Mo
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What mileage do u chage your timing belt at on a 1.6 16v? Mines coming up to 48,000 and i'm thinking of changing it?
Also could some recommend a good make of a timing belt? or should i just use a standard vaux one? (engines standard BTW)
[Edited on 07-05-2004 by Mo]
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only1-mike
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i think your ment to change the belt every 20k but im not 100% sure it is better to change it if your not sure rather than it snap on you. all belts are the same i used an oem belt on mine
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Kerry
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anything between 20 to 40k but id recommend the sooner the better for the sake of small cost compared to an engine rebuild if it snaps
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Mo
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cheers. think i'll get it sorted then
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Dav
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Am I correct in thinking the belts are different on 1.2 16v's?
When should these be replaced or doesn't it make a difference?
My car's coming up to 48,000 miles too.
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only1-mike
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the belt will be different but it will still need changing
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M2RTY
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isnt it 80,000 in the handbook and 40,000 in the haynez?
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Adam_B
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im sure its something like 40k for 16v and 50k for 8v
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Kerry
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i thought vx recommended 40k  but haynes 20/30k
either way better to be safe than sorry
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stuyw
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vx recommend that as they will be getting more money out of u 
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Rebrabuk
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Vauxhall dealer told me every 36k or 4 years.
Thats for my 1.4 8v Sri..
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Mo
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shit i'm kinda 8,000 miles over 
best get it changed!
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Black Corsa SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
i thought vx recommended 40k but haynes 20/30k
either way better to be safe than sorry
yeah it sosmething like that, i just changed mine after 30K of use
Also MO as well as cam belt you should consider changing running gear and tensior too, its better u do it all together you can get them in a kit
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LScorsa
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I would certainly change it then it wont snap like mine did last week 
Then u wont have to spend days like me re building it. And for the sake of 11 quid.
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corsa_godfather
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11 quid hahahahahaha
£100 odd quid for belt,tensioners and pulleys.thats on the 1600's best renewing at all
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LScorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_godfather
11 quid hahahahahaha
£100 odd quid for belt,tensioners and pulleys.thats on the 1600's best renewing at all
Yeah but mine not the 1600 only 1.2 
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bravotwozero007
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the 1.2 16v and 1.0 12v have a timing chain instead of belt
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LScorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by bravotwozero007
the 1.2 16v and 1.0 12v have a timing chain instead of belt
I didnt know that. Why they have chains and others have belts?
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Dav
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quote:
Originally posted by LScorsa
quote:
Originally posted by bravotwozero007
the 1.2 16v and 1.0 12v have a timing chain instead of belt
I didnt know that. Why they have chains and others have belts?
... and what difference does a chain make?
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Mo
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quote:
Originally posted by Black Corsa SRi
quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
i thought vx recommended 40k but haynes 20/30k
either way better to be safe than sorry
yeah it sosmething like that, i just changed mine after 30K of use
Also MO as well as cam belt you should consider changing running gear and tensior too, its better u do it all together you can get them in a kit
cheers dude, i took it to the garage and he also recommended me buying a kit instead of chaging just the belt. It's gonna cost me around £125 for everything including labour
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Black Corsa SRi
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very good price that mate vaux quoted me £210, but i had mine done at my local garage instead with genuine vaux parts but still cost a bit more than £125
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Mo
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booking it in on monday and i'm not driving the car til then 
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bravotwozero007
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dunno why they put chains on them apparently they last a bit longer than a belt but are a bit more expensive to renew
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PaulW
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I was replacing my belt every 8-10k miles while I had my old 1.4...
but it was being pushed a bit so kept blowing its top!
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stetz99
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Oh shite, never had mine done just hitting 54k. Thats a 1.2 16v
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