Comments on: Timing Belt

By: Susan | Thrifty Cars

Susan | Thrifty Cars — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:40:09 +0000

I don’t know much about the timing belts etc so this was a very interesting post to read and I have learnt a little something

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:09:46 +0000

I have a 2004 Mitsubishi Medium Wheelbase Van (Express) 2.0 lt travelled about 230,000 km’s I have had the big and little timing belt changed twice by a mechanic. Last time was at 188000 km’s. Little belt broke 42000 km’s later and under Mechanics insurance they don’t know what happened and consequently won’t fix. My question is what could go wrong other than Manufacturer Problem with belt or Mechanic failure ie it has been suggested that over reving could have done it. Van is used as a Couriers Please Courier Van. Any advice greatly accepted.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:29:14 +0000

You have done it again ME…….found a blog I didn’t know existed. You found that in the same section as the other last night?

So maybe we should call you Captain Cambelt……we had a guy in our workshop that always did them under R&R time,we named him that!

By: Me.

Me. — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:51:30 +0000

Some cars with timing[cam] belts are sh**heap, you have to work from underneath and at the top of the car at the same time…But not all car with belts are like that, they can have plenty of room to get to it.

Looks like in pics of the Duratec V6 for the Falcon after the Orion have timing chains – That’s a sigh of hope for me!!!