--ToM--
Member
Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
User status: Offline
|
After fully rebuilding my redtop corsa the front crank seal gave way and i had a big oil leak i got a new crank seal and due to being in work and not having time to fix it myself this was the 1st time in the whole build i put it into a garage
anyway long story short coming out of my work car park going over a speed bump ant about 3mph!!! the cambelt came off!
Now i know when the go they bend valves i was just wondering if there was any chance what so ever that due to the low speed i was doing is there any chance they could still be alive?
after closer inspection the reason the blet came off is that it had been over tensioned causing a roller to shear its thread out of the block and snap off therefore slackening the belt!!! 
Glad i havent yet paid for the seal to be fitted 
|
luke85
Member
Registered: 26th Nov 07
Location: Chesterfield
User status: Offline
|
You could be lucky and may have got aaway with it, its impossible to say really until you put a new belt on and try it. Or take the cams out and do a cylinder leakage test.
Fingers crossed for you
|
barneykarl
Member
Registered: 29th Jul 06
Location: Stevenage
User status: Offline
|
car speed means nothing what counts is the rpm of the engine you may be very lucky but I would not count on it, good luck anyway, always a good chance to upgrade the head if it needs work.
|
philip2
Member
Registered: 1st Oct 06
Location: n.wales/chester
User status: Offline
|
if need to sort another head or want to sort that one, let me know.
can do resonable price either way + ive also got a load of spare xe valves save you buying new.
located just outside chester
hopefully, you havent cracked the guides, or only a few(higher revs you'd of made a right mess)
ive got a complete head at mine, i could put new stem seals in, re-lap valves and light skim.
|
--ToM--
Member
Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
User status: Offline
|
philip have you got a number i can contact you on i live on the wirral you see so your local to me, my mate who works in lookers is helping me rebuild the head as i have a spare 1 lying round you see but if i need any parts ill ring you
thanks alot bud
tom
|
philip2
Member
Registered: 1st Oct 06
Location: n.wales/chester
User status: Offline
|
07807 040522 ring or text anytime
|
