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timing belt
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:42 pm
by lorne444
My Bongo is 12 yrs old but has only done 37000 mls. Do I need to change the timing belt? What is this belt made of ( fibre or metal)?
Re: timing belt
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:46 pm
by francophile1947
If in any doubt, you should change it - better safe than sorry
Please also read this thread
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=29471 - it really does help if we know where you are
Re: timing belt
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:24 pm
by haydn callow
If it's never been changed or you don't know when it was last changed...I would like most others change it to be safe, a broken one can cause a lot of damage...Haveing said that I have never heard of a cambelt failing on a Bongo.
Re: timing belt
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:38 pm
by scanner
haydn callow wrote:If it's never been changed or you don't know when it was last changed...I would like most others change it to be safe, a broken one can cause a lot of damage...Haveing said that I have never heard of a cambelt failing on a Bongo.
I think Dandywarhol has said much the same, as the cambelt on a Bongo only drives the camshaft from the injector pump - the pump itself is driven by gears from the crank.
All that means that the Bongo cambelt has a relatively easy life.
But as with all things rubber, age is probably more important than amount of use and I would think 11y.o. is plenty old enough for a rubber belt - just think what 11y.o. tyres would be like.
