When should you replace your cam belt?
When to replace the cam belt It’ll usually need to be replaced more than once over the course of a vehicle’s lifetime. Manufacturers will usually recommend to replace your timing belt after a set number of years or miles. This could be anywhere from 40,000 to 100,000 miles or 4+ years.
Does a Peugeot have a timing belt or chain?
All the current Peugeot Partner engines use timing belts. This includes the 1.6-litre and 1.5-litre diesels, along with the PureTech 1.2-litre petrol.
What happens if you dont change cam belt?
If you don’t replace your cambelt / timing belt when it is due for changing, you run the risk of seriously damaging your car’s engine with the valves hitting the pistons. Once the cambelt breaks, your car will become undrivable. The amount of damage a snapped cambelt can cause depends on the type of engine you have.
Does a new Cambelt improve performance?
Replacing them with new components can give the false feeling of increased performance when the truth is the engine has just been returned to the correct state of operation. No timing belt will give an increase in performance – it’s just not possible. Its main job is to keep the timing in check.
When does my Peugeot 307’s timing belt need changing?
Six years and 60,000 miles is the cautious side of sensible for this engine, so about now. There have been a few (just a few) incidences of premature belt failure, before the 100,000 or so miles PSA stipulates. Why does my Volvo dealer suggest that my car’s timing belt doesn’t need changing until 10 years or 100,000…
When is the cam belt due for replacement?
At what mileage is the cam belt due for replacement? The car has done 90,000 miles. Thanks! It seems to vary with the engine, and whether (if a diesel) it has a DPF or not. So the suggested intervals are from 50k miles/4 years, all the way up to 120k miles/9 years. Equally important, however, is now the car is used.
What happens when the belt on a Peugeot breaks?
The moment the belt breaks, the camshaft will stop turning almost immediately while the crankshaft will keep going under its own inertia or it can be pushed along by the movement of the vehicle in the case of a manual car. It doesn’t always take a broken belt to bend valves.
Why does timing belt break on Peugeot ewt10j4?
The timing belt is the driving link between the crankshaft and the camshaft. Its primary function is to operate the engine’s valves via the camshaft. It can fulfil additional functions like driving the coolant pump as in the case of the Peugeot EWT10J4 engine shown on the left. Why does the belt break?