TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

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TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by KMJGSS » Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:15 pm

Hi all - be gentle with me as this technical stuff is all a bit of a mystery to me.
I'm led to believe that my Freda would like her timing belt changed either every 100 000km or every five years, whichever's soonest.
Well I've only clocked 23 000 km or so in the 3 years I've had her and she's still a long way short of 100k since the last belt replacement by the previous owner in Feb 2008. So my question is - how urgent is this job?
I'd appreciate any advice anyone can give me. Thanks
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by francophile1947 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:22 pm

What engine?
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by KMJGSS » Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:57 pm

It's a 2500 Diesel
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by wormey » Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:06 pm

it cost me £125 recently to have it changed at a garage near Braintree, worth it. I'd check out prices first.

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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by KMJGSS » Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:10 pm

Thanks Daz - but does it go with time or wear ? - like I said - I'm relatively low mileage but it's due if it's a 5 yearly thing.
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by wonkanoby » Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:30 pm

its either or which ever comes first
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by Simon Jones » Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:55 am

Plenty of info on the net regarding timing belt replacement but not surprisingly, you wont find many reference to the Bongo. If you search for 2.5 TD Ford Ranger which uses a variant of the same engine, the recommendation is 60000 miles or 60 months whichever is sooner.

http://www.mytimingbelt.com/Results.aspx?ModelId=398

As 60 months = 5 years, it's due for renewal this month. While it doesn't mean your engine will explode into a thousand pieces if you don't do it straight away, you should certainly get it booked in soon. I've had a cambelt fail on a car once which which was doing about 10 mph and we got away lightly with 3 bent valves and a £500 bill. That cambelt was under 2 years / 5000 miles old.
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by nerald » Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:25 am

Possibly something to do with the lifespan of rubber. If you take a look at a cars non driven wheels (the tyres on these usually last longest) once they get to about 5 years old the tyre sidewalls start to crack. I imagine its similar for a cam belt, if that cam belt has sat on the shelf of a garage for a couple of years this could be a contributing factor to early failure.
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by MountainGoat » Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:13 pm

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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by RobEvans » Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:07 pm

Had one go on an escort van years ago bent valves and a big bill, my advice is change it.
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by KMJGSS » Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:47 pm

Many thanks to all - this is all very useful info .Thanks again.
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Re: TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

Post by KMJGSS » Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:50 pm

Interestingly - Tony's service schedule only says 100000km and doesn't mention the 5yrs/60 months recommendation.
But I think I'll err on the side of caution.
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