Aux belt....when cambelt done?

[driversdomainuk]

Hi

I am having the cambelt/tensioners and water pump done tomorrrow on my Clio 172. I have an aux belt which I am going to fit Saturday but is it worth giving it to the garage to fit as I understand they have to take it off in the first place to get to cambelt...?

Cheers
Rob

 

[cat171]

I'd get it all done at once. How many miles has the car done ?

 

[driversdomainuk]

69,900 miles and is 6.5 yrs old

 

[driversdomainuk]

but do they need to remove aux belt when they do the cambelt then...?

 

[cat171]

The cambelt is well over due tbh, it should have been at 5 years (it's five years or 72k, yours was up on the age of it). Yep get the whole lot done.

 

[Cunney]

Prob having its second one, isn't the first around 35k then again at 60?

 

[driversdomainuk]

no - 72k or 5 years

 

[driversdomainuk]

doing a nice service sat including pollen filter, gear oil, spark plugs (Bosch super 4) engien oil (Halfords 5w40) which is fine for road use. I am going to put 4 ltrs of engine flush oil in to start as I think it missed a service at 60k - not great on such a performance engine

 

[driversdomainuk]

also got a fuel filter.....easy to fit (?)

 

[Cunney]

no - 72k or 5 years

172 different to a 182 then? As I know a 182 is due alot lot sooner

 

[driversdomainuk]

not sure....sounds like these cars need to be looked after - afterall a 2.0 engine which puts out around 30/40 bhp over a typical 2.0 engine is probably slightly too higher strung to avoid services

 

[Cunney]

Check your service history, pretty sure this will be the second time round for having it done, all irrelevant to your question anyways lol.. yeh just give it to them to do, they need to take it off anyway to get to the camblet so in effect shouldn't charge you any extra, if they ask for anything more than an extra £20 then tell them you'll get it serviced else where!

 

[Chrisjk]

doing a nice service sat including pollen filter, gear oil, spark plugs (Bosch super 4) engien oil (Halfords 5w40) which is fine for road use. I am going to put 4 ltrs of engine flush oil in to start as I think it missed a service at 60k - not great on such a performance engine

Spend a few extra pounds and go ngk pfr6e-10 (ngk r platinum), they are the oem plugs and seem to work the best.

 

[driversdomainuk]

Check your service history, pretty sure this will be the second time round for having it done, all irrelevant to your question anyways lol.. yeh just give it to them to do, they need to take it off anyway to get to the camblet so in effect shouldn't charge you any extra, if they ask for anything more than an extra £20 then tell them you'll get it serviced else where!

I work for them....no chance of ripping me off - only get charged £15 per hr!! (normal £60 p/h!)

 

[driversdomainuk]

Spend a few extra pounds and go ngk pfr6e-10 (ngk r platinum), they are the oem plugs and seem to work the best.

I have bought them now :rasp:

 

[PMac]

I really need to get this done too. Is this an expensive job Rob ya?

 

[Cunney]

I work for them....no chance of ripping me off - only get charged £15 per hr!! (normal £60 p/h!)

You're sorted then!

 

[driversdomainuk]

I really need to get this done too. Is this an expensive job Rob ya?

Renault would charge around £800 for belt, tensioners and water pump...

I specialist garge would charge £450-£500 I guess

 

[sideways danny]

Renault would charge around £800 for belt, tensioners and water pump...

I specialist garge would charge £450-£500 I guess

LOL!!!!!!! Renault would be quite a bit more than tht for the water pump too. I've heard of them trying to charge an EXTRA £300 for doing the aux belt at the same time as the cambelt

 

[matthewsimone]

I have bought them now :rasp:

bosch super 4 plugs are worst plugs on the market imo matey take them back seriously and get trhe ngk ones i threw my bosch plugs in bin after 1000 miles and went ngk :rasp:

 

[matthewsimone]

LOL!!!!!!! Renault would be quite a bit more than tht for the water pump too. I've heard of them trying to charge an EXTRA £300 for doing the aux belt at the same time as the cambelt

renault in chester qouted me £584 for the whole job on my 2002 ph2 172 thats all parts and labour with vat etc got my local garage to do it in end for £300 in end though as he a friend of my dads