Cambelt change on Renault Trafic

[Midwest]

My lad has just bought a seond hand 2007 Renault Trafic SL27 DCI 115, on 109,000 miles. He asked if the cambelt had been changed before he bought it. The dealer rang Renault, who said these have a chain, so don't need changing just re tensioning. Is that correct? I've just done a bit of Googling, with various hits on cambelt changing.

 

[parker56]

phone any dealer yourself and ask them cambelt or chain,better than any sales man.

 

[Sav]

Hi mate,
I had the earlier dci100 models.

These had the 1.9 turbo diesel engine and were belt driven.

The later 2.0 dci 115 models are chain driven and do not require any kind of belt change.
They also have a better and more reliable gearbox than the previous model. I know because I had one !!

Now moving up to the 115dci model.

Hope this helps,

Sav

 

[Midwest]

Yep, he has the service book and will ring the garage that last did a service after the Bank Holiday weekend.

 

[sedgy34]

good post i have the same and was wondering that also