Hi folks
Cannot find a definitive answer to the interval change
When I bought the motorhome I was told 100k miles or 70k miles
It's a 2.8 idtd engine from the year 2000 NOT the jtd
Can anyone advise
I can give details according to AutoData Timing belt manual if you provide Engine Series Number.
Note interval for replacing belt are on time and mileage , so which ever is soonest!
However this Forum is littered with people who have taken their expensive Motor Home to have that job done, ending up with catastrophic engine damage due to incompetent repair and vehicle unusable. A quick search on Forum will confirm this statement!
What often seems to happen is the job is done and seemingly OK for 200 miles or so and then belt goes slack due to tensioner issues, resulting in the valves meeting the pistons, which is bad enough, but due to this engine design it then bends the con rod, so a total rebuild at great expense. Customer is often told they just need to replace the damaged valves and refit cylinder head. However a quick measurement on piston height with it's matching partner will usually show one piston lower down the cylinder bore than it's partner by around a couple of mm, this means the engine will never run smoothly until corrected.
This often seems to mean vehicle is off the road for many months whilst legal arguments about who is going to pay!
I am long retired so not getting involved, but have done this job many times in the past, mostly on Iveco Daily's, but some Ducato's with the same engine Series. Also stripped and rebuild the engines after others have caused the damage.
Having said all this, a competent owner or a good mechanic should have no major issues in doing the job as it is a fairly simple design and apart from cam belt job when due , along with regular oil and filter changes these engines are very robust and have been known to exceed 4-500,000 miles. A couple of mine had over 200K miles.