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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Osaze on 23 May 2011, 15:10:19

Title: Any warning with cambelts?
Post by: Osaze on 23 May 2011, 15:10:19

My last cambelt + tensioners change was at 72,000 miles around spring 2006.  I'm on 102,000 miles at the moment.  Being proper about it I guess I should get it done but I'm trying to conserve £s these days...
Am I ok for a little while?

Title: Re: Any warning with cambelts?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 May 2011, 15:12:48

Not quite due on mileage but a year overdue on time. I'd get it done, TBH.

There's rarely any warning when it's about to fail and it becomes a much larger bill to repair the car once it has.

Not too onerous a job on a 4 pot either.

EDIT: But make sure the cam belt, tensioners and water pump are changed.

Kevin

Title: Re: Any warning with cambelts?
Post by: 2woody on 23 May 2011, 15:52:32

no warning.

apart, maybe from the 1/10 of a rev between the belt breaking and the valves touching :P

Title: Re: Any warning with cambelts?
Post by: Ken T on 24 May 2011, 19:49:14

And the result ........

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/lapbits/PICT3641.jpg)

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/lapbits/PICT3642.jpg)

Ken