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Postby red leo » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:01 am

Help
I have 68k on the clock but with the speedo stopping every now and then it could be more. Should I be thinking of changing timeing chains, cam belts or similar in the near future

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Postby clee » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:07 am

Don't think you should worry to much about it .The chains are a fairly solid
piece of kit and when I had my headgasket done at about
100k they were in fine shape.I had the tensioners changed as they showed slight signs of wear ,but that was it .
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Postby David Gentleman » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:36 pm

red leo wrote:Help
I have 68k on the clock but with the speedo stopping every now and then it could be more. Should I be thinking of changing timeing chains, cam belts or similar in the near future

thanks



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Postby red leo » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:16 pm

But is that the quiet before the storm :lol:
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Postby A610GA » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:38 am

Just worry about the bits that are known to break, not the ones that dont. ! ! ! :lol:
Now if it had a cam belt, that would be a different thing. I had one go on a V6 at 2,000 miles under its replacement mileage. Very nasty mashed valves and pistons so I now change them at about half recommended distance.
Driving an A610 is just so sublime.


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