Cambelt change on MX-6

#31

"Conor" <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

In article <5amksgF2ob5c5U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net>, R D S says...

Parts free round your neck of the woods, are they?

Blah blah blah.

You're the one who said it was £80 all in.

I did fuck <checks again

I said this..

'I've just had a quote of £80 *plus belt* (outside normal working hrs sort
of
thing) so thats not a problem.

#32

R D S (rsandr (AT) gmail (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

Quote:

Parts free round your neck of the woods, are they?

Blah blah blah.

You're the one who said it was £80 all in.

I did fuck <checks again

I said this..

'I've just had a quote of £80 *plus belt*

<checks>
<rubs eyes>
So you did.

My apologies.

#33

In news:1hy1j1k.1e7x0b81wob9c0N%alan (AT) darkroom (DOT) +.com,
A.Lee <alan (AT) darkroom (DOT) +.com> wittered on forthwith;

Quote:

Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

In news:5amk32F2pvbb4U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net,
R D S <rsandr (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith;
"A.Lee" <alan (AT) darkroom (DOT) +.com> wrote in message...
If it is the V6, then the cambelt isnt an urgent job, as the
valves/pistons are non-interference, so a broken belt will not
usually cause too many, if any, problems.

That's good news.
Can anyone back this up or offer an opinion as to why I should get
it done in either case.

A smalltime trader who used to be based next to one of the car hire
firms I used to run bought an M reg Probe V6 (this was in '99) and
lost a huge amount of money on it after the cambelt snapped. Needed
all 24 valves replacing. That one was definately an interference
engine.

So he broke both cambelts at the same time?
And damaged all valves on a non-interference engine?
It sounds like more than the 2 cambelts failing if all valves were
damaged.
Or he didnt know what he was talking about.

It's not unheard of, and he knows exactly what he's talking about, besides,
I was there during the rebuild - he did it in my workshop.

--
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Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Wood and Pickett Range Rover V8 Turbo
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9

Currently listening to The White Stripes

#34

In news:f27cnu$i31$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org,
Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wittered on
forthwith;

Quote:

In news:1hy1j1k.1e7x0b81wob9c0N%alan (AT) darkroom (DOT) +.com,
A.Lee <alan (AT) darkroom (DOT) +.com> wittered on forthwith;
Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

In news:5amk32F2pvbb4U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net,
R D S <rsandr (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith;
"A.Lee" <alan (AT) darkroom (DOT) +.com> wrote in message...
If it is the V6, then the cambelt isnt an urgent job, as the
valves/pistons are non-interference, so a broken belt will not
usually cause too many, if any, problems.

That's good news.
Can anyone back this up or offer an opinion as to why I should get
it done in either case.

A smalltime trader who used to be based next to one of the car hire
firms I used to run bought an M reg Probe V6 (this was in '99) and
lost a huge amount of money on it after the cambelt snapped. Needed
all 24 valves replacing. That one was definately an interference
engine.

So he broke both cambelts at the same time?
And damaged all valves on a non-interference engine?
It sounds like more than the 2 cambelts failing if all valves were
damaged.
Or he didnt know what he was talking about.

It's not unheard of, and he knows exactly what he's talking about,
besides, I was there during the rebuild - he did it in my workshop.

Oh, and the 24v Probe only has one cambelt.

--
Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v
Wood and Pickett Range Rover V8 Turbo
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9

Currently listening to The White Stripes

#35

Pete M (pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk) gurgled
happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Quote:

Oh, and the 24v Probe only has one cambelt.

I was going to say... Most V engines are still only one cambelt, aren't
they? Just a massively long one with umpty-three pulleys.

#36

SteveH wrote:

Quote:

Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

In news:5alghnF2o5467U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net,
R D S <optiglaze (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith;
I have had my head in the Autotrader all morning and nothing is
floating my boat for a grand.
However a local mechanic is waving a Mazda MX-6 under my nose, I
mentioned it a while ago.
It looks very nice, has 12 months MOT, he is bringing it over so I
can have a run in it.

He reckons the cambelt can be done for £150 but this sounds dubiously
cheap. Is this about right?
Scarily dubiously cheap.

MX6, IIRC, is an utter bastard to do the belt on, same reason why there are
loads of ubercheap dead V6 Probes knocking about, same engine, same
problems.

Wasn't there a limp-wristed 4-pot as well as the V6? - that might
explain things.

Nope.

#37

"DougP" <DougP (AT) binternet (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

SteveH wrote:
Pete M <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

In news:5alghnF2o5467U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net,
R D S <optiglaze (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith;
I have had my head in the Autotrader all morning and nothing is
floating my boat for a grand.
However a local mechanic is waving a Mazda MX-6 under my nose, I
mentioned it a while ago.
It looks very nice, has 12 months MOT, he is bringing it over so I
can have a run in it.

He reckons the cambelt can be done for £150 but this sounds dubiously
cheap. Is this about right?
Scarily dubiously cheap.

MX6, IIRC, is an utter bastard to do the belt on, same reason why there
are
loads of ubercheap dead V6 Probes knocking about, same engine, same
problems.

Wasn't there a limp-wristed 4-pot as well as the V6? - that might
explain things.

Nope.

It would seem there was.

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