Originally Posted by
mercury grey minter
Was told the belts are good for 100,000 or 10 years.Mine had done 72,000 and is only 7 years old
RAC man says they should be changed at 60,000 ,but what do they know.lol
i have seen a lot cam belt failures on engines befor the manufactures interval. which when all said and done is only a guide when to change the belt under normal conditions.
userly it is a tensioner or water pump that fails and causes the problem
and also if the car has been not looked after very well or abused these are all factors that affect belt life
i change the belt on my car every 2 years approx 20000miles
not all brakedown men are mindless dim wits, some actully know what they are on about
cheeRS nick