Buying a car is a big budget for most people, however, to this one you will have to add the routine service of your car, 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 perform these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. On this page we are going to describe to you when to change the timing belt on your Fiat 500? For that, to begin with, we are going to find out why it is important to achieve this act of routine service, then, when to do the timing belt of your Fiat 500 , then, we are going to quickly explain to you how this change is done, and, at last, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Fiat 500.
Why do we need to change the timing belt of an Fiat 500?
As we informed you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Fiat 500 represents a significant budget, so we understand that you are hesitant to do it and to allow you to understand the value of this repair, so we will quickly describe why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Fiat 500’s timing belt objective
The timing of a Fiat 500 has an important purpose in the smooth running of your engine. In actual 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 properly, and avoid any risk of engine breakage. The shorter the distance your car 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 Fiat 500 is that it is internal to the engine unit. And consequently, contrary to an accessory belt, it is unachievable to visually check its state. So you might think that this belt is just an insignificant component, but the risks you take if you don’t change it in time are big. If the timing of your Fiat 500 breaks, you will definitely have to change the engine of this one. In actual 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 serious the consequences are. It is consequently primordial to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its Fiat 500?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to make the timing belt of a Fiat 500? It is required to know that each engine unit is different and as we explained above, we must not miss on the replacement of this component. The more we advance in time the more the manufacturers improve the timing belt and normally the more recent your Fiat 500 will be the less you will have to worry about your belt. However, check out your Fiat 500’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 Fiat 500?
As the timing belt of a Fiat 500 represents a high budget, one can logically wonder if it is not possible to change it oneself. Unfortunately it is very difficult to access and only the most skilled amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will be able to reflect on this process, we will however quickly illustrate the different steps to be carried out to change this timing belt:
- Place the Fiat 500 on stands, and depending on your engine unit you might have to remove a wheel. Remove the timing gearboxes
- To do this, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit components remain in the right position, in any other case your engine unit will break. Remove the other components that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Remove the old distribution after loosening the tension rollers. Before positioning the new one, you must take out 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 Fiat 500 by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as outlined by the manufacturer’s specifics.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Check that the engine unit is running properly.
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Changing 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 Fiat 500 . Take note that if you do it at the garage area of the brand or at a car center like Feu Vert the price can vary quite a lot, but in general 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 note that the kits include the belt, idlers and water pump.
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