Please change your cambelt every 36k!!

[pwig]

We have a customer with us at the moment, whos cambelt has gone after 40k miles.

The customer is now faced with a VERY expensive bill.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get it changed every 36k, as it is cheaper if you get it done as part for the service.

I would hate it to happen to a pistonheader.

Regards,
Pwig.

[pwig]

No, the cambelt must be changed on the 72k service, however on the 36k (which the customer did not have) service, the cambelt is checked, then the customer is advised on if they need to change it before 72k. Please just get it done people.

[pwig]

It is a 1.6, the 2.0 shouldn't cost much more than £600 at a main dealer, just ask for a discount

>> Edited by pwig on Wednesday 2nd March 19:16

[pwig]

Avocet said:

Yep! Wife's 1.8 T' spark shed its teeth at 57,000. Cost me 8 valves (could have been worse!) Absolutely Bloody furious at Alfa. I'd have changed it twice a week if they'd told me to but like an idiot I just read the book that came with the car and that told me to change it at 72,000 so that's what I was going to do. (in fact, I was intending to do it at the 60,000 'cause 72,000 just sounded unbelieveable). -turned out it was! Anyway, Alfa weren't in the least bit willing to help me out and I'm a few hundred squid poorer but I'm sure you can all guess how many more Alfa's we'll be buying! Pity, I really love my old 164.

How old was it?

[pwig]

Surprised there was no contribution from Alfa

was the cambelt check part of the 36k at the time?