Timing belt.. 1.8 petrol engine

**waterbourne** · 5th May 2011, 14:52

Does anyone know when I need to replace my vecra estate 1.8 club cam belt?.... its an 05 plate and has just done 50,000 miles

Thanks...

**leonvectrac** · 5th May 2011, 15:55

60k or 6 year as i have just ordered mine from eurocarparts when they had 30% of service parts over bank holiday.

**DNS** · 5th May 2011, 20:36

60k is the official interval, but personally i'd do it sooner. Not much worse than a snapped cambelt... Game over for the engine...

**recoveryman** · 5th May 2011, 23:07

wow i took a chance vectra elite 1.8 petrol cam belt changed 2 weeks ago at 80k how lucky am i lol

**Das** · 5th May 2011, 23:27

Dont think ive seen a broken timing belts on the 1.8 on this forum, most likely due to their much shorter change intervals. As already stated 6 years or 60K, Id defiantly get it done now though.

**waterbourne** · 10th May 2011, 19:34

before or after a 2000 mile trip to the french alps?

**Das** · 10th May 2011, 19:46

Eh... Definatly before

**Tony W** · 10th May 2011, 19:51

Originally Posted by waterbourne

Does anyone know when I need to replace my vecra estate 1.8 club cam belt?.... its an 05 plate and has just done 50,000 miles

Thanks...

Don't forget the water pump as well......I also had the micro V belt changed at the same time even though it isn't mentioned in the Vxl service manual.

Why...????

For the cost of one and the fact that work was being done at that end of the engine with the timing belt change & water pump.

Background...this thread...

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132644

Also, we were going on a motoring holiday to France later - in April...& have recently returned from that holiday.....The car ran a sweet as anything...

Cheers