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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #30 on: 22 August 2013, 18:26:30 »
Time wise, mine is due in about a week and a half, done 4 years ago. That was at around 15x,000 miles. Now 208k.
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #31 on: 22 August 2013, 18:33:55 »
4 years is up next March for my MV6  . .   but only 12k on miles  . . . still gotta do it though I suppose  ::)
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #32 on: 22 August 2013, 18:44:03 »
Quote from: Essex Big Al on 22 August 2013, 18:33:55
4 years is up next March for my MV6  . .   but only 12k on miles  . . . still gotta do it though I suppose  ::)
Choice is yours, but I reckon I'd be wanting it done, despite the lack of use  :'(
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #33 on: 22 August 2013, 18:48:49 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 22 August 2013, 18:44:03
Quote from: Essex Big Al on 22 August 2013, 18:33:55
4 years is up next March for my MV6  . .   but only 12k on miles  . . . still gotta do it though I suppose  ::)
Choice is yours, but I reckon I'd be wanting it done, despite the lack of use  :'(

me too TB . . .it  will be done  . .  but not until then I would think  ;)
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #34 on: 22 August 2013, 22:20:23 »
Has anyone ever had a cambelt go on an Omega?  ???
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #35 on: 22 August 2013, 22:22:51 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 22 August 2013, 22:20:23
Has anyone ever had a cambelt go on an Omega?  ???

Oh, yes. The record for short cam belt life was Jimbob, IIRC. Couple of hundred yards, I believe. ;D
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #36 on: 22 August 2013, 22:34:19 »
Oooooo yes epic fail!!  :o
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #37 on: 22 August 2013, 22:39:01 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 22 August 2013, 22:22:51
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 22 August 2013, 22:20:23
Has anyone ever had a cambelt go on an Omega?  ???

Oh, yes. The record for short cam belt life was Jimbob, IIRC. Couple of hundred yards, I believe. ;D
Tell us more.  what happened there then  :-\
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #38 on: 22 August 2013, 23:35:11 »
Quote from: bigtimecube on 22 August 2013, 22:39:01
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 22 August 2013, 22:22:51
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 22 August 2013, 22:20:23
Has anyone ever had a cambelt go on an Omega?  ???

Oh, yes. The record for short cam belt life was Jimbob, IIRC. Couple of hundred yards, I believe. ;D
Tell us more.  what happened there then  :-\

IIRC, one of the pulleys fell apart. Manufacturing defect. >:(
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #39 on: 23 August 2013, 05:46:10 »
Yes, Mark (and I)  changed the Heads on my old 3.0 MV6, did the cambelt while we were at it.

Ran beautifully for a mile or 2 test drive, then it cut out, clatter clatter clatter.

Coasted back to Mark's  and investigation revealed a pully had detached from the backplate.

A weekend hard work wasted, and a family stranded 100 miles from home.

FIL came and picked us up, and Mark refurbed the knackered heads and did it all again!
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #40 on: 23 August 2013, 08:27:25 »
Quote from: Jimbob on 23 August 2013, 05:46:10
Yes, Mark (and I)  changed the Heads on my old 3.0 MV6, did the cambelt while we were at it.

Ran beautifully for a mile or 2 test drive, then it cut out, clatter clatter clatter.

Coasted back to Mark's  and investigation revealed a pully had detached from the backplate.

A weekend hard work wasted, and a family stranded 100 miles from home.

FIL came and picked us up, and Mark refurbed the knackered heads and did it all again!

That's gutting!!! did it damage pistons too? I presume not.

but at least you had it fixed quickly  :y
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #41 on: 23 August 2013, 10:37:13 »
talking of heads-found a pair behind my tool box ??? must make note--too many coffee tables-sold 2 am doing another now-wait for glass--- :y so usually got enough top end stuff kicking about-
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #42 on: 23 August 2013, 14:25:21 »
Quote from: symes on 23 August 2013, 10:37:13
talking of heads-found a pair behind my tool box ??? must make note--too many coffee tables-sold 2 am doing another now-wait for glass--- :y so usually got enough top end stuff kicking about-

You can never have enough V6 coffee tables mate  ;D ;)
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Re: Hands up. Who needs a cam belt in the next few k...?
« Reply #43 on: 24 August 2013, 21:41:07 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 21 August 2013, 22:27:21
Just wondered.


Me!
Me for sure Chris got no history at all :-X
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