Garage video. More repairs possibly

[trevorbayliss]

My yeti has gone in to get the clutch slave cylinder pipe changed as it keeps leaking after i had a new clutch fitted (not skoda garage) last autumn.


So that is going to be sorted. However they have sent a video showing bits that need attention. The brakes are at 55% and the discs are corroded, but i think these are ok for now so will wait until later to change.


The exhaust clamp is pretty badly corroded. Should i get this replaced ? It is recommended.

 

[Burnerman]

If that’s the sleeve that connects the two lengths of exhaust together then yes, get it done.
The pipes themselves are stainless, yet the sleeve is mild steel for some reason!
Discs and pads are completely straightforward - perfectly routine.
John

 

[trevorbayliss]

Ok thanks.

If the brakes are at 55% i assume it is too early to replace them.

Any idea when the cam belt needs replacing on the skoda yeti ? It's done 90k miles and we havent changed it yet.

 

[mointainwalker]

Ok thanks.

If the brakes are at 55% i assume it is too early to replace them.

Are you talking % efficiency or % disc thickness ?

 

[trevorbayliss]

this was the pad thickness

 

[Mottie]

Any idea when the cam belt needs replacing on the skoda yeti ? It's done 90k miles and we havent changed it yet.

What engine does it have?

 

[Burnerman]

I'll bet a penny to a pound that the inner surface of the discs will be badly corroded - unfortunately it's not easy to see them!
It's always worth popping the pads out for a good wire brushing and checking things then.
My own Yeti (2.0 cr diesel, 65 plate, 40k) says a timing belt at 110k miles or 5 years. I intend to replace it this summer and I imagine it will look perfectly ok.
John

 

[JohnD]

On the subject of timing belts, how long should they last on a very low mileage car? On other cars, when they were replaced on schedule, they came out looking almost like new.

 

[Burnerman]

The million dollar question John, which we have tried to thrash out before.
With modern belts, a visual inspection will really tell you lots....when timing belts first came out in the late 70's they often had cord failure that wasn't visible - they were also very prone to oil contamination. (The early Ford CVH engine will give testimony to that)! These days the belts tend to be thicker and wider (in general) than they once were and are more oil resistant and not so time determinate on their degrading.
Several factors come into play.....the initial start up from cold puts lots of shear strain on the belt teeth, the belt route also can give the belt a hard time.
So - there's no real answer to your query which will stand up should the belt snap but I'd reckon 7 years max. (only my opinion!)
John

 

[Mottie]

On the subject of timing belts, how long should they last on a very low mileage car? On other cars, when they were replaced on schedule, they came out looking almost like new.

Many Fords are 8/10 years or approx 100,000 miles. VW/Audi go on time rather than mileage. 4 or 5 years depending on age/model. I've replaced the belt and water pump twice so far on our Diesel Golf. The A3 is overdue now so I will be doing it in the next couple of months. Quite a discussion about it on the VW/Audi forums. The engines are all built on the same production line but when its fitted in a LHD car and shipped to Europe its 10 years for the belt change. Stick the same engine in a RHD car and send it to the UK and its 5 years! Apparently its the UK importer that sets the cam belt change interval, not VW themselves.

 

[JohnD]

so maybe after 19 years, time for a change

edit
just checked the accounting package, and nothing listed, though there are a couple of £200 ish servicing bill with no description I might look for.

and it's on the third battery and the third set of tyres from new

after 23 thousand miles

it owes me nothing