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[f13platform]

same happen to me cmbelt gone at 15 mph

no sound nothing just power gone

took it to vx they put new cam didnt work

end up with 16 new  hammer and water pump

and head gasket and intake...

vax said i do it for £1450

i found place did it for £ 380.+ vax bill £290 + 2 recovery £120

but dont spend more than £500 on 2 liter omega

it s nt just that tomorrow u need wishbones than alternor

than sensor than .... end of the year u spend ££££££££££

and u could have older s class with the money u spend on omega

it s a beautiful car i love it  but my god it made of such a cheap parts...

i would never ever never ever buy car with cambelt in my life

ever agine. u know i was young stupid didnt know a bout car at all.

otherwise i had older 735 bmw with the money i spent on omega




 

[dbug]

I had a cambelt break on 2.0 Lit Omega when it was just 3 months old!  Vx dealer collected car within 1 hour, fitted new belt kit in afternoon and had car delivered back to me ready for business trip out to St Etienne starting that evening.  Car completed just short of 120K miles in 2 years without further issue!

on that same new belt?

No was a company car - main dealer serviced!!

[ians]

same happen to me cmbelt gone at 15 mph

no sound nothing just power gone

took it to vx they put new cam didnt work

end up with 16 new  hammer and water pump

and head gasket and intake...

vax said i do it for £1450

i found place did it for £ 380.+ vax bill £290 + 2 recovery £120

but dont spend more than £500 on 2 liter omega

it s nt just that tomorrow u need wishbones than alternor

than sensor than .... end of the year u spend ££££££££££

and u could have older s class with the money u spend on omega

it s a beautiful car i love it  but my god it made of such a cheap parts...

i would never ever never ever buy car with cambelt in my life

ever agine. u know i was young stupid didnt know a bout car at all.

otherwise i had older 735 bmw with the money i spent on omega

I have a colleague who had an old 750 - lovely car but the bills!  (never mind the petrol).

I heard that if you take a 4 pot BMW for service they ignore you, 6 pot they are polite, V8 they smile at you, V12 they hold a party in your honour

100k+ out of a set of wishbones isn't really unreasonable, especially given the tough life many Omegas have..

[Lazydocker]

AFAIK all vauxhall 16 valve engines are interference... All 8 valve engines are worth sticking a belt on because they rarely do damage.