Omega V6 Timing Belt Change ? or Not ?

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Dear all,I have V-plate Omega 2.5 V6-CDX.  It has a rather low 26k miles on theclock and its coming up for 2nd MOT and service time. I have a dilemaand hope that somebody here can offer advice.The VX garage mentioned - Timing belt change at 40k or 4 years to me.Since the car is almost 4 years old, does it need changing despite thelow miles on the car ?  I have had from new and religously servicedevery year.I have heared of some of the problems people have had when the belts(and tensioneres ??) have been changed on these V6 engines.  I believethat they are a Pig to do, and since everything is all original and Ihave no problems with car, rattles and engine as new and purrs like agood-en, I am wondering if its worth letting a dealer loose on theengine if I know its fine ?Is it worth having the belts done in a couple of years time, when it'scloser to the 40k miles ??Any advice gratefuly recieved.Cheers,Andy.

Pete Smith · Accepted Answer

Yes. Definitely.IMO, I'd not get a dealer to do it. Ask around for a local (smallish) garage who has a good reputation for quality work, and ask them. It will probably work out a lot cheaper than a main dealer.That'll be up to you, but when the car's 7 years old, you've done 38k, and you then hear the "pop, bang bang bang tinkle smash grind grind grind" of your cambelt having gone because you didn't change it, you _will_ get a sinking feeling.OTOH, what's a 7 year old Omega worth? If it's less than a cambelt change....This is just IMO BTW, but for my car, spending 100 quid getting the belt changed is a damn site cheaper than 500 quid for a new engine or 2k for a new car!Pete.

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