Cam Belt Kits

Ford kits are cheap enough, why use anything else?

Is that over the counter to Joe Public or trade prices? For a 1.4 TDCi Contitech price is £49.75 + VAT are ford in the same ball park. I've googled for ford prices, but I think I'd have more luck joining the Masons!

Oh and I can't find any thing on the Auxiliary belt kits either.

Mike

"mike" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

This might sound a radical idea, but have you tried... telephoning... your local Ford dealer?

No. Went there one to buy a car, only to be told I could buy a diesel engined vehicle because I didn't do enough miles. It may have been economical sense but I bought a car from somewhere else.So I'm a bit reluctant to give them any trade. Looks like I may have to go out the parish to another dealer!!

If the car you were intending to buy was one fitted with a diesel particulate filter, the dealer did exactly the right thing.

But if you are ringing to make an enquiry about a price from the parts department, you will actually be costing them money!

Anyway, perhaps an email to these guys:

Chris

Thanks Chris I've posted off an inquiry

I bought a Contitech kit for my Mondeo from 'buypartsby' on EBay for £49+ £8.50 p+p. That was about half the price of my local factors, or the dealer.

Worked perfectly, had all the bits etc.

the genuine kit is 87 quid inc vat

can I ask what mileage you would need to be doing to make a diesel with a particulate filter a viable option? I do about 10k a year, 100 mile (each way motorway trips twice a month, and the rest town driving... although if I had a more economical car, I might actually do a few more miles...

sorry to op for the 'hijack'.

LL

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At 10K a year, a diesel make no economic sense whether fitted with a DPF or not. You would need to at least double that. Your driving profile would not compromise a DPF however.

Earlier vehicles had a DPF system that includes a small container of a volatile liquid. Tiny amounts of this liquid are released, to allow the contamination build up in the DPF to burn off at intervals determined by the vehicle usage.

The downside is that at intervals of around 50K miles. the container has to be refilled, usually as part of a scheduled service. Failure to replace the fluid will lead to DPF failure, and eventually an expensive breakdown.

Needless to say, dealers will not usually sell you the fluid, citing its volatility. Top up would perhaps add perhaps 50 to 100UKP to the service costs.

Current vehicles do not use this system; instead, at intervals when the engine and exhaust are fully warmed up, extra fuel is used to burn off the DPF contamination. This will only happen when the vehicle is working reasonably hard.

If DPF regeneration has not happened as it should, typically the engine malfunction light will flash as a warning. When this occurs, it is important to drive the vehicle as instructed in the owner's handbook as soon as possible.

If the vehicle continues to be driven in a manner where the DPF can't regenerate, the engine will shut down in order to try to protect the (expensive!) filter. Recovery to a dealer will then be needed; the vehicle will be hooked up to a computer that will allow it to start, and then a sequence of warm up, followed by periods of time at fairly high revs will follow. This process should recover the DPF if damage is not too severe.

In the event that DPF recovery is not possible, it will mean replacement. This isn't cheap. It might be in the range of 300 to 800UKP.

It seems daft that inner cities are the place where vehicles with DPF's are of the most benefit, yet that type of driving renders them as unsuitable.

Chris

Chris Whelan gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

PSA's Eolys is probably what you're thinking of - and there's no availability issues with it. Widely available through any dealer.

And re-gen-ing the FAP is an un-necessary hassle whether by powerwasher (messy) or replacement (expensive)

Tim..

Not especially; VAG use a similar system on some DPF vehicles.

Three local Peugeot dealers refused to sell it to my stepson, who is an accredited VW master tech. He had to get it from a pal at one of the dealers.

VW dealerships have a similar policy.

Chris