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Camshaft drive chain (defused) when to change this?

Hi
Please can Someone advise when the camshaft drive chain
Should be change on 57 plate Peugeot 308
Does this car have one took it to garage and he advise this
Said it takes about 3 hours overall to do at
£30 per hours plus price for chain is this cheap
Or a rip off
Any help will do
Thanks
Wayne

WaYne, August 2013

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The price you mention is not expensive but I question why it needs doing. Furthermore I would use a Peugeot specialist to do the work, preferably an independent Peugeot specialist garage familiar with these cars.

ChicksFan, August 2013

Your car has the 1.6 VTi 120PS chain-cam petrol engine. If the car has been serviced properly with frequent and regular oil and filter changes the cam-chain should not require routine replacement.

What makes you think it does?

ChicksFan, August 2013

Chicksfan
Thanks for info my car is a 308se120
First erg 2007
So i do not know that why I wanted to ask
The question to see if someone can help
Do not know a lot about cars do not want
To get ripped off
Thank

Wayne, August 2013

As long as you change your engine oil every year or 10,000 miles it is unlikely that a camchain would require replacement except at extremely high mileages.

Are you sure your car doesn't have a belt instead of a chain? Which engine does YOUR car have? Belts do need renewing at regular intervals. Get a Peugeot specialist to do the job.

ChicksFan, August 2013

£30 /hr is cheap for a garage nowadays.

cdc, August 2013

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