Cambelts

Cambelts are an essential part of your vehicle and not replacing your cambelt at the manufacturer’s recommended guidelines can result in serious damage to your car’s engine. Rotherfield Motor Company are keen to help you avoid huge repair bills caused by cambelt failure.

Cambelt Replacement

Unlike gearboxes and clutches where problems can be diagnosed, Cambelts will naturally wear and require replacement after a set time or mileage interval. However each car manufacturer will recommend different intervals for different models. Failure to follow the manufacturer’s guidelines can lead to costly damage, so we recommend that you contact our highly qualified mechanics or enquire next time you have your car serviced. Finding out when your cambelt should be changed is easier than having your brakes checked, but it can be far more expensive if you overlook it!

What are Cambelts?

Cambelts are toothed rubber or Nitrile belts that help to maintain the timing between the camshaft and crankshaft. If you’re not too familiar with what these are, then imagine a bicycle – the chain on your bike is like the cambelt, so you would not get very far if your chain broke! However, if you were riding your bike and your chain did break, you would stop pedalling. A car, on the other hand won’t and as a result, the engine can become severely damaged. This is why it’s so important to replace a cambelt along the recommended guidelines.

Brakes

As a leading brake specialist, Rotherfield Motor Company are your local experts, we make sure your brakes are in full working order. Rotherfield Motor Company can replace the brakes on any make or model of vehicle and hold stock on the widest possible selection of brakes, regardless of shape and size. So if your brakes need replacing, we should be able to do it that very day.

Brake Maintenance

Brake checks are an important part of your vehicle servicing requirements, so we recommend that you have your brakes inspected periodically and not just when you have your MOT test. If you tend to use your car mainly for short journeys for instance, it is likely that you will wear the brakes down quicker than if the car is used predominantly for longer trips. It is therefore important that you can spot the most common tell-tale signs of when your brake pads are in need of changing or repair:

Grinding noise

This usually suggests that the brake pads have reached the minimum thickness, so you should contact us ASAP to have your car brake pads checked.

Brake Checks

Our brake check facility gives a clear picture of the condition of your vehicle’s brakes, and whether you need new brake pads, brake discs or if the braking system itself is in need of repair. All elements are inspected against the manufacturer’s specification, which means we help you get your brakes back to the most efficient standards set.

Exhaust System

The exhaust system is an important component of your vehicle. Firstly, the exhaust helps to direct noxious gases away from the cabin, so you will not be exposed to gases that can harm your immediate and long term health.

Another important function of the exhaust is to make sure your car is being as fuel efficient as possible, by monitoring the levels of oxygen emitted and using this information to balance the fuel/air mix of the engine to the optimum level.

Wheel Alignment

Incorrect wheel alignment becomes obvious when either the inner or the outer edge of the tyres become unevenly worn or a feathering effect becomes noticeable.If you suspect your alignment has been disturbed / ask to have it checked by us. In any case, you should get it checked every 6,000 miles or when tyres or steering components have been changed.