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M2RTY
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20th Apr 03 at 15:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
scrappy = cant realy trust them

60 quid for 2 valves aint too much, could have been a lot worse, full reapairs gonna be less than 80, plus ill have a cleaner engine
M2RTY
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20th Apr 03 at 15:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
@ me ripping engine out - i have no idea what im doing!!

2 out of 2 so far have gone

6 left to cheack

marv
John_C
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20th Apr 03 at 15:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
expensive bit would b fitting and c if there's any damage 2 the pistons etc
M2RTY
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20th Apr 03 at 15:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
3 out of 3 gone

5 left
M2RTY
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20th Apr 03 at 15:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fuck, i meed a new head, gonna be easiest way
John_C
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20th Apr 03 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jus as well u aint got 16v, i thought u were lookin at a 2l
M2RTY
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20th Apr 03 at 15:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes a 2.0is coming soon, but i need my car for the next week or so as i have job interviews across the land and exams at uni 100 mile away
Mikorsa16v
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20th Apr 03 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
poor guy!
respect to taking your engine apart tho!
Adam-D
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20th Apr 03 at 16:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
true
i say buy a 50 quid banger wiv a couple of month's t+t
do your running around in that and prep your corsa for the 2 litre
M2RTY
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20th Apr 03 at 16:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but i get attention in the corsa and its killing me not driving it
Adam-D
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20th Apr 03 at 16:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know but imagine the attention when its litred!!
and when youve finished with the banger you get to blow it up full rev's drop gears loads a ways its fun!
i killed a mk2 fiesta in colledge tied it to a tree and spun the wheels till it blew up we also raced two or these round college ennded up skimming the trees near the woods blew side windows drivers door wing rear quarter hiz fault he rammed me class bit of fun for 30 quid
GREG 1
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20th Apr 03 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I did mine mate on the M25 late 1 night, cost me £400 but all done now
--DAN--
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20th Apr 03 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine snapped a few months back, I was doin about 25, and it bent 15 valves amongst quite a few other things, total bill came to £750!!!!
M2RTY
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400 quid, bloody hell

belt was about 8 quid, new gaskets etcetc came to 20 odd, and im getting a new head for less than 50, hopefully

id have paid 400 to get it on the road but no point if its going in a month
mattyboy199
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Don t know why they don t just put chains on like on biggered engined cars such as audi a8 s much more reliable. Just think your engine relies solely on a rubber reinforced belt it. And designers don t think wait a minute this belts a bit flimsey lets use a chain instead.
Steve
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20th Apr 03 at 17:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
chains become noisy tho
jr
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chains would need more matinace on them over time, easier to u a belt and replace it
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20th Apr 03 at 17:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
besides if ur cambelt snaps it ur own fault usually for not renewing it on time it was my fault neway
mattyboy199
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20th Apr 03 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah but you never know with these things they can just happen imagine if its defective or reacting badly with the atmosphere (rot or mould)
ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by xhale2007
john_c... when a cambelt goes it almost always bends valves...do u even know what happens when it snaps the cam belt?? HOMO


Depends if its a freewheeling engine or an interference engine.

8v vauxs also used to be pretty good in that they would break the followers but not damage the valves.
transit DIs are interference but i've never known one to bend valves yet!!

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