daweoo matiz - cam belt fanbelt

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Fri 4 Mar 2011 16:14
daweoo matiz - cam belt fanbelt - thecar
took car to garage to have cam belt changed garge said need to have fanbelt changed as well got car back on invoice says cam belt changed and tension roller pully not sure what this is any help please
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Fri 4 Mar 2011 16:38
daweoo matiz - cam belt fanbelt - bathtub tom

It's normal to replace the cam-belt tensioner (tension roller pulley) at the same time as the cam-belt.

If you fitted a new cam-belt, but reused the tensioner and the tensioner subsequently failed, it could wreck the engine.

The fan-belt would need to be removed to access the cam-belt. The cost of labour to replace a fan-belt would far outweigh the cost of a new fan-belt, say ten quid.

How inconvenient would you find it if the fan-belt failed? I put my old one in the boot as a spare.

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