Graham88
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Car still hasn't arrived, they're starting to take the piss 
At least you know they aren't driving it around at their pleasure.
But cambelt going ftl - I thought you'd have been recovered all the way home, unless you don't have Relay breakdown cover - who got you the hire car?
True 
Well they have a new policy which means their drivers are only allowed to drive 100km. So it has to keep getting swapped to a new recovery truck every 100km = long trip home.
So they got us a hire car under the RAC policy so we could get home. That's all they are there to do so getting me a hire car for the mean time isn't their problem.
Going to ring up now, it was meant to be here midday today.
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Mertin
Belts are usually 50k, chains 100k
Although, my dads vectra sri snapped the chain at 52k. Nowhere near time for a change
Chains don't need changed at all 
And no way is it 50k.
Vauxhall are famous for chains snapping, they always have an interval, to be honest I dont know why they went back to chains with the track record they have got
The old 8v duplex chains never broke but the modern twin cam stuff snaps all the time.
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Graham88
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STILL not fucking back. Just had a huge rant down the phone, think I upset the girl on the phone but I did apologise and say I'm not moaning at her just the company in general
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Jon_C
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Bloody hell. Are you sure they ain't pushin it back
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Graham88
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It feels like it!
They were planning to deliver it at 11pm tonight apparently, well that could be interesting as I'll be in West London then 
Told them they'll have to wait till tomorrow now and they said I'd be charged for storage, told them I'm not paying a single charge for their cock up and they rung back and said they'd store it for free and deliver it midday tomorrow. I feel a big letter of complaint coming on...
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Graham88
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3 days later....it's back at mine at last
Anybody know a decent priced garage in Kent
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johnhara1
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On my 1.25 fiesta its 10 years or 80k miles.
Mine has done 55k but its a 98 (R) so it prob ready to pop.
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Graham88
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Originally posted by SportyBoy
its 10 years or 100k on those fords normally .. and if its snapped even at idle id put my weeks wages on it bending valves
You owe me a weeks wages!
Oh wait...........
Didn't snap, just did this...
Oh well, nice 43k mileage engine in there now, less than half what it was before.
And I gave it a new look 
[Edited on 05-11-2008 by Graham88]
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SportBoy
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you had me worried for a mo
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Graham88
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deano87
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 didn't realise you had them wheels on it, nice.
Not bad mileage on it either now.
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gavin18787
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Are the wheels the new look?
Looks nice anyway  good to have a car back for the rainy days?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Graham88
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I put them on the other day Deano whilst it was sitting there waiting for new engine to go in 
Lower mileage is a big bonus for me now.
Yeah Gav, and Facelift colour coded mirrors. And is it just! Riding the bike was a MISSION, weather dropped big time as I got my car back, good timing...
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Graham88
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at the pun about timing, completely accidental
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Dan295
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fuck me  i have never seen a cambelt do that, like ... well how???
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ed
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Looks like a seized idler. Belt stops moving, crank carries on going. Belt gets shredded
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Graham88
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I wondered this too, as the bottom end is in working condition in terms of piston, but if a tensioner or something has gone then I don't want to sell a dodgy block.
[Edited on 05-11-2008 by Graham88]
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Mattb
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See that quite alot on Vw's waterpumps tend to sieze shredding the belt..
had a few people complain 'you replaced my cambelt and 10k later its snapped..' we take it apart and say 'well we did advise you replaced the waterpump at the same time, you were too tight, now its killed your engine.. you need a new cylinder head or a head rebuild..' to that the customer replies 'oh'..
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pow
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Holy shit, never seen a cambelt do that mate
Looking good now though
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dannymccann
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Glad you got it sorted - to the people who are having a go at Vaux chains......my 2.0DTi says the chain shouldnt need changing in the life of the car, should I believe this? Im on 71k
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pow
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Unless it sounds like an ill 12v its ok tbh
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deano87
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If you're worried that much about it, just don't red line it in every gear. Give it less chance of breaking - although I do know cambelts don't just go when you're ragging them.
If the engine sounds ok, don't worry about it. You can tell when chains are loose. Cambelts, as far as I can gather, need replacing because they perish. A metal chain doesn't, so much.
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Fro
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Good stuff mate, new bits make it look very tidy
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pow
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Originally posted by deano87
If you're worried that much about it, just don't red line it in every gear. Give it less chance of breaking - although I do know cambelts don't just go when you're ragging them.
If the engine sounds ok, don't worry about it. You can tell when chains are loose. Cambelts, as far as I can gather, need replacing because they perish. A metal chain doesn't, so much.
Kirstys Dad's Escort cambelt went when it's was idling...
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dannymccann
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To be honest my diesel is sounding more rattley than it used to, Ive noticed for a couple of weeks now, just put it down to 'its a diesel'...
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