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ronnyd

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Timing chain or belt
« on: 19 March 2013, 16:50:11 »

Can anyone inform me if the 2.2 petrol engines on the later Omega,s have a timing belt
or chain. Have heard horror stories about chains recently, thanks.
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #1 on: 19 March 2013, 17:51:41 »

All the petrol Omegas have belts AFAIK.
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #2 on: 19 March 2013, 18:14:07 »

As above, all petrol engine Omegas are belt. Full kit of tensioners + Belt + waterpump on 2.2, must be changed every 40k/4 years, which ever is first

2.2 DTi & 2.5TD are chain  :y
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #3 on: 19 March 2013, 19:30:58 »

Once owned a Vecta 2.2 and bloody thing broke down other side of Brum, called out Green Flag and the half witted chap firmly told me my cam belt had snapped.
I firmly told him it was chain driven but what do i know being only a butcher, Ha more than him it would seem.  ;D ;D
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #4 on: 20 March 2013, 00:02:34 »

Thanks fella,s, i have a 95 cd 2l 16valve so knew that was a belt but wasn,t sure re 2.2 lump.
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #5 on: 20 March 2013, 01:59:50 »

As above, all petrol engine Omegas are belt. Full kit of tensioners + Belt + waterpump on 2.2, must be changed every 40k/4 years, which ever is first

2.2 DTi & 2.5TD are chain  :y
I don't understand, what is going on with German cars (Omega). All cars need timing belt changed around 100K miles. Is English mile = american mile?
American mile is 1.6 km.
Do Germans buy tensioner bearings from China?
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #6 on: 20 March 2013, 09:47:07 »

Once owned a Vecta 2.2 and bloody thing broke down other side of Brum, called out Green Flag and the half witted chap firmly told me my cam belt had snapped.
I firmly told him it was chain driven but what do i know being only a butcher, Ha more than him it would seem.  ;D ;D
2.2 vectras were chain driven but known for snapping the chain if not serviced regularly as the oil feed jet would block and starve the chain of oil there was a recall on it where they fitted a larger jet
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Re: Timing chain or belt
« Reply #7 on: 20 March 2013, 10:30:07 »

As above, all petrol engine Omegas are belt. Full kit of tensioners + Belt + waterpump on 2.2, must be changed every 40k/4 years, which ever is first

2.2 DTi & 2.5TD are chain  :y
I don't understand, what is going on with German cars (Omega). All cars need timing belt changed around 100K miles. Is English mile = american mile?
American mile is 1.6 km.
Do Germans buy tensioner bearings from China?
Twice they tried to up it to 80k/8yrs, both times the failure rates were outside of acceptable limits. Thats not to say belts/bearings won't last that long - we've all seen 100,000+ mile Omegas on original belts...
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