hi ive recently purchased a 2002 156 2.4 jtd 20v it had its 1st timing belt and water pump change at 62000 miles in july 2006. it now has 80200 miles does it need changing again as its nearly 4 years since the last change.thanks all advice would be appreciated as im starting to worry
I've just had it done on my 10/2003 20v, along with the water pump. They had been done (apparently) at 120k km (72k miles) in October 2007, but the mechanic who did it was a friend of the previous owner's. I decided not to take a chance and had it done again - car only has 150k km (about 93k miles) now, as it was up for sale for nearly a year, and the elapsed time was less than three years. Frankly, the best money I've spent on this car so far - 300 euros for the belt & water pump, my peace of mind is priceless. And it also sorted out the engine temperature issue.
Generally speaking, recommendations depend on the country. Official interval is 120k km / five years in the UK, but the thread at the top of the forum is a pretty good warning that may be too long. Just for comparison, in other countries it's 90k km / three years and in some it's even 60k km / two years. For a belt / water pump 3.5 years old, I'd say it's time to change. You'll spend the same money in a couple of months if nothing breaks and some more money if something does.
The way i look at it is a new cam belt kit, water pump and labour charge is always going to be less than the cost to repair a cam belt failure. But i'm not a gambling man.
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