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[JamesV6CDX]

I realised today, that my Omega V6 Cambelt (daily driver, 225,000 miles) is overdue, currently at 57,000 miles. Oh and last time I changed it was, I think, 2013........ 

Funny how things change. I'd have never let that go a day or a mile over, a few years ago

[JamesV6CDX]

Oh, the tyres are also approaching 1.600001 mm, and, It's only had one oil change in the last 20,000 miles 

[STEMO]

Welcome to the human race.

[Nick W]

So you're treating it as a car, just like the rest of the world?

[New POD]

Does it vibrate and steer left when you brake, leak oil onto the exhaust and does the passenger side wipe bash into the bonnet ?

[biggriffin]

Does it vibrate and steer left when you brake, leak oil onto the exhaust and does the passenger side wipe bash into the bonnet ?

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Oi''' give me my car back.

[JamesV6CDX]

Does it vibrate and steer left when you brake, leak oil onto the exhaust and does the passenger side wipe bash into the bonnet ?

No, but it vibrates when the tyres are cold, and the drivers wipe smashes into the right side of the screen..........

As far as the oil leak goes, the cam cover gaskets (and plugs, sealant, carb cleaner) has been sat on my shelf since the summer 

[JamesV6CDX]

For the record I literally can't fault the thing. Cost me £400, sailed the MOT, and just goes, goes, goes, goes, and goes some more.

Sometimes, when I'm driving on open roads in the dead of night, I might even go 2mph over the speed limit, and she's just not phased.

Never lets me down.

I should give her some love

[Sir Tigger KC]

The gods are surely smiling on you James! 

Omega cambelt kits are supposed to self destruct at 40001 miles or 1461 days, whichever comes first! 

[JamesV6CDX]

Think, (aside of tyres) that at 450 miles a week (in a V6 on petrol  ) It'll keep going without going bang  until the sun comes back out.......... ? 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

If you hang on until spring, mine's due in April, we can do them both together 

[Varche]

For the record I literally can't fault the thing. Cost me £400, sailed the MOT, and just goes, goes, goes, goes, and goes some more.

Sometimes, when I'm driving on open roads in the dead of night, I might even go 2mph over the speed limit, and she's just not phased.

Never lets me down.

I should give her some love

£400. Disposable car territory. I remember when I was younger buying older cars and getting cheap motoring then selling for spares or repair or to a scrapyard.

Ps while you are on aroll buy a lottery tocket this week.

[New POD]

I just paid a garage recommended by a retired mechanic friend to fit the cam belt kit that had been in my boot for 6 months.

Inititally he looked grumpy until I showed him the locking kit, and then he was proper enthusiastic.  £160 plus Vat.

Not bad for 3 days work.

[Doctor Gollum]

Three days

The best people on here do it in three hours

[biggriffin]

The gods are surely smiling on you James! 

Omega cambelt kits are supposed to self destruct at 40001 miles or 1461 days, whichever comes first! 

And most "New" cambelt kits are over 4 years old.....

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Three days

The best people on here do it in three hours  not much more than an hour;D

Ftfy. 
It takes me about three hours, but Im sure I remember MarkDTM mentioning his time being around an hour and a quarter.
Ive never has any inclination to do the job on someone elses car though. Its one thing messing it up on my own car ,but someone elses is a whole different thing altogether.

[Bigron]

He won't boast himself, but James did mine in little over an hour, including changing the water pump! 

Ron.

[Andy B]

Three days

The best people on here do it in three hours

The first belt I did took me about 3 days. I started it & then didn't feel well so did it a bit at a time over the whole week end. 

[terry paget]

I did my first V6 cambelt change change in days, the belt having jumped a couple of teeth and making a terrible rattling noise. I was on a different forum at the time, and a Doc Omega talked me through the replacement job. That car ran several more years, until daughter ran it into the back of a parked car.

[Nick W]

The first one I did took just over 3 hours, mainly because it was so far out that I had to time it from scratch which was time consuming.

[polilara]

First time 19 hours, next 12 hours, then about 8 hours, then in 240 000 km I did it several times each 3-5 hours, had problem with bent tensioner.

[TheBoy]

Three days

The best people on here do it in three hours

I’ve seen DTM do one in 45mins, from car being put in position to it being started again. Long plenum car as well.

Mind you, it was beer o’clock and he wasn’t allowed to have a beer until job complete.

[Doctor Gollum]

Three days

The best people on here do it in three hours

I’ve seen DTM do one in 45mins, from car being put in position to it being started again. Long plenum car as well.

Mind you, it was beer o’clock and he wasn’t allowed to have a beer until job complete.

You can't beat an incentivesed work force