Alfa 156 Cam Belt Needing Changing at 22K Miles

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mlalfa - 30 Sep 2005 19:36 GMT

My Alfa 156 2.0 JTS went in for its 2 yr service having done 22,000
miles. They said it needed cam belt & balance belt changing. They also
said this wasn’t covered under the warranty as these were wear and
tear items. This sounded ridiculous and i have been on to Alfa
customer care & they said warranty would not cover it but have offered
to pay the parts but garage would not help with the labour costs.
Has anyone else been successful in similar situation getting this done
either under warranty or by the garage?
Cheers,
Matt

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Barry Bingham - 30 Sep 2005 22:24 GMT

> My Alfa 156 2.0 JTS went in for its 2 yr service having done 22,000
> miles. They said it needed cam belt & balance belt changing. They also
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> Cheers,
> Matt

It is ridiculous Matt - why are they even looking at a cambelt on a car
at only 22k and 24/12?? The Alfa line is generally "check at 36k, change
anyway at 72K". Anyone know of cambelts going at less than 36K?? At this
rate we'll be swapping them every 12K........ Is this a main dealer?

Barry

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SteveH - 30 Sep 2005 22:34 GMT

> > My Alfa 156 2.0 JTS went in for its 2 yr service having done 22,000
> > miles. They said it needed cam belt & balance belt changing. They also
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> anyway at 72K". Anyone know of cambelts going at less than 36K?? At this
> rate we'll be swapping them every 12K........ Is this a main dealer?

It's a sensible precaution to have a look at the belt on every service,
just in case something has contaminated or damaged the belt. A stone or
similar getting wedged in where it's not wanted can destroy a belt very
quickly.

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Paul Woodsford - 30 Sep 2005 23:19 GMT

Alfa 147 1.6TS, Cambelt blew at 12,350 miles, 5 days after 12,000/1st year
service.
Fortunately only doing 5mph.
Needless to say replaced under warranty.
IMHO if belts wear out before time/milage check as stated in Service
protocol that indicates a problem part which should be sorted by company
itself if all services have been carried out as recommended by approved
dealer.

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>> > My Alfa 156 2.0 JTS went in for its 2 yr service having done 22,000
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> similar getting wedged in where it's not wanted can destroy a belt very
> quickly.

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Ross - 20 Oct 2005 11:56 GMT

> My Alfa 156 2.0 JTS went in for its 2 yr service having done 22,000
> miles. They said it needed cam belt & balance belt changing. They also
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> Has anyone else been successful in similar situation getting this done
> either under warranty or by the garage?

The belt on my 147 1.6 was changed under warranty when it was in for its 36
month service...the dealer checked the tensioner as prescribed by Alfa, felt
there was a problem and sorted it under warranty...no fuss, no argument!

Regards
Ross

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