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Re: It begins...on a 16VT
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02/08/2020 14:42
02/08/2020 14:42
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Bold move, well done and welcome to the forum The site allows you to use the PM facility after you have made 5 posts. By all means detail your exciting project in that section and create a separate discussion thread on which people can leave their comments. What is the mileage and do you know something of its history?
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Re: It begins...on a 16VT
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07/08/2020 20:12
07/08/2020 20:12
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More to the point - change the cambelt. At that mileage it may never have been done, and frankly, it's too thin at 3/4 inch width. 3 years or 36k miles, no matter what the book says - and as with anything mechanical and bendy, the more it's used, the better it lasts.
This is an interference engine, and if the belt breaks it will kill most of your valves and also damage the bottom end. Ask me how I know...
Last edited by barnacle; 07/08/2020 20:13.
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