Paseo Cambelt Change Interval

[thedazman]

Hello everyone i am new here, three weeks ago i purchased myself a 1996 Toyota Paseo 1.5Si for the princely sum of £1,000 with 43K on the clock, i have recently had it service and the mechanic equired if its had a cambelt change or not i replied no as the full service history indicates not. Does anybody know when the change interval for the Paseo is wether it be a certain milage or age.

thedazman

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[riko666]

every 60,000mi

[Lomondcruise.com]

if its a 96 and never been done, i would do it quick, its every 3years or 60k!!

[bluepaseo]

Yeah, do it now if never been done. The belt is quite pricey as its unique to the car, around £45 from Toyota and been told the only pattern ones are blueprinted ones anyway so wont be a lot cheaper. But, its a fairly simple job on the Paseo. Great price BTW!

[DazH]

I agree, get it done but you should only pay about £20 tops for a Blueprint one.

[nrgizerbunny]

is the paseo not the 4efe/5efe? if it is, then belt costs £16 and thats for a gates belt

[thedazman]

Thanks for the input everyone i will get it booked in as soon as possible.

thedazman

[jen09]

I have just got a quote to replace a cambelt from Toyota and the say they can change it for me for £182.99 they can also give me a discount which will bring it down to £173.85(whoopie doo)!. They sa it takes about 1hr 45mins to do. Are they KIDDING me or is this price normal?

[DazH]

Get a belt from a motor factor and take it to an independent garage , it'll work out cheaper that way. hth