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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: pauls on 20 December 2011, 12:21:19

Title: almera tino
Post by: pauls on 20 December 2011, 12:21:19
Hi i think a while back i said i got the wife a tino. I have a couple of question. 1. I belive this has a cambelt when does it need changing. Car has done 32k. 2. When looking at the engine it has a belt on the left this sound like it is sqealing when engine running would this be the belt or something esle.
Cheers Paul.
Title: Re: almera tino
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 20 December 2011, 14:38:34
I am pretty sure it has a Cam Chain like the Micra etc not a Cambelt mate.
Title: Re: almera tino
Post by: henryd on 20 December 2011, 14:44:21
Hi i think a while back i said i got the wife a tino. I have a couple of question. 1. I belive this has a cambelt when does it need changing. Car has done 32k. 2. When looking at the engine it has a belt on the left this sound like it is sqealing when engine running would this be the belt or something esle.
Cheers Paul.

What age Tino,petrol or diesel and cc ?
Title: Re: almera tino
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 20 December 2011, 14:46:22
Forgot the second question ooops.. The belt you can see will be the Auxbelt/Fanbelt. They sometimes squeal when the tension needs tightening or needs a new belt.

I think the Cam Chain is supposed to be a life thing, so no changing intervals.. But, with the Micra''s anyway at about 53 plate there was a problem with the tension. I did one not long ago which was a pain in the arse that Nissan wanted £1500 to put right... So an expensive job, to keep in mind if buying one......
Title: Re: almera tino
Post by: pauls on 20 December 2011, 18:42:30
Thanks sorry forgot to say its a 2004 1.8 petrol.
Title: Re: almera tino
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 December 2011, 19:33:46
Are they not the MR engine which is timing chain based?

The squaling may be the aux belt and the casue could be a failing ancillary, buggered tensioner or knackered belt
Title: Re: almera tino
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 December 2011, 19:38:55
Scratch that, its the QG engine.

Still timing chain based but less reliable