Pete wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:22:35 GMT, Catman
> >, wrote:
>
>>
>>> I was told by the dealer that leaving a damaged cam variator can cause
>>> problems and the girl said that someone recently who had left theirs
>>> without fixing it was now looking at £1600 for a new Head Gasket or
>>> something.
>>
>>That would be a bloody expensive head gasket In all seriousness, I'll
>>check with my guru on Tuesday. In any event, I'm 99.999% sure it
>>wouldn't be the head gasket. Sounds like they're trying to put some scares
>>around.
>
> From my understanding, it may be seen as a pre-cursor to the cam-belt
> needing changing (not causing it - just an indicator).

Why so, oh knowledgeable one? I was under the (quite possibly wrong)
impression that it was oil driven?

> Should the cam-belt
> go, then a second-hand engine would cost apx 1600 GBP.

Yep, sounds about right to me.

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