Suzuki Swift Cambelt

Long overdue, even if not at the mileage.

Do you really want to leave it that long?

Yes.

It's 7 years

G10s are non-interference

Why? It's driven by the fanbelt.

It is a little overdue for a belt change (54k, 6 years). replace the belt and the tensioner roller. it is straightforward to do and should take less than 2 hours for the whole job. The engine is an interference engine (according to autodata) and will probably be damaged if the belt fails.

Thus spake Mrcheerful ( snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.co.uk) unto the assembled multitudes:

I make a point of always replacing my cambelt before the recommended mileage. It's 45K for my Astra, but I generally replace it by 40K. Compare the price of fitting a new belt with that of a wrecked engine and it's a no-brainer IMHO.

As I said.....

Agreed. Years ago, I used my wife's Maestro D with less than 20,000 miles from new . I travelled through very muddy conditions and the belt slipped with the anticipated disaster. I was lucky that it was only the top end that needed sorting out but still cost me a £K.

I also take the recommended replacement periods as a maximum though I have to say that having driven a couple of vehicles through 200,000 miles and current at 150,000 miles and several others close to 100,000 miles that one was the only problem I have had with OHCs.

thanks for all the replies.

Didnt realize the cambelt didnt drive the waterpump tho, does the waterpump still need replacing cos I thought they only got replaced as failure could throw the cambelt.

Gonna get a belt and tensioner ordered asap.

Rob

if the cambelt doesn't drive the waterpump (like yours) then there is no need to replace it before it fails/leaks, unless of course there is loads of dismantly needed to change the pump and it is very easily done when doing the cambelt (like late petrol focus)