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3.2 cambelt when?
« on: 23 July 2009, 23:02:01 »
hi there, got a 3.2 mv6 estate manual special, ex rozzer. 126000 miles. cam belt 80k, collision investigatin unit, hid headlights, vented disks back and front, hard springs. traction control switch reactivated( they cut the wires). when does the belt need doing again? how much? and i like to do all my work myself. oh and common faults.
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« Reply #1 on: 23 July 2009, 23:03:44 »
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hi there, got a 3.2 mv6 estate manual special, ex rozzer. 126000 miles. cam belt 80k, collision investigatin unit, hid headlights, vented disks back and front, hard springs. traction control switch reactivated( they cut the wires). when does the belt need doing again? how much? and i like to do all my work myself. oh and common faults.
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40,000 miles or 4 years :y
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« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2009, 23:06:19 »
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #3 on: 23 July 2009, 23:06:49 »
Needs doing its 6000 miles overdue .. :(
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« Reply #4 on: 23 July 2009, 23:08:57 »
on history police do it at 80k intervals but i aint happy with that
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« Reply #5 on: 23 July 2009, 23:12:22 »
It was originaly 80K .. changed by vauxhall because of the large number of failures I believe.

It's not the belt itself that goes .. but the adjuster bearings go, the pulleys seize, the belt jumps a few teeth, the pistons meet the valves ....

So not just new adjusters but rebuilt heads and possibly new pistons ... gets very, very expensive ...

solution .. change the belt and the adjusters.

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« Reply #6 on: 23 July 2009, 23:13:22 »
cheers i get trade, autobahnstormers member. whats the mothership price? any ideas?
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« Reply #8 on: 23 July 2009, 23:17:09 »
entwood cheers i was told the pulleys fail before the belt. better pulleys needed, i think
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« Reply #9 on: 23 July 2009, 23:19:22 »
help i cant keep up with this alexandjen is that kit or belt change?
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« Reply #10 on: 23 July 2009, 23:21:17 »
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help i cant keep up with this alexandjen is that kit or belt change?

Sorry, that's for the kit which includes belt, pullys and tensioner :y
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Re: 3.2 cambelt when?
« Reply #11 on: 23 July 2009, 23:21:43 »
and BTW you MUST use the correct kit to set it up... stick your location in your profile .. you might find someone near you with one. There is also a DVD available from the shop with all the instructions to do the job..
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« Reply #12 on: 23 July 2009, 23:21:45 »
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help i cant keep up with this alexandjen is that kit or belt change?

kit!  ;) :y :y
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« Reply #13 on: 23 July 2009, 23:27:37 »
sorry this forum is different the the welding one i use, cant find location in the options but it is nr yeovil ill look harder.
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« Reply #14 on: 23 July 2009, 23:33:20 »
mmm... I've got a V6 cam locking kit, but not the DVd and I've never done the job... :(  Swindon is a tad far but if there's no-one nearer to you... I'll be in West Croker in September but I expect you'll want the job done well before then !!!

Location is : User CP (tab at the top), Profile (tab),  edit profile, enter password, then second box from the bottom... click save changes .. :)
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