andrew-theasby
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| posted on 24/11/07 at 08:46 PM |
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Tintop cambelt advice please
Hi, my cambelt on my 306 hdi is due for changing, ive been advised to change the water pump at the same time. Ive been qouted around £350 does that
seem about right, and is there anything else worth changing while its stripped. Cars done 85k and 8 years old, and im going to be keeping it a long
while. I presume the alternator belt will be changed automatically to do the cam belt wont it? Thanks
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 24/11/07 at 09:46 PM |
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Not a bad idea to change the pump although I would do it myself.
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NeilP
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| posted on 24/11/07 at 10:14 PM |
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Not a horrendous price but for an 8 year old I'd shop around - you might get it down to £250...
Unlikely to change the alt belt if it's separate and after 85k the water pump might be OK but by about 120 they usually start having problems in
most engines... Get them to put it back in if they think it's fine - that way at least you've saved the price of a part even if it costs
you 15 mins labour...
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 24/11/07 at 11:21 PM |
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Wont it be the same £350 job again to re do the water pump if it goes in 10k or so, or can it be changed without re doing the cam belt? Im thinking
ill probably have it another 50k miles so would it be best done anyway so it doesnt let me down too?
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geoff shep
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| posted on 25/11/07 at 09:19 AM |
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I did the cambelt on my 306 diesel myself - it is well explained in the Haynes manual and wasn't too difficult actually - tensioning varies
depending on which type of tensioner you have. Cost me something like £13 for the belt I think.
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Brook_lands
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| posted on 25/11/07 at 10:40 AM |
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The repair time for a cambelt on a 306 HDi is 3.8 hours so I must say £350 sounds a bit steep to me for just a belt. If you are paying that kind of
money I would have the waterpump done as well. On 3 previous Citroens with XUD diesel engines (similar to HDi) one water pump failed at 130k just
before 2nd cambelt change, on the other 2 the pumps lasted well beyond 200k before needing replacement.
Another thing to consider is replacing the tensioner idler. The rubber round it has been known to delaminate at around 100k miles causing problems
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 25/11/07 at 05:07 PM |
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The £350 included the cam belt kit(which i guess includes the tensioner) and the pump, but i will shop around now thanks
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