Cam belt change 1.8 16v

Hi ya all,

Can someone please just confirm once and for all when I should be getting the cam belt changed on my 1.8 2004 Zafira. I have no service book (currently having a row with the garage over that one) and after a quick google have had 40k miles, 60k miles and 80k miles advised.

So, does anyone know for sure?

Many thanks.

Ben

it's 40k or every 4yrs according my book and vauxhall mate! mines going in next week for her second

Thanks for that. Mines done 72K so will be due it's second change soon then.

Give an early little clearance of 2K or 1K miles, you will never know when will the belt snaps. on or after the 40K mile interval.. And be sure get the original timing belt kit from the Vx/Opel dealer and have the job done outside from a trusted mechanic to save an extra quid.

Luckily I know a decent mechanic who can do it for me.

I'm on 77k at the moment. Any idea how much it should cost. I intend to do that water pump and tensioner at the same time.

carbs1981 wrote:

I'm on 77k at the moment. Any idea how much it should cost. I intend to do that water pump and tensioner at the same time.

Two years or 40K miles ago it cost me around 200 euros + vat for the timing belt kit and water pump plus 150 eu for the labor from the Opel dealer here , might be cheaper in UK.

I bought timing belt kit including the tensioners and rollers and a waterpump as well for only £105 delivered from www.autovaux.co.uk and got a reputable garage to fit it all for £70. Cheapest way I found to do it and the parts are all genuine oem vx stuff.

Thats not a bad price to be honest, at least i know what to expect now. It wont be going to a vauxhall 'stealer' but i do intend to use genuine parts.

Hi Get the water pump checked as well, mine disintegrated and shed the belt and what a mess
Charles1

A mate of mine just over the road has just had a belt kit fitted on his 1.8 Zaf .All in it cost £170 by a local garage , but he reckons he should have a new belt every 2 years . I dont know who told him that , I would have thought it would have been every 40K like mine .His milage is only 37k.

the dealers say it should be 40k or 4 years

yeah ,thats what I thought , mines done 42K and I need a kit fitting ,but dont know who to get or where to take . There seems to be so many cowboy's about these days , especially in my area . I once got a mobile mechanic out the to put a timing belt on my 1.7TD [Izuzu- Astra MKIII]and he snapped a bolt off on the crankshaft pulley , these things happen I know ,but he never let on and when I checked the work I found it .Crossed him off the list .............blighter !