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Author Cambelt Snappage!
Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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11th Oct 08 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


daymoon
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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11th Oct 08 at 18:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it because of money saving?

feel sorry anyway..

[Edited on 11-10-2008 by daymoon]
braggy
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11th Oct 08 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how many miles has it done?
Graham88
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11th Oct 08 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Money saving? Eh?

92,000 miles, was just about to get it done....

Had to come up to Scotland rather pronto, and it went as I was about to go home, 450 miles from home
Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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11th Oct 08 at 18:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gutted

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Mobby
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gutted mate, hope there isnt much damage
daymoon
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11th Oct 08 at 18:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
was cambelt replaced ever before?
Graham88
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11th Oct 08 at 19:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nope, was due on 100k, was going to get it done early to be safe....

It turns over fine with no metal noises and when it went it just popped and stalled, I've been told that's a good sign.
braggy
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11th Oct 08 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sorry to hear that m8
what engine is it?
ainsley_brader
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11th Oct 08 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
think of the petrol you saved
davieslim
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lol looks local hope we got to you quick

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Adam_B
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11th Oct 08 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
100k miles for a cambelt service? thats a bit mad.
AK
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11th Oct 08 at 19:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
100k is a hell of a large interval for a cambelt
Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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11th Oct 08 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Isnt it usually 60k or 3 years??
RichR
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11th Oct 08 at 19:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Audi A3s are technically 115,000 miles between cam belt changes
Kano
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11th Oct 08 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Phone ford, as long as you have full history I'm almost positive they will have to/volunteer to either repair for you or contibute to it..

You might have to get a bit vocal but could be a huge money saving..
John G
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11th Oct 08 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not meaning to sound like a bitch but i dont understand why people leave it till the last minute to get cambelts done,
Adam_B
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you cant really leave it till the last minute tho? Its meant to be done at 100k and it goes at 92k theres not a lot you can do other than winge at ford.

[Edited on 11-10-2008 by Adam_B]
John G
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11th Oct 08 at 20:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
you cant really leave it till the last minute tho? Its meant to be done at 100k and it goes at 92k theres not a lot you can do other than winge at ford.

[Edited on 11-10-2008 by Adam_B]


i know diff manufacturers are different big i could never leave a belt for 100k sorry, for the sake of £200 id rather change it 20k under recomended milege if it was 100k, if it was 60k, id do it around 50k, just make sense
Adam_B
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11th Oct 08 at 20:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Makes sense to me as well, but if ford say 100k and it goes before then i would be visiting them telling them to fix it FOC
John G
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11th Oct 08 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
Makes sense to me as well, but if ford say 100k and it goes before then i would be visiting them telling them to fix it FOC


I see your point, i just dont have the balls to take that gambe lol
Simon_16v
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11th Oct 08 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The cambelt on my corsa was apparently changed just before i bought it but not recorded as it dont have any service history.

Is it easy enough to check if the belts, idlers etc are new by taking the cambelt cover off?
John G
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon_16v
The cambelt on my corsa was apparently changed just before i bought it but not recorded as it dont have any service history.

Is it easy enough to check if the belts, idlers etc are new by taking the cambelt cover off?


the belt on the corsas are cheap enough, the belt may wel have been replace, id get it checked mate, at most it will cot you £200, people think belts belts belts, but u can have a brand new belt but if the rollers are fucked, the belt can collapse and u can say bye bye to engine and hello to bent valves
Toby
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11th Oct 08 at 23:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Nope, was due on 100k, was going to get it done early to be safe....

It turns over fine with no metal noises and when it went it just popped and stalled, I've been told that's a good sign.


what was engine speed?
the lower the better generally
Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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12th Oct 08 at 04:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I am not as worried as I probably should be, my heart has never been in this car so I don't really care much tbh. I'll give Ford a go but I think they'll tell me to GTF with it being out of warranty. I can only try!

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
think of the petrol you saved

Erm, saved none, the hire car was a 1.6 so used more
We were ragging it a bit though, it's a hire car, you're supposed too

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
what was engine speed?
the lower the better generally

Idle, so about 750 revs

My car still hasn't arrived from Scotland, I thought it would be waiting for me when I got back from work, they must have stopped overnight

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