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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Kate on 24 January 2014, 12:45:47

Title: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 24 January 2014, 12:45:47
Hi all, thanks for all the great advice.

Today's worry is the cambelt. I've no idea when it was last replaced.

I was listening to the engine this morning and I thought it was a bit noisy where the belt is. Does this mean that the belt needs changing or am I being paranoid?

I rang my local garage and they said the job would be £234 plus VAT. Is this a good price or should I shop around?

Thanks again. :y

If it wasn't for the oof I would never have bought another mig as they are too complicated for my little brain to cope with. ;D
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 24 January 2014, 12:49:57
I would get yourself upto Sereks Kate  :y.

Put it into perspective, it's a 200 mile return trip, so that's about £40 in fuel - you will get all the jobs done properly for a fair price, by someone who knows these cars well and wont rip you off .......

Nuf said & all IHMO ..... :-X
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: blackviper90210 on 24 January 2014, 12:52:25
There's also Robsey and Jamesv6 who are also very good at this work  :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 24 January 2014, 12:54:25
There's also Robsey and Jamesv6 who are also very good at this work  :y

Agreed, but I was thinking more in the context of Kate needing the rear wheel bearing as well - and the advantage that Serek's 4 point lift would have in doing that .......
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 24 January 2014, 13:01:52
I would get yourself upto Sereks Kate  :y.

Put it into perspective, it's a 200 mile return trip, so that's about £40 in fuel - you will get all the jobs done properly for a fair price, by someone who knows these cars well and wont rip you off .......

Nuf said & all IHMO ..... :-X

Thanks Rob.

Yes I think you are right. The garage wasn't even sure if they would do the job due to the problems they have had in the past.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 24 January 2014, 13:31:28
I PM'd Serek but his inbox is full.

He really must be in demand.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: blackviper90210 on 24 January 2014, 14:59:52
There's also Robsey and Jamesv6 who are also very good at this work  :y

Agreed, but I was thinking more in the context of Kate needing the rear wheel bearing as well - and the advantage that Serek's 4 point lift would have in doing that .......

Point taken :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 24 January 2014, 17:50:38
There's also Robsey and Jamesv6 who are also very good at this work  :y

Agreed, but I was thinking more in the context of Kate needing the rear wheel bearing as well - and the advantage that Serek's 4 point lift would have in doing that .......

Serek has a four-post lift? Has he got a spare room?  ;D
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: dazza88 on 24 January 2014, 18:23:23
Was just about to put up a status about v6 cambelts. But this has just answerd my question and hes not miles away from me either only in Huntingdon  :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Ady on 24 January 2014, 18:29:57
Is there anybody in the south that's up for changing cam belt and cam gaskets on a 2.6. I'm in Bournemouth and dont mind traveling up to 2 hours.

Thanks
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 25 January 2014, 12:49:59
Has anyone on the oof ever had a cambelt fail? :o
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 25 January 2014, 13:42:38
Has anyone on the oof ever had a cambelt fail? :o

I've seen the results of a couple, don't be tempted to take a chance :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Andy B on 25 January 2014, 13:43:12
Has anyone on the oof ever had a cambelt fail? :o

you've tempted fate now Kate!  :o  :o  :o
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Nick W on 25 January 2014, 14:02:34
Has anyone on the oof ever had a cambelt fail? :o

Recovered loads.

My sister managed to break one of my Capris(in a petrol station), but it's an annoyance rather than a problem. £5 and 30 minutes work got it done.
On a modern engine it simply isn't worth taking a chance,  especially on a V6 where the resulting work is very time consuming/expensive.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 25 January 2014, 14:05:01
I'm going to get it done but I was worried about the time inbetween.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: martin42 on 25 January 2014, 14:23:47
Webby has,and that was within 15 mins of leaving symes place where cambelt change took place,valves bent,nasty smell of burnt rubber from belt area.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 25 January 2014, 14:33:01
Webby has,and that was within 15 mins of leaving symes place where cambelt change took place,valves bent,nasty smell of burnt rubber from belt area.

So the cambelt failed after 15 minutes?
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: martin42 on 25 January 2014, 14:48:31
Yep,it happens,faulty part tho nothing to worry about  :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 25 January 2014, 14:52:42
Yep,it happens,faulty part tho nothing to worry about  :y

Did he get any compensation from the part manufacturer?
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: martin42 on 25 January 2014, 14:54:17
Dont know about that .
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: serek on 25 January 2014, 15:26:57
I PM'd Serek but his inbox is full.

He really must be in demand.
pm replay :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: serek on 25 January 2014, 15:30:22
Yep,it happens,faulty part tho nothing to worry about  :y

Did he get any compensation from the part manufacturer?
yes you get,  but take long time, I was wait for about 8 months, and SKF want head to check for damage too
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: biggriffin on 25 January 2014, 15:30:35
I sense a OOF gathering at this rate,in the Huntingdon area ;)
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: biggriffin on 25 January 2014, 15:34:46
Yep,it happens,faulty part tho nothing to worry about  :y

Did he get any compensation from the part manufacturer?

had one fail 2 years ago on the 3.0L belt had been on for a week,tensionor bolt failed, bent valves etc, skf footed for all new gaskets,heads etc,
There was a faulty batch of tensionor bolts,but skf kept it quite.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: serek on 25 January 2014, 15:48:01
I sense a OOF gathering at this rate,in the Huntingdon area ;)
btw heve you done oil change  :y
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Kate on 25 January 2014, 20:14:06
I've got 4 jobs that need doing:

1. Cambelt
2. One rear wheel bearing
3  Oil change
4. Speedo not working

I'll have about £300 available in a couple of weeks so that's obviously not going to pay for everything so what should I get done first?
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Nick W on 25 January 2014, 20:53:08
Oil change - do it yourself, it's £20 in parts, and very little equipment required.
Cambelt - £100 in parts, some time and expertise/equipment needed. BUT, it's critical for the car's long term and short term longevity. The belt breaking is likely to scrap the car.
Wheel bearing - £40 part, practice and tooling required but it will rumble for ages.
Speedo - could be any number of causes, so pricing it is very difficult.
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: Entwood on 25 January 2014, 21:29:55
Oil change - do it yourself, it's £20 in parts, and very little equipment required.
Cambelt - £100 in parts, some time and expertise/equipment needed. BUT, it's critical for the car's long term and short term longevity. The belt breaking is likely to scrap the car.
Wheel bearing - £40 part, practice and tooling required but it will rumble for ages.
Speedo - could be any number of causes, so pricing it is very difficult.

As Nick says .. but my betting is the Speedo is the ABS ECU with a couple of bulbs also removed to hide it .. so ... £5 (or less) for the bulbs and an hours fiddling plus £130 for an ECU repair and another 2 hours swearing messing about.

The Speedo .. you asked if it was an MOT fail, I think it is .. but I know that the ABS light failing to illuminate is definitely an MOT fail nowadays

http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/crt/doitonline/bl/mottestingmanualsandguides/mottestingmanualsandguides.htm

section 3.4 ... :(
Title: Re: Cambelt
Post by: dazza88 on 25 January 2014, 23:46:16
Has anyone on the oof ever had a cambelt fail? :o
  :'( so now every time I get a car thats the first thing I do.

Ive had my 2.0l one go on me at a set of traffic lights but, it was a pain because it started rattling and noisy bearing sounds I brought all the bits to do on saturday and it snapped the friday was well gutted after that the block was no use unless got it rebuilt