have an n reg 216 coupe the head gasket was done on it about 2 months ago have done about 1000 miles since , now told that the cam belt has jumped ,but am getting reports as to how bad this is ,ranging from new cam belt and timing done to car is not worth spending that much money ,so how bad is it ????????? the curse of e bay never buy a car this way again ,help !
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 14/04/2008 at 13:47
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You dont mention which engine it is -Honda or Rover? Sometimes you can be lucky if the belt has only skipped one tooth and the timing has very slightly been thrown out which will lead to running problems only. Really all depends on how badly its jumped and if its enough for the pistons to have made contact with the valves.
Have you took it back to the garage that did the head gasket? A compression test will be a good start to determine if there is any internal damage or indeed its just a case of a new cambelt/tensioner etc.
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was done by the person selling it ,turned out to be a bit of a cowboy,he picked it up
fixed it up then sold it on ,the joys of ebay
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I would get a compression test done and then once you have the results, go from there.
If theres no damage, £150 should see a new belt and tensioner done at a trusted garage, maybe worth getting the waterpump done as well for another £40 or so as any future leaks means having to do the whole job again.
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thats the thing cant find a good garage ,the water pump was done with the head gasket
a 1000 miles ago ,most garages i have rang dont want to know or one quotaed 700.00 pounds
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Where in the country are you? If its just a case of putting on a cambelt/tensioner then it will be less than 200 quid, even at an xpart dealer. There are a lot of independant MG/Rover garages springing up so there is bound to be one close by.
How can they quote £700 when they dont know what work needs doing!
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How can they quote £700 when they dont know what work needs doing!
That's what's known in the trade as a "Forget it!" quote.
[Although it's a fair guess; bent valves on a K-series will be around that sort of money.]
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my poor loved car not starting , changed spark plugs ht leads , battery fuly charged it want s to but starts to backfire HELP PLEASE
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Have you put the plug leads back on in the correct order? Next time you change the plugs, do one at a time. Less confusion that way.
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