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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Smiddy on 18 February 2011, 17:07:25
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Hi Guys and Gals,
Looking at buying a 2001 3.2 V6 petrol elite, asked the garage about the cambelt and if they know if it has been changed and got this response -
Chris must have had the wrong file as v engines do not need toothed belt replacement as far as I know as they have mesh belts.
schedule G on the vauxhall service book states that 1.4 1.6 1nd 1.8 engines require replacement every 6 years/60k and cdti engines every 8years/80k.
Is that correct or does it need a cambelt change? its done 80k miles.
Thanks :y
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It needs a cambelt kits every 40k. Ignore any other advise, it always got reverted back to 40k/4yrs
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Hi Guys and Gals,
Looking at buying a 2001 3.2 V6 petrol elite, asked the garage about the cambelt and if they know if it has been changed and got this response -
Chris must have had the wrong file as v engines do not need toothed belt replacement as far as I know as they have mesh belts.
schedule G on the vauxhall service book states that 1.4 1.6 1nd 1.8 engines require replacement every 6 years/60k and cdti engines every 8years/80k.
Is that correct or does it need a cambelt change? its done 80k miles.
Thanks :y
HTF does he think a cam keeps its timing if it doesn't use a toothed timing belt? :-? ...... apart from a chain. ;)
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Hi Guys and Gals,
Looking at buying a 2001 3.2 V6 petrol elite, asked the garage about the cambelt and if they know if it has been changed and got this response -
Chris must have had the wrong file as v engines do not need toothed belt replacement as far as I know as they have mesh belts.
schedule G on the vauxhall service book states that 1.4 1.6 1nd 1.8 engines require replacement every 6 years/60k and cdti engines every 8years/80k.
Is that correct or does it need a cambelt change? its done 80k miles.
Thanks :y
HTF does he think a cam keeps its timing if it doesn't use a toothed timing belt? :-? ...... apart from a chain. ;)
I too would be questionning his mechanical abilities on that statement :o
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ive heard you can do away with the mesh belt on the v6 and just use some 60 denier tights ;D
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i sincerely hope NONE of the service work was carried out at that garage!!
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ive heard you can do away with the mesh belt on the v6 and just use some 60 denier tights ;D
Nah .... fishnets ... must always be fishnets .. :) (combined with standard NATO webbing of course ... :) )
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Anyone know what a mesh belt is :question :-/ ::)
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ive heard you can do away with the mesh belt on the v6 and just use some 60 denier tights ;D
Fishnets are much more accurate but not as longlived as 60 denier so i'm told ::) ;D
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Anyone know what a mesh belt is :question :-/ ::)
Ah, excellent, a nice easy one for me.
Its one of these:
(http://cdn1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/148/265/501/cdOe.jpg)
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Anyone know what a mesh belt is :question :-/ ::)
Ah, excellent, a nice easy one for me.
Its one of these:
(http://cdn1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/148/265/501/cdOe.jpg)
I'm worried, I haven't seen one of them on my car Mark..... :o
Where should it fit ??? ::)
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Around the spare tyre that normaly resides on the drivers seat ;D ;D :y
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:y :y :y
Thanks mate, I thought I was missing out! ;D ;D
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Thanks all,
I was fairly sure it was ever 40k miles but just wanted to be sure.
It looks like I am going to go and see it next weekend, if i do buy it are any of you mechanic chaps down Somerset way in a couple of weeks and feel like doing a cambelt change? ;D
Thanks