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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: sidewaysmv6 on 01 May 2009, 23:08:13

Title: 3.2
Post by: sidewaysmv6 on 01 May 2009, 23:08:13

hi guys does my2003 3.2 have a timing belt or chain :-?

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Post by: RobseyMV6 on 01 May 2009, 23:10:31

Cam belt for sure

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Post by: damon80 on 01 May 2009, 23:16:23

Yep, cambelt.  It needs changing (inc. tensioners) every 4yrs/40,000miles whichever comes first without fail  :y

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Post by: sidewaysmv6 on 01 May 2009, 23:23:34

dam...

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Post by: damon80 on 01 May 2009, 23:25:57

I take it by that remark that it's coming up to (if not going over) the change interval?!

But it's far easier getting a new cambelt kit fitted, than replacing 24 bent valves...  :y

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Post by: tmx on 01 May 2009, 23:59:07

yeah they fail usually the tensioner

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Post by: Ziad on 02 May 2009, 04:49:22

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dam...

take it easy mate  :y :y :y
BUT do make sure that the timing belt kit has been changed every 40k miles / 4 years

Title: Re: 3.2
Post by: keithnic on 02 May 2009, 10:42:23

My 3.0v6 blew up one week after it had had a service at a Vauxhall main dealer.  I asked them to replace the cam belt which they did, but they didn't replace the tensioners at the same time and it was a tensioner that failed.  
They tried to get out of it, but a Vauxhall engineer made them replace everything at their cost as the tensioner should have lasted 80,000 miles and mine had done 76,500.  Phew that was lucky.
The parts alone were around £2,600 plus vat!!! Prevention is a lot cheaper than the cure.

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Post by: sidewaysmv6 on 02 May 2009, 19:37:36

aw i know all that...its just hard to find motivation to pull her all apart! il get at it durin the week...i wonder is there any way of finding out did the police do it recently?

Title: Re: 3.2
Post by: damon80 on 02 May 2009, 21:10:23

Mine came with service-history print-outs, detailing everything (and I mean everything - even down to lightbulbs!!) that's been done on it.

But if yours didn't come with the print-out, you could phone the force you got it off.  Ask the switchboard to put you though to the workshops - if you give them your reg, they will probably be able to bring it up on their computer

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Post by: tmx on 02 May 2009, 22:14:34

I have a bill from 2006 from Inchape Vauxhall Exeter for £3300 for a full V6 Head rebuild and 1 piston

cambelt snapped on the previous owner

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Post by: MutantCav on 02 May 2009, 22:22:24

Mine came from Markey Mark and had a new belt/tensioners and all new gaskets including exhaust when the 3.0 engine was put in by him...so I feel confident I'm good to go for another 35k yet having only done 5k since I got it :y

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Post by: sidewaysmv6 on 02 May 2009, 22:22:35

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Mine came with service-history print-outs, detailing everything (and I mean everything - even down to lightbulbs!!) that's been done on it.

But if yours didn't come with the print-out, you could phone the force you got it off.  Ask the switchboard to put you though to the workshops - if you give them your reg, they will probably be able to bring it up on their computer

cheers buddy il do that!! :y :y