I just thought I'd run this one past you, for comments, knowledge etc.

Yesterday, and part of the previous day I changed the cambelt, 2016 car but only around 80,000 miles but I decided that calender time alone warrants a new belt. The guy down at the motor factors was very helpful and said you need this Gates kit that comes with a new water pump without the sleeve that sticks. The sleeve is an utter waste of time he says, and I guess that's correct as Gates make the bespoke kit, all in one. It was a pain of a job and trying to get the top belt cover off was a real challenge due to the ruddy cat/dpf. (whatever the hell it actually is!) I removed what looked like a thermocouple which helped a bit. Anyway, all done, but I decided not to replace a daft looking blanket thing that covers the sump - what's that all about? I test drove it with the oil temp displayed and it rose up just as it normally does. Anyway, touch wood that job won't need doing again. And the old belt, guide rollers etc all looked good for another 10 years.

8 hours ago, JulianS said:

And the old belt, guide rollers etc all looked good for another 10 years.

Makes sense, I guess they only had 80K on them, and the change interval is more than double that.

Glad it went ok for you. Probably saved a fair bit doing it yourself too

Edited 3 October, 20253 Oct by BlueWagon