Does any one know when a cambelt breaks on a v/astra sport 1.8 1995/6 if the engine is safe or whether it bends the valves etc.
Many thanx
2007-03-14 04:57:25 · 10 answers · asked by The Puppy 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
As long as the car wasn't driven too far after the cambelt went, it should be ok.
2007-03-14 05:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by lululaluau 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Like all these things, it's possible if you're an experienced mechanic with access to garage facilities, but it's not worth paying someone else to do it. You're looking at four figures in labour cost alone, before you've even bought your new engine, gearbox, brakes, suspension etc. You should be able to sell your car and buy a 16v Astra for way less than it'll cost you to change the engine. Isn't the Mk2 Astra a 90bhp engine anyway? Same one as they used in the Mk2 Cavvy, the 1.3 was a 75bhp unit and the 1.6 was 90bhp.
2016-03-28 22:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is defiantly not a safe engine the valves will touch if the cam belt breaks.If you are thinking of replacing it fit a cambelt kit this will include tensioner rollers.The reason the belts break is the tensioner rollers fail in most cases of broken belts.
2007-03-14 05:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by mick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a shop,and it is an interference engine if my source is right , i cant find out a lot on it,but it does say its an interference engine which means it will bend a valve on it,good luck with it.
2007-03-14 05:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unsafe engine. sometimes cam followers snap instead of valves (these lever open valves under camshaft)
2007-03-17 10:23:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unsafe you can do lot of damage when the cam belt breaks .
2007-03-17 09:49:43 · answer #6 · answered by Mick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that depends on wether it happed on your driveway or on a motorway , if your engine was idling not much damage
2007-03-14 05:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by happytramp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you going to drive the thing or worry about it
get motoring brmm, brmm.
2007-03-17 23:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by peter p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one, as far as I recall, is NOT a "safe" engine.
Sorry.
2007-03-14 05:11:34 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it' a gonner sorry
2007-03-14 11:36:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋