Buying a car is a big budget for most of us, nevertheless, to this one you will have to add the routine service of your motor vehicle, and for some routine service works the bill can be quite high. It is so logical to ask yourself when is the most fortunate time to carry out these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. Today we are going to show you to you when to change the timing belt on your Alfa Romeo Mito? For that, first of all, we are going to see why it is important to do this act of routine service, then, when to do the timing belt of your Alfa Romeo Mito , then, we are going to fairly quickly describe to you how this replace is done, and, at last, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Alfa Romeo Mito.
Why do we need to change the timing belt of an Alfa Romeo Mito?
As we told you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Alfa Romeo Mito represents an important budget, so we figure out that you are hesitant to do it and to allow you to figure out the value of this fix, so we will fairly quickly show you why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Alfa Romeo Mito’s timing belt objective
The timing of a Alfa Romeo Mito has an important purpose in the smooth running of your engine. In fact, it will have the mission to synchronize the valves and pistons, and to make the link between the camshaft, the water pump, the crankshaft and the injection pump . It will enable the engine unit to work effectively, and avoid any risk of engine breakage. The shorter the distance your vehicle travels, the more your belt will be solicited when starting the engine unit.
What are the risks if the timing belt is not changed in time?
The issue with the timing of a Alfa Romeo Mito is that it is internal to the engine unit. And consequently, unlike an accessory belt, it is unachievable to visually check its condition. So you might believe that this belt is just an insignificant part, but the risks you take if you don’t change it in time are enormous. If the timing of your Alfa Romeo Mito breaks, you will definitely have to change the engine of this one. In fact, the pistons will hit the valves and injure them, and the camshaft will as well break. The faster the engine is running at the moment of the breakage, the more significant the consequences are. It is consequently vital to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its Alfa Romeo Mito?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to produce the timing belt of a Alfa Romeo Mito? It is required to know that each engine unit is different and as we revealed earlier, we must not miss on the replacement of this part. The more we advance in time the more the manufacturers improve the timing belt and normally the more recent your Alfa Romeo Mito will be the less you will have to worry about your belt. However, look at your Alfa Romeo Mito’s service book to get the exact life and maximum mileage you can accomplish before you do the timing . On average, timing belts have a life of 5 to 10 years and a maximum mileage between 80, 000 and 200, 000km .
How to change the timing belt of an Alfa Romeo Mito?
As the timing belt of a Alfa Romeo Mito represents a high budget, one can rationally question if it is not possible to change it oneself. Regrettably it is very hard to access and only the most knowledgeable amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will have the ability to reflect on this operation, we will nevertheless fairly quickly summarize the different steps to be performed to change this timing belt:
- Place the Alfa Romeo Mito on stands, and depending on your engine unit you might have to remove a wheel. Take out the timing gearboxes
- To do this, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit elements remain in the right position, in any other case your engine unit will break. Take out the other elements that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Take out the old distribution after loosening the tension rollers. Before positioning the new one, you must remove all the tensioning rollers and the water pump.
- Place the new water pump.
- Mount the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Mount the new distribution of your Alfa Romeo Mito by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as indicated by the manufacturer’s info.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Verify that the engine unit is running effectively.
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Replacing the timing belt how much does it cost?
And finally, we’ll try to give you an idea of the price if you want to change the timing belt of your Alfa Romeo Mito . Take note that if you do it at the garage area of the brand or at a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert the price can vary quite a lot, but generally we estimate that the price of the distribution varies between 400 and 900 euros , depending on the place where you do it and your engine unit. Please be aware that the kits include the belt, idlers and water pump.
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