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Timing belt replacement intervals #

Posted by Steve Sneap on February 10, 2017, 7:38 am
Edited by board administrator February 10, 2017, 7:42 am

Hi All

I was talking to a guy last night about cam belt replacement. While showing him the autodata details he asked what "under adverse conditions" meant. Hmmm just exactly what does it mean? Extreme temps hot/cold, dusty, fast driving, stuck in traffic, lots of motor way use?

Thoughts please

Regards From Geordie Land

Steve Sneap

Re: Timing belt replacement intervals #

Posted by Antony Powell on February 10, 2017, 8:52 am, in reply to "Timing belt replacement intervals #"

As belts are under the most strain when starting or stopping the engine, I would say repetitive short journeys should be classed as adverse conditions.
During my taxi repair days (1.8 ford Orion) we did cam belts at half the recommended mileage as they never lasted much longer.....

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Re: Timing belt replacement intervals #

Posted by Simon Kefford on February 10, 2017, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Timing belt replacement intervals #"
Simon Kefford

Taxis and delivery vans - lots of stop start work.

Re: Timing belt replacement intervals #

Posted by Tom Williams on February 10, 2017, 7:48 pm, in reply to "Timing belt replacement intervals #"
Thomas Williams

Yes, it's short trips and stop/start urban driving.
I believe aircraft maintenance is based on take-offs/landings or heat cycles.
I think the more often that drive-belts (or any other similar component) are heated up and cooled down i.e. one heat cycle, the shorter their operational life.

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