Service intervals for Rover 620Si

My '85 SD1 is 10,000 mile oil changes so I doubt they went backwards.

they were 12k services (or each year regardless of mileage. ) they have two belts, one for balance shafts. change both every 5 years or 60k. They are tricky, but not evil to do yourself. look very carefully at the water pump, as that is a weak point, probably worth changing too unless it looks new. don't skimp on anti freeze as the rad is another weak point, clutch slave goes too.

At this end of the market you have got to weigh up the odds of the cambelt gong against the cost of fitting one, bearing in mind the value of the car. I've bought many old cars around the £200-500 range and never bothered getting the cambelt replaced because its just not worth the cost on such a low value car. I'd rather spend on brakes or tyres and hope for the best. Currently my £200 Sierra is doing fine after 2½ years of trouble free motoring. Second Sierra I've had since 2001. Basic preventative maintenance like regular oil changes and driving it gently all help, but a good engine thrashing doesn't seem to do it any harm once in a while. In fact it improved mine as when I first got it, it used a pint of oil every 200 miles, but now I get 500 miles.

Thanks for the info, will check the water pump too. Oh and thanks for the tip on the clutch slave :-)

And handbrake adjusters on the rear calipers. There's a cover you can take off with a 10mm adjuster nut underneath.

There's also the massive inconvenience of being stranded if it lets go. I'd always change the cambelt on anything I was unsure of the provenance of - it's not something you can fix at the side of the road.

Jesus Jones! I'd go absolutely ape if any car I had were using that much oil. I'd go ape if it were *leaking* that much oil. A pint every couple of months is enough...