Originally Posted by dishdude
Originally Posted by AC1DD
Originally Posted by dishdude
Interference belt motors suck. So 1990's
Actually they don't "suck" if you mind the maintenance change interval they are very reliable, and unlike chains the job in most common car models isn't too hard for any decent mechanic, if a chain starts to fail it is going to be a big job on even the common cars they are found on and the parts are usually expensive too.
My guess is in this instance the guy that worked on it made a mistake and it caused the failure.
If you really like your ride, why in the world would you pinch pennies unless you really have to. That being said I feel sorry for the car, it doesn't owe the owner anything at over 200k.
I hope the OP follows up and tells us what the cause of the failure was and maybe he will get lucky that there is no interference damage and a new belt can be put on and the car will be fine without any additional work. You never know with these things.
No it's the absolute worst engine design responsible for sending more cars to the scrapyard prematurely than anything else.
I agree dishdude.... Stupid design...
My lady's Camry is a belt driven NON interference motor... Better circumstance there if the belt goes.
Originally Posted by AC1DD
Originally Posted by dishdude
Interference belt motors suck. So 1990's
Actually they don't "suck" if you mind the maintenance change interval they are very reliable, and unlike chains the job in most common car models isn't too hard for any decent mechanic, if a chain starts to fail it is going to be a big job on even the common cars they are found on and the parts are usually expensive too.
My guess is in this instance the guy that worked on it made a mistake and it caused the failure.
If you really like your ride, why in the world would you pinch pennies unless you really have to. That being said I feel sorry for the car, it doesn't owe the owner anything at over 200k.
I hope the OP follows up and tells us what the cause of the failure was and maybe he will get lucky that there is no interference damage and a new belt can be put on and the car will be fine without any additional work. You never know with these things.
No it's the absolute worst engine design responsible for sending more cars to the scrapyard prematurely than anything else.
I agree dishdude.... Stupid design...
My lady's Camry is a belt driven NON interference motor... Better circumstance there if the belt goes.