Cam belt snapped!!

[monkeyboyroy]

Just bought a mk2 gti with the cam belt snapped, whats the best way to put a new one on and what chance have i got of getting away with it?!   

[Bazzer]

slim chance mate, more often than not the valves get bent.... Especially if it's pinged at high rpm....

[Daz...]

sometimes you can get away with it...depends if whoever had it when it snapped turned it over afterwards or not

[monkeyboyroy]

Not sure what happened to it only just bought it and not sure what route to take! whether to have a go at fitting a new belt, fit a new engine or sell it? it may just sit there for awhile! running around in another mk2 at the moment.

nice motor dude!

[monkeyboyroy]

is there anyway of checking? or is it just fit a belt an see?

[CHR15]

a lot of the mk2 engines were non-interference, so you may get away with a new belt and re-alignment mate

[monkeyboyroy]

That would be so cool.............the mk2 im running round in is er....ok'ish goes like a rocket looks like poo!

So hopefully just re-align, is all that i need to know in the haynes or bentley manual?

[CHR15]

wouldnt like to say, but i doubt it

[...joe]

easiest way is to take the head off and have a look. if its an 8 valve you probably got away with it but its easy enough to take the head off just in case....

[monkeyboyroy]

think its an 8 valve, its arriving tonight so ill have  a look

thanks dudes