Timing belt on 1.9 diesel

[spinna]

hi ,
does anyone know how many miles these should be done at?
mine 1.9 diesel van has done 120000 now and i bought it when it had 105000 on the clock,
maybe i should guess that i was done before i bought it by the last owner so will it be due another one??

thanks

[andy-womble]

Can't think what the reccomended mileage for change is but it may be worth changing just for peace of mind....

[spinna]

Ive been thinking the same too...
are these hard to change?

[divingscubaboy]

Depends what you call hard. If you have done a cambelt before or are reasonably spanner handy it wont be a problem. Need to take the o/s engine mount and wheel arch inner off. Change waterpump at same time! They're around £25 iirc. Good excuse to change coolant and replace cold idle speed thermostat as well.

[spinna]

ive had a quote off a local garage today to change the cambelt and the waterpump for £300 does this sound about right?

[divingscubaboy]

Sounds expensive to me!

[muply]

Thk to much

[spinna]

yeah does sound expensive doesnt it

[divingscubaboy]

Think i paid 75 for my last kit (quality goodyear not ching ping ebay). Water pump was around 25. 200 labour sounds a bit steep.

[Barbecue Berlingo]

I know it's late, but FYI: