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28th November 2019, 10:36 | #11 |
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if the cams are getting replaced then I think you'll need to check if cam locking tools are required to complete that job. The chain sprockets do not have keys or splines but are held in position by their bolts iirc. It is torqued up first to (I can't remember then plus and angle ) - buts its pretty tight.
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28th November 2019, 11:56 | #12 |
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I had a very close call with a V6 (3 litre) Omega I used to have. Set off from home one day and by the time I got to the end of the road there was a naff, hot rubber smell permeating the cabin, turned round, back home and called the AA. It was taken to a local garage where I'd bought it. Got a call from the mechanic who was the previous owner, the cambelt tensioner had disintegrated but thankfully no other damage done.
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28th November 2019, 13:16 | #13 |
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The best thing to do if you have to take your car in for servicing, is to mark items that are going to be changed. Oil filters, metal ones, can just be marked with a sharp point, metal nail, somewhere on the side of the filter. If you see it is still there when it has been changed? You know it has not. Likewise with anything else that is going to be opened, taken off or replaced. Five minutes is all it takes. Then when you query them, they have not got a spanner to fit the excuse, not even an adjustable one. It is an old trading standard trap.
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There was much mumbling I suggested that they had damaged the gearbox when they had being having their jollies. The upshot was I got a new gearbox and clutch fitted and the service was also carried out. I was not charged any more money, the clutch being thrown in in the way of an apology for them damaging the gearbox and failing to carry out my service. It was a main dealer which I have never used since. Very sad memory of a nice wee car which I kept for over thirty years. Had to give it up when I could no longer get out of her. She aged better than me. Alan |
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I'm sure a £150 engine will not be up to much either!
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A bit of a bargain then !
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