Author Topic: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)  (Read 3653 times)

Offline Bellend

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Re: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)
« Reply #10 on: 18 June 2014, 23:58 »
He's having you over.

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Re: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)
« Reply #11 on: 19 June 2014, 20:18 »
He's having you over.

I would say, yes!  :wink:

Closed tomorrow but i'll go down to them monday to tell them just to clean the oil up, and change the belt (i dont trust that belt anymore not after they have had it).

The thing is, that he dosent seem to understand, i poured some oil over the cam cover. That oil dosent just go away....

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Re: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)
« Reply #12 on: 20 June 2014, 12:00 »
I wouldn't let them touch your belt, plus it looks fine to me.


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Re: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)
« Reply #13 on: 22 June 2014, 09:26 »
I wouldn't let them touch your belt, plus it looks fine to me.

Nah well, i agree, but as it is now, they can destroy it, and then it snaps and say "we told you so". So if they change belt, and they make a mistake it's their fault.
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Re: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)
« Reply #14 on: 22 June 2014, 10:42 »
Looks like the oil got a little inside the belt cover but not on the belt...

Clean oil off, just have a look at camshaft seal (should be dry) and then jobs a good one...
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Re: Quick question about oil and time belts (or camshafts)
« Reply #15 on: 25 June 2014, 17:28 »
I brought home the car today, without them doing anything to the belt. Felt it was the best choice. I dont trust that workshop one second. But hey they fixed my AC :D ...and charged pretty good for it
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