2005 '55 2.8 Timing Belt Change..
 

I have done a search through the forum and can't seem to get a definitive answer on this...:confused:

Some say 60, others 100 and a few have changed either side of 80K...

Can anyone tell me when the belt needs to be changed?

Not sure if it being a 55 plate in 2005 makes any difference....:rolleyes:

Its not just mileage that's involved here, its also age. Your car is now 9 years old and that belt has not only done mileage but many engine stop starts which put much straining jerks through it as it starts. But if your prepared to take the chance it may go to 150,000miles before your engine goes BANG.......AGE is the answer....

Get on with it man, and change it. And any tensioners associated.

Leedsman.

Message received loud and clear...
 

Cheers guys :)

I just thought it may be a bit extravagant to change it now at 67K if they don't need doing till 100K...:rolleyes:

I will get it done now as you suggest ;)

84 Months/105 K what ever comes first

Thank you VERY much FIREM :D

Much appreciated :)

Hi All

This is very thing I checked at my Chrysler dealer this week. Mine is a 2007 and is 100k/8yrs. They changed in 2007 and before that it was 60k and I can't remember if it was 5 or 6 years.

Regards John.

Thanks John ;)

I'm going to take the advice and get it changed. Am I being a bit neurotic by researching timing belt and water pump brands...? Or are they all much the same?

OK, I've now bought a Gates Powergrip belt, tensioners and idlers along with a new water pump and seals.

Does anyone have an idea of how long it would take a mechanic to fit them?

Just trying to budget for this and other things at the minute and don't want t get fleeced by a garage...:rolleyes:

I'm no professional mechanic, but I'm pretty handy with my cars n motorbikes....

I just did the whole belts on my 2.5 CRD for the 2nd time, this time I also replaced the water pump. Took me about 6hrs start to finish with one cuppa tea !

Doing the water pump adds quite a bit of time because you have to definitely use the timing pins, remove the cam sprockets and timing backplate, which is a pain.

My 2.5 has 147,000 miles and I did the pump as a precaution.... the old one was fine tho... so I'd think twice about doing it at the first cambelt change.

Mat

Garage time for the job is 4 hours but they're likely to have all the tools. Chrysler price about £750, non franchised £500, kit £220.

I'd like to see them do it in 4hrs... :)

I have all the tools including the timing pins that I made myself (worked perfectly) and I wasn't hanging around, I knew exactly what to remove and in what sequence...

The first time I fitted new pulleys even tho the originals were fine.. this time I didn't change the pulleys, but did fit a new tensioner for the timing belt.

I think the belt (Conti-tech) was around £40, tensioner £35 and water pump was £42.... so not too bad

All's well that ends well...
 

Well after all that helpful advice, none of it was necessary.....

I had pro actively bo8ght a full timing belt kit including water pump for £250 to give to the dealer to fit for me, only to find when I got there that they had got all of the documented service history together and discovered an invoice for a new cam belt and alternator belt installation in June 2013....:D Only 4K miles ago..

Result ;)

Luckily the Ebay store that sold me the kit and water pump had no problem in accepting returns.

The dealer even had a brand new drop down DVD player installed as the original one was not working :eek:

The car is driving like a dream and I have one very happy family :D

That sounds like you got a great deal Merle, have lots of family fun in your new vehicle.