Cambelts

What is a cambelt?
The cambelt (timing belt) is one of the most important components of your car engine. Essentially, it is designed to keep the bottom half of the engine in sync with the top half.

How often should I change my cambelt?
Most vehicle manufacturers recommend a cambelt change every 40,000 to 60,000 miles or roughly every 5 years. If you don’t change your cambelt when it’s due, you run the risk of causing a great deal of damage to your car’s engine – a snapped cambelt can cause expensive and serious damage.

What happens if my cambelt snaps?
It depends on what kind of engine you have; in an interference type engine serious, expensive damage can be caused by a snapped cambelt, in a non-interference engine, no damage occurs and a new belt can just be popped on.

Give us a call at Uckfield Motor Services if you have any questions or concerns about cambelts – our team of technicians are here to help and advise.

An award-winning, family-run, independent garage, Uckfield Motor Services provides a wide range of garage services. We are highly recommended and have customers not only in the local Uckfield area but from all across East Sussex. We’re proud to be approved members of HEVRA which is a national association of garages that are qualified to repair and service electric and hybrid vehicles.

To find out more about Cambelts in Uckfield, contact us online or call us directly on 01825 760557

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