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PostSubject: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 11:22 am

timing belt snapped doing about 40 - 50 mph, geting towed to the garage today, what do you think the damage might be, all 16 bent valves? how much am i looking at roughly, am i gonna have to bend over and take a good spanking?
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 11:43 am

assuming you're engine is the z16xe like mine, seen one of these break the belt before, not pretty. they don't usually do it at 40 - 50 mph tho, more often they do it on cold start. your belt must have been in bad shape. this was mine after it came off..................

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the guy that done the work for me told me i was very, very lucky.....
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 12:09 pm

yeh its a clean snap, not looking forward to the quote. i just had a feeling it was gonna go anytime soon, just a gut feeling.

how much did you pay to get it sorted.
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 3:49 pm

ouch!!!!!!!!!
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 4:19 pm

my belt didn't snap, i just got it changed, (20k overdue, lol) cost me 125 quid for the kit and water pump, then 50 quid to get the work done. Bargain!!!!
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 6:09 pm

Sorry to hear that mate. My old zaffys cam belt snapped and all 16 valves were shot. The mechanic I use was very reasonable. Where are you from?
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 7:44 pm

sorry to hear that fella
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeMon Jul 19, 2010 8:23 pm

Hope that your trouble isnt much garry ...i just bought a cambelt ,rollers tensioner and waterpump for my z20let engine last weekend as its getting due time.........when i picked it up i found out from vauxhall that if this engines cambelt snaps it wont cause any damage to engine/pistons and valves as it has hydraulic valve lifters.. timing belt snapped Icon_smile (sounds good to me)..
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeTue Jul 20, 2010 7:19 pm

im from stevenage, i asked the bloke i took it to how much it will roughly by in price, he said depending on whats wrong but they wont know untill they have the head off and have checked. does anyone know how much im gunna get spanked?

They should have cambelt chains on all cars, would save people thousends.
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeSat Jul 24, 2010 12:22 pm

Anything less than £500 wil be a result I think matey.
Much cheaper to change cambelt every 40k
Just done mine at 121k
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeSat Jul 24, 2010 12:45 pm

yeh, hes working on it now, he said between 500 and 800, talk about kick in the teeth.

MOT is in september so was gunna ask him to change belt then, guess i jinxed it.
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeSat Aug 07, 2010 8:14 am

got the car back yesterday after snapped cam belt.

work carried out was:

16 new valves,
head bolts,
head gasket kit,
cambelt kit,
water pump,
engine flush,
new oil,
oil filter,
antifreeze,
plugs,
air filter,

£950.00

Would anyone say thats value for money?
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeSat Aug 07, 2010 10:15 am

not bad really mate
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PostSubject: Re: timing belt snapped   timing belt snapped Icon_minitimeSat Aug 07, 2010 5:52 pm

About right I'd say timing belt snapped Icon_eek
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