cam belt or Chain belt Fabia 1.4 classic 8v petrol

[ugly bug]

Hi I have just passed my driving test so my husband bought me a lovely little Fabia (51 plate). The car got through its Mot without any issues and we collected it only recently. When we were looking under the bonnet it appears to have a cam belt situated to the left of the engine block. Looking through the full service history it does not appear to have ever been changed (it has now done approx 74k) I called the previous owner to ask her if she ever had it replaced and she advised that it did not have a cam belt and that is one of the reasons why she bought it. Can any one one of you much more experienced Skoda owners confirm this please. If it does have a cam belt, will it be easy to diy? If it does not have a cam belt does it have a chain belt and when would this need changing please? We would like to do some of the maintenance ourselfs so were hoping someone could also recommend a service manual worth buying for this car as it did not come with one. Many thanks

[moley]

The 1,4 8v MPI engine has a chain driving the cam. The 1.4 16v has a cam belt.

(It's better to post in the Fabia 1 section.)

Edited 18 September, 2011 by moley

[ugly bug]

The 1,4 8v MPI engine has a chain driving the cam. The 1.4 16v has a cam belt.

(It's better to post in the Fabia 1 section.)

Thanks very much for your reply Moley. I have also reposted in the Fabia 1 section.