stories about how this happened and it meant new engine or new car and as a 19 year old stuck for money I sincerely hope it wouldn't happen to me!
The Panda I'm getting is 2005, I don't believe it's ever had any belt replaced but it's at 86,000 miles. I read on Fiats site that a Panda has a 72,000 mile replacement interval for the belt ( not sure if this is for the 2012+ model as it didn't specify )
If I can afford to leave it (and not risk it destroying my engine if worst case scenario - a break - did happen) then I will, but get it replaced when it's more appropriate for my budget.
Thanks for your replies in advance!
Is it true that the if the belt snapped no damage would be done?
I've heard so many people with horror stories about how this happened and it meant new engine or new car and as a 19 year old stuck for money I sincerely hope it wouldn't happen to me!
The Panda I'm getting is 2005, I don't believe it's ever had any belt replaced but it's at 86,000 miles. I read on Fiats site that a Panda has a 72,000 mile replacement interval for the belt ( not sure if this is for the 2012+ model as it didn't specify )
If I can afford to leave it (and not risk it destroying my engine if worst case scenario - a break - did happen) then I will, but get it replaced when it's more appropriate for my budget.
Thanks for your replies in advance!