Buying a car is a big budget for most people, nevertheless, to this one you will have to add the maintenance of your motor vehicle, and for some maintenance acts the bill can be quite high. It is consequently obvious to ask yourself when is the right time to accomplish these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. In this article we are going to describe to you when to change the timing belt on your seat altea? For that, first of all, we are going to find out why it is essential to achieve this act of maintenance, then, when to do the timing belt of your seat altea , then, we are going to fairly quickly demonstrate to you how this replace is done, and, finally, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a seat altea.
Why do we need to change the timing belt of an seat altea?
As we explained to you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a seat altea represents a very important budget, so we understand that you are cautious to do it and to allow you to understand the value of this fix, so we will fairly quickly describe why it is so important to do it on time.
Your seat altea’s timing belt objective
The timing of a seat altea has a vital role 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 allow 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 on time?
The issue with the timing of a seat altea is that it is internal to the engine unit. And therefore, 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 seat altea breaks, you will most 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 also break. The faster the engine is running at the moment of the breakage, the more serious the consequences are. It is consequently fundamental to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its seat altea?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to produce the timing belt of a seat altea? It is necessary to know that each engine is different and as we revealed earlier, 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 seat altea will be the less you will have to worry about your belt. Nevertheless, look at your seat altea’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 seat altea?
As the timing belt of a seat altea represents a high budget, one can rationally wonder if it is not possible to change it oneself. Sadly it is very hard to access and only the most experienced amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will be able to reflect on this procedure, we will even so fairly quickly summarize the different steps to be accomplished to replace this timing belt:
- Place the seat altea on stands, and depending on your engine unit you may possibly have to remove a wheel. Take out the timing gearboxes
- To get this done, 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. Take out the other components 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.
- Mount the new water pump.
- Mount the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Mount the new distribution of your seat altea by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt according to the manufacturer’s info.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Verify that the engine 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 replace the timing belt of your seat altea . Be aware that if you do it at the garage of the brand or at a motor vehicle 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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