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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: blootak on 13 August 2008, 19:10:20

Title: timing belt
Post by: blootak on 13 August 2008, 19:10:20

hello my timing belt has slipped

and stuff has broken

what is likely to have bust ?

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Danny on 13 August 2008, 19:30:00

if you're certain something's broken, you'll have bent valves :(

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 August 2008, 19:32:25

You may well have bent valves, possibly cracked the valve guides and worse case holed a piston :(

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: jonathanh on 13 August 2008, 20:08:57

could be lots of bad news here BUT do not lose all hope.  It depends on how much it has slipped.  If a tooth or two then you may just get away with it.  

What to do - identify why the belt has slipped first and how far it has slipped.  Second if you can reliably reset the belt then do so and check the compression on each cylinder.  If you get compression I'd throuw on a new belt and tensioner and give it a go.  

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: MutantCav on 13 August 2008, 20:11:00

What engine do you have?

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: TheBoy on 13 August 2008, 20:16:07

On a v6, if its slipped more than 3 teeth or so, valves will have had a chat with pistons....