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Gazdon10

New Member

• Sep 16, 2022

• #1

Hi
Following my service today I have been advised that I'm over the year change with the timing belt by 2yrs but well within the mileage. I have it booked for the next available slot which is 3 weeks but am due an 8 day touring holiday with the caravan next week so should I cancel this trip? Thing is if my service was 2 weeks later I wouldn't have known anyway. Thx

 

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lynall

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Sep 16, 2022

• #2

What car/engine?

 

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Ratae

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2022

• #3

If it's the one in your 'Introduce yourself' post it's a Freelander SD4 HSE 2013
Probably best to ask on the appropriate forum.

 

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Gazdon10

New Member

• Sep 16, 2022

• #4

Ratae said:

If it's the one in your 'Introduce yourself' post it's a

lynall said:

What car/engine?

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Probably best to ask on the appropriate forum.

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lynall said:

What car/engine?

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Freelander SD4 HSE 2013

 

steve2286w

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2022

• #5

May help but got my golf belt changed at 65k and 6 years , I asked for old bits back and belt was like new still with writing on , I would just go enjoy the hol and don’t stress the engine and ensure you have breakdown ins

 

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myfirstl322

Well-Known Member

• Sep 17, 2022

• #6

Perhaps you ought to check your spectacles testicles wallet and watch before each start-up.

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 17, 2022

• #7

Gazdon10 said:

Hi
Following my service today I have been advised that I'm over the year change with the timing belt by 2yrs but well within the mileage. I have it booked for the next available slot which is 3 weeks but am due an 8 day touring holiday with the caravan next week so should I cancel this trip? Thing is if my service was 2 weeks later I wouldn't have known anyway. Thx

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I'd not worry about it myself. The DW12 timing belt used to have a 10 year, or 150k mile change intervals.
This was reduced to 7 years or 100k miles when the facelift came out in 2012.
The belt is the same, so presumably LR just needed the belt to be changed in the dealer, rather than a much cheaper garage when the vehicle was 10 years old.
The truth is that even at 10 years or 150k miles behind them, the belts still show little evidence of travelling such a distance, and belt failure on these engines is really rare, like virtually unheard-of.

So knowing what I know about this belt drive system, I'd not be concerned about it.

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• Oct 1, 2022

• #8

Change the belt when yer back from holiday. And make sure the haldex and rear diff has been serviced anorl, to reduce the chance of failure.

 

K14

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2022

• #9

Change it when you get back.