Rooney
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Has anyone got a step to step guide on how to change a cam belt.... and the bolt on the bottom pulley, does it need a special socket???
Any help please fella's and ladies!!!!! 
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Kerry
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has the belt snapped while the engine was running?
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Rooney
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Yeah, I know about gettting the valves checked out aswell but am too shit scared to mate...
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Cybermonkey
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yeah if your cam belt snapped, you would have bent between 1/2 or all of your valves.
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by Rooney
Yeah, I know about gettting the valves checked out aswell but am too shit scared to mate...
so basically ure in denial and ure gonna change the belt and hope for the best??
u really dont want to do that and attempt to start the engine again as u will no doubt do further damage as the timin will of been knocked out ect
its a head off job first im afraid 
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Cybermonkey
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yes what kerry said. Starting the engine would finish off the damage that the snapped belt started
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--DAN--
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My belt snapped at low revs at about 15mph and still caused 15 bent valves, would be daft not to get the valves checked before fitting new belt.
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Rooney
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Ok, cheers people..think will take it to sevenvalley now.... mine to snapped at low revs. cheers
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Adam-D
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get the valves checked u start that with bent valves and its gonna eat iself
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Kerry
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yeh cheers kez
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Greasemonkey
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your belt has snapped!!!! the engine is fooked then
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--DAN--
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Cost me nearly a grand to get it fixed, and then it still wasn't quite the same, so paid out another grand for a 1.6 16v.
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Greasemonkey
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engines are never the same after they have been raped inside, after my re-build in the short space of time i drove it 3hours it didnt seem right was better drinking pints of oil as before the re-build
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cobra148
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Not all snapped belts are a horror story.
My Mrs was driving a 1.4 Astra and the belt snapped. She didn't have a clue what was wrong and sat there trying to start again 
I was expecting to fork out for a replacement lump.
Anyway, it turned out that only two valves were bent. Two new valves for £24, and it was sorted at a local garage for a mates rate 
I agree with Greasemonkey though, an engine never feels the same when something major has happened to it.
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by cobra148
Not all snapped belts are a horror story.
My Mrs was driving a 1.4 Astra and the belt snapped. She didn't have a clue what was wrong and sat there trying to start again
I was expecting to fork out for a replacement lump.
Anyway, it turned out that only two valves were bent. Two new valves for £24, and it was sorted at a local garage for a mates rate
I agree with Greasemonkey though, an engine never feels the same when something major has happened to it.
Rob, its a different story on the 16XE lumps. A lot of damage is done when cambelts go on these engines, whether you are travelling at 5mph or 65 mph, the damage is usually 12+ bent valves.
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Greasemonkey
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Thats all down to the unusually high compression and minimum valve clearance!!!!
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Kerry
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yes 16 valvers are not happy with cam belt snappage
i fear for my 24 
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cobra148
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
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Rob, its a different story on the 16XE lumps. A lot of damage is done when cambelts go on these engines, whether you are travelling at 5mph or 65 mph, the damage is usually 12+ bent valves.
Ah, shows my ignorance then 
The Astra was a 1.4 16v, I didn't see Rooney has a 1.6
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Rooney
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Ok, just spoken to seven valley and they are goingt o pick it up tommoz, thanks for your guidence people... great help!
Mike
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