fiesta 1.25. interference engine?
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saying that, cosmetically its not actually in bad nick, i dont think shes trashed it too badly on bollards and such. shame though because she "loved" it. it was dependable but goes to show you how important it is to keep it serviced right.
to be fair though, she has no real interest in cars (how many women do?) so it was hardly something she would have thought much about. no harm in reading the manual though!
to be fair though, she has no real interest in cars (how many women do?) so it was hardly something she would have thought much about. no harm in reading the manual though!
im hedging my bets on "absolutely rogered"
it was just the weight of the belt keeping it on the cam pulleys. on the intake cam (the one nearer the front of the car) the teeth of the belt were resting on the teeth of the pulley. i think when the engine was running there was enough tension to keep it timed. she made one stop on the way home and after that it stalled a couple times in traffic the revs were hunting (classic lambda seeing all sorts of gasses that it shoudlnt)
since then it has been started and stopped a couple times.
wonder if shell wanna sell it for buttons. the mech work i do on the side has been a bit slow lately
it was just the weight of the belt keeping it on the cam pulleys. on the intake cam (the one nearer the front of the car) the teeth of the belt were resting on the teeth of the pulley. i think when the engine was running there was enough tension to keep it timed. she made one stop on the way home and after that it stalled a couple times in traffic the revs were hunting (classic lambda seeing all sorts of gasses that it shoudlnt)
since then it has been started and stopped a couple times.
wonder if shell wanna sell it for buttons. the mech work i do on the side has been a bit slow lately
well, just got back from a noon round there putting a new belt kit on there
cheapest i could find was £45 and it was a GATES! rocked up, stripped it down, got the crank to tdc, belt off and realigned the cams. intake cam had jumped two or three teeth, it was at last 30* out, maybe more.
old tension was proper fubar, might try and get some pics up. put the new belt on, tried to retime it without faffing with the cam pulleys but couldnt get the tension i liked.
did it all properly, put it back together far enough that it could be started. i knew it went round without making contact but who knows the state of the valves
fired it up and could hear all sorts (then remembered one wheel was off, one disc would be spinning) so put my foot on the brakes and all was silent and all was good in the world
friggin thing is good for another 96k.
old tensioner had failed badly, the plastic roller was off the bearing, god knows how it escaped because there didnt look like there was enough space for it to get past the belt and cover.
fixed
cheapest i could find was £45 and it was a GATES! rocked up, stripped it down, got the crank to tdc, belt off and realigned the cams. intake cam had jumped two or three teeth, it was at last 30* out, maybe more.
old tension was proper fubar, might try and get some pics up. put the new belt on, tried to retime it without faffing with the cam pulleys but couldnt get the tension i liked.
did it all properly, put it back together far enough that it could be started. i knew it went round without making contact but who knows the state of the valves
fired it up and could hear all sorts (then remembered one wheel was off, one disc would be spinning) so put my foot on the brakes and all was silent and all was good in the world
friggin thing is good for another 96k.
old tensioner had failed badly, the plastic roller was off the bearing, god knows how it escaped because there didnt look like there was enough space for it to get past the belt and cover.
fixed