[JP]

New Member

• Apr 28, 2009

• #1

Well…
following the other thread, I thought about opening this one just to mention something…

As most of you that followed the other thread, you are aware the cam belt snapped on my mates 300tdi..

he just got a call from the garage to confirm the cambelt was definitely snaped.. plus, it had never been changed!!
was still the original… and his disco has 130k miles!!!

thought they were supposed to last 60 to 70k?
have anyone ever heard of a belt lasting this long???

 

Optimus Prime

Well-Known Member

• Apr 28, 2009

• #2

not many people have probably got the bo**ocks to leave it that long !

 

109party

Well-Known Member

• Apr 28, 2009

• #3

yer did damage the engine when it snapped

 

[JP]

New Member

• Apr 30, 2009

• #4

and here's the end result of the cambelt snapping....

 

goonarmy

Beer tester

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Apr 30, 2009

• #5

[JP];758791 said:

and here's the end result of the cambelt snapping....

Click to expand...

Tons of life left in that!

 

discojamz

Active Member

• Apr 30, 2009

• #6

well i mate of mine bought had a bmw 3 series which had 58,000 on the clock. He was asking the previous owner about the whether it had had a cambelt change. It turned out that the speedo broke at 200,000 miles so had a new one fitted. so had 258,000 and still on the original cambelt

 

109party

Well-Known Member

• Apr 30, 2009

• #7

wow haha, jp so the ansewer is yes then