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On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:44:11 GMT, "Steve Knight"
> wrote: >> Alfa are paying 75% of parts & labour, so I'll only be >> paying the cost of a normal service and cambelt change. >> I'm happy with that (and very relieved). > >Very fair, good on Alfa for doing the right thing. Good on them. What a shame that they make an engine that eats belts in the first place. -- ColonelTupperware spouting ******** on Usenet since 1997 Usenet FAQ at http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/servi...ws/news2.shtml UPCE FAQ at http://upce.org.uk/ UKRM FAQ at http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ |
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Colonel Tupperware wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:44:11 GMT, "Steve Knight" > > wrote: > > >>>Alfa are paying 75% of parts & labour, so I'll only be >>>paying the cost of a normal service and cambelt change. >>>I'm happy with that (and very relieved). >> >>Very fair, good on Alfa for doing the right thing. > > > Good on them. > What a shame that they make an engine that eats belts in the first > place. You can say that again. I bought a new Alfa a while ago and chose the 2.5 liter V6 engine after visiting AlfaRomeo.com site and reading this from the 156 Engines site: "2.5 V6 24V 2492 cm3 KW 138-141 (188-192 BHP-EEC) Maximum power output at 6300 rpm Peak torque at 5000 rpm ... ... The platinum spark plugs, hydraulic tappets, and automatic belt tighteners minimize the need for maintenance (first service after 100,000 Km). It is available on the Alfa 166, 156 and Sportwagon." This gave me the (wrong) impression that this engine is free of cambelt troubles for the first 100.000 km's. Esko |
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"Joe Ortiz" > wrote in message m... > > I've never been very > convinced by this "check" business. What do they do, look at it? Or do > they perform some serious checks of some kind? Can anybody tell us? > According to my dealer, Northgate at Canterbury, UK, they do a visual inspection of the belt and asses the position of the tensioner mechanism to determine if everything is ok or needs changing. I've still got some way to go before my 147 is due, hopefully things will be clearer by then! Regards Ross |
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On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:39:43 GMT, s7uar7 >, wrote:
>Anyway, Alfa are paying 75% of parts & labour, so I'll only be >paying the cost of a normal service and cambelt change. I'm happy with >that (and very relieved). Excellent news Stuart. Thanks for sharing you tale with us, and giving us the happy ending too. Pete -- > 156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso (his) 147 2.0 TS (2002) - Gem Green (her's) |
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I've just changed my cambelt as part of replacing a dead variator. ('98
2.0TS). I haven't owned the car all its life (about 3 years and 40k), but I'm pretty sure it was not changed before I got the car, and it made it to 80,000 miles with me. What's more, the removed belt was in good condition. Guess I was just lucky. However, here's the point: The cam belt was quite slack, and the tensioner had got to the end of its movement. My theory (completetly unsubstantiated tho!) is that cam belt failures are caused by a lack of tension, rather than the primary failure of the belt. The tensioner doesn't have a lot of travel, and the initial adjustment on a new belt is at the midpoint of its range, so the belt doesn't need to wear too much before the tensioner is out of movement. I also changed the balance shaft belt, which also looked fine. I wasn't planning on changing the poly-V belt that drives alternator, power steering and aircon, but the old one was dead and had to be changed. James |
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:46:59 +0100, "James Lucy" >
wrote: >I've just changed my cambelt as part of replacing a dead variator. ('98 >2.0TS). I haven't owned the car all its life (about 3 years and 40k), but >I'm pretty sure it was not changed before I got the car, and it made it to >80,000 miles with me. What's more, the removed belt was in good condition. >Guess I was just lucky. However, here's the point: The cam belt was quite >slack, and the tensioner had got to the end of its movement. My theory >(completetly unsubstantiated tho!) is that cam belt failures are caused by a >lack of tension, rather than the primary failure of the belt. Thats normally the case, either a tensioner or idler pully will let go. The belts rarely break without outside influence. -- ColonelTupperware spouting ******** on Usenet since 1997 Usenet FAQ at http://www.its.caltech.edu/its/servi...ws/news2.shtml UPCE FAQ at http://upce.org.uk/ UKRM FAQ at http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ |
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Afternoon, all
Is this cambelt issue a 2.0l issue only, or affecting the whole 156 range? My 1.8TS has done about 56 000m. And I don't like the sound of what's going on here! Charlie |
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all 4 cylinder TS engines
"Charlie Andrews" > schreef in bericht ... > Afternoon, all > > Is this cambelt issue a 2.0l issue only, or affecting the whole 156 range? > My 1.8TS has done about 56 000m. And I don't like the sound of what's going > on here! > > Charlie > > |
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"Charlie Andrews" > wrote in message
... > Afternoon, all > > Is this cambelt issue a 2.0l issue only, or affecting the whole 156 range? > My 1.8TS has done about 56 000m. And I don't like the sound of what's going > on here! > > Charlie Yep all of them. Get it changed ASAP Unless it has already been done as a warranty job @ 36000miles or 48000miles. -- David C 156 Selespeed sp3 + Brembo conversion |
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