SEAT LEON 2LT 16V TDI CAMBELT INTERVAL - MILEAGE
Discussion
Can someone please tell me what the official recommended cambelt replacement interval is, for the above car.
I own the above car, with 1 year remaining, of a 3 year extended SEAT warranty. The car has done 100k, and the first cambelt change was done at 64k. I was told initially by the dealer that the interval was 80k, but searching around seemed to point to a lower interval, and when questioned, they reverted to 4 years or 40k. Eekkkk !!!!!! the mileage was 64k.
So cambelt was done, pronto, at 64k, I have piled on the miles this year, and am now looking at the 100k service, and a potential 2nd cambelt change, based on the 40k interval, but after only 15 months or so.
My question is this, does anyone have THE definitive, SEAT recommended mileage interval, (not years, Iknow it's 4, and the car's well within that, so not relevant), for the changing of a SEAT LEON 2LT 16V TDI engine cambelt.
Every forum seems to contain completely conflicting information, all 4 years, but ranging from 40 - 80k. Bear in mind that this is to satisfy the conditions of a warranty, should anything happen to the belt. As the warranty is SEAT based then the official SEAT recommended distance should apply, should any claim arise due to belt failure.
Thanks in advance.
I own the above car, with 1 year remaining, of a 3 year extended SEAT warranty. The car has done 100k, and the first cambelt change was done at 64k. I was told initially by the dealer that the interval was 80k, but searching around seemed to point to a lower interval, and when questioned, they reverted to 4 years or 40k. Eekkkk !!!!!! the mileage was 64k.
So cambelt was done, pronto, at 64k, I have piled on the miles this year, and am now looking at the 100k service, and a potential 2nd cambelt change, based on the 40k interval, but after only 15 months or so.
My question is this, does anyone have THE definitive, SEAT recommended mileage interval, (not years, Iknow it's 4, and the car's well within that, so not relevant), for the changing of a SEAT LEON 2LT 16V TDI engine cambelt.
Every forum seems to contain completely conflicting information, all 4 years, but ranging from 40 - 80k. Bear in mind that this is to satisfy the conditions of a warranty, should anything happen to the belt. As the warranty is SEAT based then the official SEAT recommended distance should apply, should any claim arise due to belt failure.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the replies, but do you see what I mean about mileage variance ? 40k to 150,000kms.
I've e-mailed SEAT UK, in an effort to clarify things, I'll re-post when/if I get some sense out of them.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for preventative maintenance, and fully understand the implications on an interference engine design, but replacing something when it's 2/3rds, or even half way through it's designated lifespan seems a bit odd to me, and I suspect generates quite a profit, at £350 a pop, for the dealers.
I've e-mailed SEAT UK, in an effort to clarify things, I'll re-post when/if I get some sense out of them.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for preventative maintenance, and fully understand the implications on an interference engine design, but replacing something when it's 2/3rds, or even half way through it's designated lifespan seems a bit odd to me, and I suspect generates quite a profit, at £350 a pop, for the dealers.
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