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[sierrapaul]

looking at the clamp on the exhaust downpipe im thinking vw golf or polo.lucky it didnt do more damage.seen cambelts go and hole a piston before.i had an ols 2 litre dohc sierra and the timeing chain snapped when was doing nearly a ton that put holes in 2 pistons and snapped both cams.it was a right mess when i stripped it down.paul

[aaronjb]

I have this vision of DLK phoning up the motor factors and having a conversation like;

"I need a cambelt kit"
"Certainly sir, what car?"
"Ah, I can't remember. Hang on, I'll post some pics on the internet and someone will tell me"
 

[mantagte]

Audi A3

[Elite Pete]

Thats happened to the Omega I am just stripping but the Auxiliary belt tensioner siezed causing the aux belt to snap and bits went onto the bottom pully causing the cambelt to jump lots of teeth

[albitz]

Peugeot 206 ? :-/

[dbug]

Come on Daz - give us a clue - post a pic of the car up 

[Darth Loo-knee]

My ugly odd mate Albs the Aweful has it right. . Peugeot 206 Gti. .  I did think about straightening these valves with me Grandads coal hammer lmao 

[Marks DTM Calib]

I fear for those guides given how badly bent and goosed those valves are!

[Ray_Tupper]

Good Heavens above that happened after only 4000 miles over the recommeded mileage!
I had better double check mine. .  :-?

[SJKOO01]

Just goes to show that some people who try to leave such service time to save a bit of money, can end up paying out a small fortune at the end of the day.

My 3.2 allegedly had a Cambelt change some 20,000 miles ago, but even though I had a police print out, I didn't chance it.  Good job I did get it done, as I choose to get the water pump changed at the same time.  I don't think it had been renewed since the car was sold to the Police force originally! .

The blades were shall we say, slightly worn down    .  When I saw them it reminded me of when Rimmer (Red Dwarf) was locked in his cell for 600 years with those stress balls to use 

[albitz]

Good Heavens above that happened after only 4000 miles over the recommeded mileage!
I had better double check mine. .  :-?

What do you drive then Ray ?

[Ray_Tupper]

Good Heavens above that happened after only 4000 miles over the recommeded mileage!
I had better double check mine. .  :-?

What do you drive then Ray ?

A 2.2 cd Omega. What do you drive? 

[feeutfo]

Avoid alphas then,ESP the twin sparks, they have a 30 second fuse past the recommended mileage before the belt sheds it's teeth and ..... caboom.

[Ray_Tupper]

Myra my wife has managed to find out our car papers. In the service section it has had a toothed belt changed at 40,000 miles. My car only has 74,000 odd on the clock so I am ok for a while longer. I am glad about that started to get worried. 
Thank you
Ray 

[Andy B]

Myra my wife has managed to find out our car papers. In the service section it has had a toothed belt changed at 40,000 miles. My car only has 74,000 odd on the clock so I am ok for a while longer. I am glad about that started to get worried. 
Thank you
Ray 

there's a 4 yrs limit too.  It's 40 000 miles or 4 yrs which ever comes first.