Astra CDTi cambelt interval

every 100,000 or ten years

Blimey Mrcheerful, that was the quickest reply I ever saw, thanks :)

Are you sure it's such a long interval? That's amazing if so. I was banking on having to do a cambelt change soon as it's 4.5 yrs old.

Some are 60k. Certainly the Z17DTH (100bhp) is, as my car will be needing one soon :-/

my info came from autodata, a check with a vauxhall agent would be wise, but at least it isn't due straight away from the looks of things.

Mine came from vauxhall TIS, and I'm pretty sure the car manual stated the same. Always worth checking, as if they go bang on the 1700s, you'll be needing a new cylinder head.

given Vauxhalls track record on timing belt's or should I say tensioners going prior to their change date & seeing other vehicles snapping belts before time I wouldn't let any vehicle get that high before changing a belt.

you probably know this but a few manufactures don't give a recommended replacement interval, they leave it up to the vehicle owner.

Thanks for the info. I'll check, but will probably do it before 6yrs/60k to be on the safe side.