Xsara cam belt - Bogwheeler
We've just bought a '98 Citroen Xsara 1.9TD for my wife. This has the old
XUD turbo diesel engine which is basically the same as in my ZX.
I have read on this site that the cam belt should be changed every 50k on the ZX (and this is up on the 36k that Citroen used to recommend for the XUD).
I see from our Xsara service book that cambelts are now changed at 72k. My
local Citroen specialist tells me that the belt is still the same so what's going on
here? Can we safely leave it to 72k?
Re: Xsara cam belt - David W
What is going on is a judgement made by Citroen on the basis that 72K sounds a lot better to the fleet managers and by then they'll be out of warranty. Having said that these aren't as bad as TD Fords or Astra Ecoteks for sudden breakage.

I would do it at 50K for peace of mind.

David

David
Re: Xsara cam belt - Bogwheeler
Thanks David - I think in the end I would have done that anyway, as you say, for peace of mind.
Re: Xsara cam belt - mark weir
as a peugeot man i would say your cam belt is good for 72000 miles or 5 years