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Originally Posted by Jackstevens98
My 99 2.5 v6 is at 59000 miles ...
I’ve been quoted by a local mg rover specialist £650 for the cambelts and water pump to be changed. This is a little out of my budget!
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Start saving now Jack whilst you cover another 30,000 miles. As you can see, your belts have lasted for 19 years without breaking, just like mine. My belts covered the specified 90,000 miles and all three were in perfect condition when removed. I bet yours will be too. You can read my recent threads if you like but a small number of people got quite upset at my findings.
Please read on about the importance of checking the tensioner pulley.
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Originally Posted by ENGRAVERWILL
.. have a ZTT v6 180.
The belts have only done 45,000 miles but have been on scince 2010.
Can someone advise on the difference between the belts but also what else to consider changing at the same time ..
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Hi Will. The difference between the belts is that the front one is a lot longer than the two rear ones! The most important item to test is the tensioner pulley for bearing wear. Mine had covered 90,000 miles (as specified by MG Rover) and was definitely in need of renewal.
As you have seen, your belts have not broken after 6 years as some people convince themselves will happen. In fact, the belts will be good for 90,000 miles regardless of the time taken to reach that mileage (as I have just proved on my own car). But you must make your own decision after considering both arguments.
Simon