(timing belt)163,000 miles on a opel vectra 1999 di

giant_midget

As above, Bought this today for peanuts, Need it as a run about. The previous owner was very honest with me and he did not know when the timing belt was replaced on it, would rather him say this than lie to me.

Does anyone know the intervals that the belt should be replaced? I will get it done if need be but couldn't find out on google when they get replaced.

I was thinking about the 70miles then 140miles? am i right?

Thanks lads!

Midnight_EG

I'd get it done anyway

unkel

jesusinaglanza wrote: »

Does anyone know the intervals that the belt should be replaced?

That's not really relevant, is it? There's 163k miles on the car and there is no history of the timing belt being done. So it needs doing now. You've got two options:

1. Change it now (and if the car is a keeper, find out in a few years time what the interval is for the next change)

2. Don't change it, drive it until it dies (from a snapped belt or from something else) and buy another banger for peanuts

2010 G

98 vectra petrols belt had to be changed every 35000 miles

Le King

2010 G wrote: »

98 vectra petrols belt had to be changed every 35000 miles

The most is 50,000 miles for most cars. So 35,000 seems about right.

Stoolbend

If it's the 2.0l diesel it has a chain so it should be fine.

furtzy

Pretty sure the 2.0DI is a chain. The old 1.7 was a belt though

giant_midget

barry81 wrote: »

If it's the 2.0l diesel it has a chain so it should be fine.

furtzy wrote: »

Pretty sure the 2.0DI is a chain. The old 1.7 was a belt though

Was just reading this about the chain thanks for the knowledgeable:rolleyes: advice lads, im going to give it a massive service this afternoon

Thanks again