Technical Newbie here...

[superfestiva]

Hi:
I live in the Dominican Republic and just bought an '04 Fiat Marea 1.6 SX with auto tranny for my wife...cool, economical and practical car...

Need to know the following:
It has 55,000km in the dash, is it time to change the timing belt?
What basic tuneup should I do by the km?
I know basic stuff should be changed like:
Air filter
Fuel filter
Spark plugs
Wires
Belts
Oil and oil filter

Does it have a distributor? If it does I should change dist. cap and rotor, right?
Where can I find a service manual for the car?

 

[smtvlive]

get the timing belt AND the tensioner as well, other wise you might as well not bother. Then as said change oils filters plugs - standard service items

The tensioner has just gone on my partners saab 95 griffin, £1000 and rising

repeat after me

timing belt AND the tensioner
timing belt AND the tensioner
timing belt AND the tensioner
timing belt AND the tensioner

 

[superfestiva]

Thanks for the prompt response...
At what km should it be changed?

 

[polecat]

50k is a fairly safe bet.

 

[superfestiva]

How many more km's should my wife drive without worrying about the cam belt?

 

[polecat]

80,000 km is the same as 50,000 miles. I would be thinking of changing around that distance.

 

[superfestiva]

Thanks bro.