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Well I have a 53 plate 190 that when I bought it had no history of the belts being done although it only had 76K on the clock and the seller insisted was 'mint mate' I had them done by Trikey (including all the ancilliaries) as far as I'm concerned the longer you go past the recommended service intervals the bigger the risk you are taking, is amases me how many owners of v6 engined cars say 'oh I'll just drive it till the belts let go, I'm not paying for the belts to be done'
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No brainer the mileage and age is there for a reason,may only be a guide but after testing these figures were presented..Rubber in this climate cold hot best way to destroy rubber,also its not just the belts water pump and tension er i believe are also known to fail.
So my opinion get it done then once done if anything was to happen Hello Garage.......
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Why not have a look at my own thread on the subject. There you can see photographs of my rear belts. It is obvious that they are in excellent condition with no sign of excessive wear or imminent destruction and yet they are 19 years old, not 6. That proves that there is no risk involved in adhering to the replacement schedule on a mileage basis only. Simon
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Yes Gary, I agree. The mileage is quoted because a component such as a drive belt will wear when it is doing mechanical work, i.e. when the engine is running.
I have explained many times how MG Rover came up with the replacement on a six year basis but I will give it again. They judged that the belts have a service life of 90,000 miles and that the average driver covers 15,000 miles per year (this assumption is the basis for all manufacturers' service schedules for oil, filters, everything). 90,000 miles divided by 15,000 miles p.a. is 6 years. It was as simple as that. However, if a driver covers 10,000 miles p.a. the answer changes to 9 years. Then people cry out that this driver is taking a dangerous risk. Of course he isn't. The service life hasn't changed, only the mathematics has. Quote:
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Very valid points Simon...
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Wow, thank you Gary. It's good to see somebody thinking about this for a change!
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Someone mentioned "Russian roulette", a very apt term for it. If you have gone 19 years without a belt change, I'd like to paraphrase Dirty Harry " do you feel lucky?" Just for clarification, I'm not one of those "know nothing" traders who are ganging up on you, and I may not have your vast experience, but other than MOTs, have only had to rely on garages a handful of times in 35 years of driving and working on my own and my family's cars.
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I read with interest the bit about not degrading with time. I see tyres are mentioned. You guys obviously don't ride motorbikes. I would never ride a motorbike with old rubber no matter how much tread there is left. Old tyres have a hard wooden feel, and loose grip very easily.
And in the wet! You don't even want to go there
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Very true, Mike.
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Thanks for your contribution. Simon
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