Timing Belt

[Rixtar]

I have been reading through the receipts for my new surf, and on one of the service receipts from a garage in Wales, it states that no need to do timing belt as there is a timing chain.

I was am not sure this is true, or is there a possibility that some helpfull person has done some kind of conversion to a chain?

Cheers.

[Bogus]

Id say it has a belt. Not too hard to check or indeed change if its a 3 litre.

[red barron]

Timing belt and tensioner

Its a Toothed Belt

[sketty]

i was told when i first got mine and had a service that it also had a chain and didnt need a new belt and to just wait till it snapped as there would be no damage

[BUSHWHACKER]

It's the 2.7 petrol 3rd gen that has a timing chain.

[Albannach]

i was told when i first got mine and had a service that it also had a chain and didnt need a new belt and to just wait till it snapped as there would be no damage

Seriously?

[sketty]

Seriously?

yep thats wat the garage said. that was about 7 years ago and its still not gone. light came on around 4 years ago for 200k. i bought everything but still not got around to fitting them. and now its winter again so will probably be next summer when i say i will eventually do it

[Albannach]

If the belt breaks, it'll do serious damage.

[TonyN]

Jeezus, do it tomorrow!



Thats really pushing your luck, and never, ever go to that garage again!!

(seriously, do it...)