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What way should the timing belt guide fit on the crank shaft pully on a Toyota Carina E 1995? The saucer facing in the way or out the way?
I have a snapped timing chain on a 1.3 multijet engine and I have heard that these engines are "safe" and as such this should not have caused internal damage. Please can anyone confirm this for me before...
I have a Ford Mondeo 2.0-litre Titanium manual. Does it have a chain drive or a replaceable cam belt?
Three weeks ago, I took my car to a local garage to replace the timing belt. Today as I was driving, the engine stopped running - I called the AA, and when they turned up, they told me that the timing...
Does the 1.0-lire petrol engine in the new Up!, Citigo and Mii chain driven or does it have a cambelt? Seems to be conflicting information out there!
Why do manufacturers use cam belts rather than chains on engines? Since a belt needs changing between 40-80k miles (model dependent) at a cost of £300+ and the failure of a belt would cost a lot more to...
At what point did the Vauxhall Corsa CDTi engine switch from a cambelt to a cam chain, as some forums say they're chain drive, while I've seen an advert advising that a car has had its cambelt replaced. I'm...
Do MINI Coopers made in 2001 have a cam belt or a cam chain? I am hearing two different things. I've just bought a 2001 MINI Cooper. I took lots of advice before I bought it, and it has a full service...
When do I need to change the cam belt, and which is the best place to get it done in the Canterbury / Sittingbourne area please? The car is 8 years old and has covered 82,000 miles.
What is the recommended interval to change the Cam belt on this Signum? Car is 5 years old and has done 80,000 miles. Just had service and MOT done and there was no mention of this work needing doing?