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Why is it so important to change your timing belt? Failure to replace your timing belt at the recommended schedule could cause the timing belt to break and cause internal engine damage resulting in expensive repairs. How often should you change your timing belt? Alfa Romeo recommend for Twinspark and JTS engines every 36,000 miles or 3 years, whichever comes first. For Diesel and V6 engines Alfa Romeo recommend every 72,000 miles or 5 years. We recommend evry 60,000 miles for the V6 engines What damage is caused when you have a timing belt failure? -Damage could be caused to: Timing belt Tensioner, pulleys and water pump. Should you change the waterpump? When a water pump fails, circulation of water in the engine stops, causing overheating and possible head gasket failure. it is effectively the same labour to replace a waterpump on its own as replacing a timing belt. Why change the balancer shaft belt and the tensioner? Because of the close proximity between the balancershaft belt and the timing belt, the balancershaft belt can become wedged, causing damage to the timing belt |
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