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Andy B

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« on: 30 March 2010, 17:33:45 »
Does the forum have a recommend supplier of cam belt kits? I know various times that http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/ have been mentioned.

Vauxhall £125 vs Buypartsby £82
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« Reply #1 on: 30 March 2010, 17:35:16 »
even the GM branded sets are faulty.. hoping you will be more lucky then me :-/

and interestingly the opel service dropped the guarantee to 2 years or  40 K miles..
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Re: cam belts
« Reply #2 on: 30 March 2010, 17:35:42 »
Is your due a change then Andy?
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Re: cam belts
« Reply #3 on: 30 March 2010, 17:36:10 »
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even the GM branded sets are faulty.. hoping you will be more lucky then me :-/

What was wrong with yours?  :-?
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« Reply #4 on: 30 March 2010, 17:37:34 »
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even the GM branded sets are faulty.. hoping you will be more lucky then me :-/

What was wrong with yours?  :-?

tensioner give up at 350 km and start unusual noises.. they changed it..

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« Reply #5 on: 30 March 2010, 17:37:43 »
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Is your due a change then Andy?

Oh yes! about 3000 miles ago & it must be at least 4 years ... I'd dig the receipt out, but I might frighten myself.  :-? ;D
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« Reply #6 on: 30 March 2010, 17:38:33 »
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tensioner give up at 350 km and start unusual noises.. they changed it..


That was a very short lived tesioner!  :o
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« Reply #7 on: 30 March 2010, 17:40:14 »
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tensioner give up at 350 km and start unusual noises.. they changed it..


That was a very short lived tesioner!  :o

yep.. the mechanic is working for 20 years or more.. and changed countless numbers of belts on omegas.. :-/
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« Reply #8 on: 30 March 2010, 17:40:17 »
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That was a very short lived tesioner!  :o

Reckon Jimbob can beat that!
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« Reply #9 on: 30 March 2010, 17:42:49 »
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Last changed October 2005.  ::)
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« Reply #10 on: 30 March 2010, 17:47:32 »
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Is your due a change then Andy?

Last changed October 2005.  ::)

mine was also.. and I regret I changed it.. ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 30 March 2010, 17:51:34 »
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Is your due a change then Andy?

Last changed October 2005.  ::)

mine was also.. and I regret I changed it.. ;D

Don't say that Cem!!  ;D  ;D   ;D
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« Reply #12 on: 30 March 2010, 17:59:02 »
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Is your due a change then Andy?

Last changed October 2005.  ::)

mine was also.. and I regret I changed it.. ;D

Don't say that Cem!!  ;D  ;D   ;D

seriously planning to change the gaskets , valves etc whenever I find some money.. so was not worth changing ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 30 March 2010, 20:03:37 »
i keep saying must do cambelt..the car has now done 135000 and i trace the history back to the cambelt was last done at (i think it was)81000 :-[
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« Reply #14 on: 30 March 2010, 20:05:06 »
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i keep saying must do cambelt..the car has now done 135000 and i trace the history back to the cambelt was last done at (i think it was)81000 :-[

15k over due, change it, cheaper than a engine re-build  ;)
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