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15th August 2018, 20:23 | #1 |
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what to change when changing belts
my sister has an M reg Peugeot 306 1.4 petrol, just flown through the mot.
The car is worth peanuts due to its age but the belts need changing. can I get away with just changing the belts or should I do water pump and tensioner at the same time? belts £30.50 but with tensioner and water pump about £90 and this is money my sister does not have. belts are cracked. macafee2 |
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Same principle as with our cars, change the lot while you are in there, its not a job you want to be doing twice.
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my wife drives an 06 206 i have just replaced the belts didnt bother with the pump or tensioner,she only does hairdressers shopping no long distance
when you do the belts you will see any untoward movement in the tensioner if it grinds when you turn it change it,if not just the belts is my bet russ |
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I was hoping everyone would say don't bother. I think I just needed someone to tell me the right thing to do. thank you macafee2 |
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My oldest lad was given a 206 1.6 twin cam peugeot and I warned him to get the belt changed as it had done 120000 miles and is 14 years old , but he new best , he had been ragging around in it for about a week when one day he pulled on to the drive , I said he would have to move as I was going out, he went to start it and it sounded weird and wouldn't fire, I knew straight away the belt had snapped , told him to get my socket set and started removing the belt cover. To my surprise the belt hadn't snapped but had broken up and jumped about 4 or 5 teeth and was about half the width it should have been. Needless to say he was a bit miffed, so we went to push it on to the drive but out of habit he tried to start it again DOH !!!!! but I bought a new belt for it and thought nothing to loose, within an hour I had lined up the timing marks and replaced the belt , and it fired on first turn of the key no problem and its still going 6 months later. I didn't bother changing the waterpump or tensioner.
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I think you've answered your own question, its best to do the whole lot.
Saying that, under the circumstances, I'd just swap the belt as well! Its been a good few years since I tinkered with a Peugeot TU engine, but remember them very simple to work on, with loads of space in the engine bay to get hands and spanners in.
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I got myself into a bit of s sweat about this then realised I was looking at the timing belt, not aux and power steering belts.
these are my plans for the weekend..... much more simple. the timing belt may well need doing but when I have more time.# Who said being retired gave you time? out today with the wife, tomorrow changing belts on sisters car. Hopefully using new spring compressors on my front strut sunday, car boot sunday then Tuesday up to Mansfield to deal with a water leak at daughters and her husbands home. 7 to 8 hours driving for an anticipated 5 minute job macafee2 |
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No matter what people say it’s half a job to change just the belt. Tensioner and any idler pulleys need changing too at least, water pump is worth it as well.
If any of this lot fail it’s the same result as if the belt snapped. What’s the point in doing one and not the other? |
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Change the lot!
I have just changed the belt on a 1.8T. Left pump and tensioner. Pump lost 3 blades and jammed. New belt, new pump, 2 new valves, re-seating of valves, new head gasket. Change the lot!!
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