Vauxhall Astra H Estate - Cam belt change

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Fri 7 Feb 2014 08:14
Vauxhall Astra H Estate - Cam belt change - Polly10
I recently purchased a Vauxhall Astra H auto estate which has 36,500 miles on clock. The car is ex mobility and has a FSH from dealer , and I am very happy with it. However, I see from the website that HJ recommends a cambelt change every 40,000 miles or 4 years. The car is 3 years old (60 reg) should I be looking to get the cambelt changed at 40,000 miles? How can you tell if it needs it or not?
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Fri 7 Feb 2014 10:12
Vauxhall Astra H Estate - Cam belt change - Wizza

Personally? I would recommend following the dealers advice and changing the cambelt at 40k or four years old - which ever comes first.

The only way you can tell is if the cambelt is cracked but it's sometimes extremely difficult to look at it and in all honesty you really don't want the cam belt to go as it's an extremely expensive job if it does.

Get it changed and your worry free for another 40k miles :)

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Fri 7 Feb 2014 18:42
Vauxhall Astra H Estate - Cam belt change - elekie&a/c doctor

Are you sure this is an astra H?A 10 plate car should be an astra j series.The cam belt change interval is 10 years or 100k miles.hth

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Sat 8 Feb 2014 11:03
Vauxhall Astra H Estate - Cam belt change - jc2

What does the service book supplied with the car recommend?

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