JoelP
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 06:51 PM |
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fiat timing belt
my friend has trouble with his x reg fiat marea 1.8 petrol, we think the timing belt has broken. Anyone know if this engine lunches itself when that
happens? The engine spins fast and quietly on the starter like all the valves are open. Definately turning as the car moves in gear.
Poor lad has had so much bad luck i thought id try to find out for him how bad it is 
Cheers!
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rost
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:01 PM |
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are you sure the whole engine is turning? It could be that the starter gear doesn't kick out.
Charlie don't surf!
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JoelP
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rost
are you sure the whole engine is turning? It could be that the starter gear doesn't kick out.
yeah, he tried to start it in gear and the car moved!
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vyperstrype
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:36 PM |
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Timing Belt
If it's a 16 valve engine i would probably say it's a high interference, and threfore not looking good . If it's 8 valve then
you might have got away with it. .
Where there's a will, there's a death!!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:38 PM |
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If it is a 16 valve engine it has almost certainly bent valves.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:46 PM |
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Joel
When it happened to my Marea (a 5 cylinder) it wrecked the top end entirely.
the warranty bill was £1,987.
Ten years ago.
I know, not the same engine, but I wouldn't be hopefull.
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vyperstrype
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:46 PM |
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See if you can remove the top part of the cambelt cover and see if the camshaft is spinning when turning over the engine. Sometimes the belt
doesn't break, it can shred a few teeth off the belt down on the crankshaft end.
Cheers Eric.
Where there's a will, there's a death!!
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JoelP
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 07:54 PM |
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i'll get him to have a look thanks!
He was selling it tomorrow, and had used the deposit to fix a few things on it! So now he has no car to sell and no money to give back  i mean
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 1/5/10 at 09:48 PM |
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Sadly it is an interference engine, bent valves almost inevitable
A decent s/h head shouldn't be too hard to find though.
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:54 PM |
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well ive had a look now, the timing belt appears to be on but doesnt move when cranking, the aux belt does, and the valves dont move in the rocker
cover. It is a 16v engine, and it turns over quietly like there is no compression.
Cant understand why the belt appears to be intact? Could be as eric says, just a few stripped teeth. Would it turn over quietly if the valves were
bent?
Cheers!
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