PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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Omega started screeching/hissing/whining with the engine running the other day, diagnosed as a cambelt roller/tensioner...
guy picked it up thismornin at 8:30 to start work on it... car STILL not back...
Gona go over at 8 to see whats what, but surely it cant take this long to do a full cambelt kit change & such on an X25XE in the omega??
Also hungry too as was gona go get something from tesco or somewhere when the car comes back 
also starting to think its something more than what was originally diagnosed...
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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joys of motoring
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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V6 engines and repairs never spell good news! 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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cambelt on the V6s takes ages
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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yeah but not 11 hours tho 
been told a timing belt & rollers & such can be done in 4 hours... and thats with a break!
next thing you know, he did it, something wasnt right and the belts slipped & fooked it all up
ahwell soon find out, gona nip over the road & see if he's home! Plus get a pizza...
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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ok, been across...
new belt & idlers etc are on, still got to put in the other bits, so tomorrow about 10:30...
apparently im lucky tho, when he took the old belt off (which was a recent change) one of the rollers just fell to pieces in his hand!!! foooooook he even showed it me as was gona come across in like half an hour to see me
cars done about 110k now, timing belt recorded at 95k replacement when the stemseals were done, but the rollers seem to be as old as the car itself!
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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See, I said V6's can be expensive! Good job you had it in!
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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aye, i drove it 30 miles from liverpool to northwich with the noise after it started in blackpool the night before last... so about 100 miles or so total...
id prefer this bill compared to a replacement engine any day
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I'm thinking of bent valves now!
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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My dad had a Vectra V6 (P reg, when it was new), a roller collapsed on the motorway.
disasterous. the car was given a replacement engine, and sold on very quickly.
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