vinkodex.1.6 Turbo (A16LET): timing belt at 150,000 km / 6 to 10 years
Typically between 120,000 and 180,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
critical
severity
between 120,000 and 180,000 km
mileage
2
sources
2 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
The early 1.6 turbo petrol of the Insignia A (A16LET, 180 hp) runs a timing belt driven valvetrain, unlike the chain driven SIDI A16XHT. The replacement interval is 150,000 km, or 10 years up to MY 2010 and 6 years from MY 2011.
If the belt breaks, the engine is badly damaged inside. Most used cars are over 10 years old, and if there is no invoice for the belt change, the belt is due.
Do not confuse it with the A16XHT SIDI: there the chain is the question.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Engine
A16LET
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1.6 Turbo (A16LET): timing belt at 150,000 km / 6 to 10 years
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Sources
How we know
- autosmotor.deOpel Insignia A (Typ G09), 2008 - 2017 – Zahnriemen oder Steuerkette?Modelle & Motoren Opel Insignia A, Baureihe G09, 1te Generation 2008 - 2017 Benzinmotoren ModellLeistung, Hubraum, Zylinder, Bauzeit,
- autosmotor.deOpel Astra J - Zahnriemen oder Steuerkette?Opel Astra J (2009 - 2018) Der Astra J ist ein Kompaktmodell des Herstellers Opel, welches in Deutschland seit Dezember 2009 als Limousine und als Kombi
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