Buying a car is a big budget for many of us, however, to this one you will have to add the maintenance of your car, and for some maintenance works the bill can be quite high. It is consequently obvious to ask yourself when is the right time to carry out these repairs and not do them “for nothing”. On this page we are going to describe to you when to replace the timing belt on your Seat Tarraco? For that, first of all, we are going to discover why it is necessary to achieve this work of maintenance, then, when to do the timing belt of your Seat Tarraco , then, we are going to fairly quickly explain to you how this change is done, and, finally, how much it costs to do the timing belt of a Seat Tarraco.
Why do we need to replace the timing belt of an Seat Tarraco?
As we told you in introduction, changing a timing belt on a Seat Tarraco represents a significant budget, so we figure out that you are hesitant to do it and to allow you to figure out the benefit of this repair, so we will fairly quickly describe why it is so important to do it on time.
Your Seat Tarraco’s timing belt action
The timing of a Seat Tarraco has an essential role 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 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 Seat Tarraco is that it is internal to the engine unit. And so, in contrast to an accessory belt, it is difficult to visually verify its state. So you might believe that this belt is just an unimportant component, but the risks you take if you don’t replace it in time are enormous. If the timing of your Seat Tarraco breaks, you will definitely have to replace the engine of this one. In 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 severe the outcomes are. It is therefore primordial to make your timing belt on time .
When to do the timing belt of its Seat Tarraco?
We will now answer the question that you all have to ask yourselves, when to produce the timing belt of a Seat Tarraco? It is required to know that each engine unit is different and as we mentioned 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 Seat Tarraco will be the less you will have to get worried about your belt. Nevertheless, check out your Seat Tarraco’s service book to get the exact life and maximum mileage you can achieve before you do the timing . Generally, timing belts have a life of 5 to 10 years and a maximum mileage between 80, 000 and 200, 000km .
How to replace the timing belt of an Seat Tarraco?
As the timing belt of a Seat Tarraco represents a high budget, one can rationally question if it is not possible to replace it yourself. Sadly it is very hard to access and just the most knowledgeable amateur mechanics and the most equipped with tools will have the ability to reflect on this procedure, we will even so fairly quickly explain the different steps to be carried out to replace this timing belt:
- Place the Seat Tarraco on stands, and depending on your engine unit you may have to remove a wheel. Remove the timing gearboxes
- To achieve this, you must buy the timing kit so that all the engine unit elements remain in the right position, otherwise your engine unit will break. Remove the other elements that bother you (damper pulley for example).
- Remove 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.
- Install the new tension rollers, pay attention to the location of each one.
- Install the new distribution of your Seat Tarraco by respecting the markers.
- Tension the belt as outlined by the manufacturer’s specifics.
- Put the rest of it back together.
- Verify 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 replace the timing belt of your Seat Tarraco . Be aware that if you do it at the garage area of the brand or at a car center like Feu Vert the price can vary 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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