2.0 8-valve..timing belt snapped???????

[shy witness]

I went and bough an sri cavalier there tonite

1993.......2.0.....8valve


which is what I wanted


anyway went and senn it...........had a decent look round it....and in below and that


it woz running realy well.....very clean interior etc etc .and mot'd for 7 months


so I'm BELTING home..nice and happy.........and I got about halfway(7miles).and woz doing about 70...............and it stopped...............(oh no)

I didnt evemn think of anything else...............I just knew it woz the timing belt...

and when I pulled over and got out and looked..........yes I woz right.the timing belt had snapped



so thats a bit of a downer for me http://www.justopelvauxhall.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif http://www.justopelvauxhall.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif

but I'll bounce back.......


now I know that some cars clear the valves when this happens..but I'm not sure about these


can someone enlighten me............


and try n put a smile baclk on my face http://www.justopelvauxhall.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif

[Adam]

Did you hear any clanging/rattling metal when it snapped?

Stick a new belt on, time it up, and turn the key, you never know.

[nova 5am]

youll be luky if nothing happened mate you could have valves stuck in ur cylinders and all sorts, get the head off and have a look

hope its all ok though mate

[andymac]

take the cam cover off and see if any of the tappets are snapped

[shy witness]

wing ding ding

9 quid for a new timing belt......................and about 1 hours work this morning............and happy days



running like a dream

[Adam]

Lucky :plol

[saloonwoody]

Lucky :plol
why there was no chance of damage :p

[Adam]

There was!
I've seen a 1400 8v bend 2 valves when the belt went at 30mph(3K rpm)

Its usually just luck whether it damages anything.

Unless its a 16v engine, then its pretty much fooked if the belt goes.

[carnoisseurcraig]

i had a wee 1.2 nova YEARS ago... belt snapped with me.... ?5.45 and half an hour at the side of the road later and we were off.... BURNING GALLONS OF OIL

LOL

[shy witness]

yes indeed

i am a happy chappy.........

[General Baxter]

why there was no chance of damage :p


yeah thats what the rac told my nextdoor neighbour about his volvo, fitted a new belt to it yestorday, like ****, valves bent, even a hole in the piston lol