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 footah212
Senior User  Location: Paisley Registered: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 861 Status: Offline |
Post #26
rikky wrote: circoli. i will put it through my strict inspection procedures and see if it's ok I asked them what manufacturer the £26 one was and they couldn't tell me  ________________________________________ Phase 2 Blaze GTi6PS3 - Black Ops 2 Engine crane for hire Renfrewshire |
 Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 11:55
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24seven
Seasoned Pro  Location: Derby Registered: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6,221 Status: Offline |
Post #27
The continental kits are good quality, at least as good as OEM I'd say. Also, can people stop s**tting their pants every time someone mentions a timing belt reaching 20k please? Yes Peugeot pushed it a bit when they said 72k from new. Rather than actually conduct a load of expensive tests I'll guarantee you some engineer in an office somewhere in France said "f**k it, just tell everyone to halve it. There we go, job done! I'm off to get some cheese and wine for lunch, plough my wife and I'll be back this afternoon." I don't see why 50k isn't achievable easily and safely, unless you over/under tension the belt when you first put it on. ________________________________________ Ph1 306 GTi 6 | RX8 231 S1 | YBR 125 Cafe Racer | MT-03 660 |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 12:20
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footah212
Senior User Location: Paisley Registered: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 861 Status: Offline |
Post #28
24seven wrote: "f**k it, just tell everyone to halve it. There we go, job done! I'm off to get some cheese and wine for lunch, plough my wife and I'll be back this afternoon." .  ________________________________________ Phase 2 Blaze GTi6PS3 - Black Ops 2 Engine crane for hire Renfrewshire |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 12:44
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,796 Status: Offline |
Post #29
my engine in the garage now.. the belt on that was done in jan 2009 at 100k miles and when i took it out it was on 138k (june 2012). again the "belt looks like new" but it's gone straight in the bin________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 12:54
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24seven
Seasoned Pro Location: Derby Registered: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6,221 Status: Offline |
Post #30
rikky wrote: my engine in the garage now.. the belt on that was done in jan 2009 at 100k miles and when i took it out it was on 138k (june 2012). again the "belt looks like new" but it's gone straight in the bin just to add, I'm not saying that re-using a belt up to 50k is fine. ________________________________________ Ph1 306 GTi 6 | RX8 231 S1 | YBR 125 Cafe Racer | MT-03 660 |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 12:55
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daver6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Durham Registered: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 2,379 Status: Offline |
Post #31
Yeah, I'm not suggesting reusing belts. But there's no way a belt can fail in 20k unless incorrectly fitted. Hell, I ran my first 6 for 15k before I checked when it was last done and that pushed it up to 50k________________________________________ Red Rallye - Rolling "restoration"Wishbone Polybushes available |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 13:25
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tvrfan007
Seasoned Pro  Location: In the garage Registered: 29 May 2005 Posts: 3,488 Status: Offline |
Post #32
I've seen timing belts fail in 8 minutes on a test bed.  ________________________________________ I'm Si btw Night Blue VW Golf GTD Bianca LBSC Rallye - Track/Road Slag Project Thread Sparkling Silver Mini Cooper D - Super Dooper  - (The other half's wheels) |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 15:40
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #33
Don't forget it's not only mileage which should affect the timing of a change. Age is another factor.  Three years is nearly up for me and I'll be changing it, despite the fact the car won't have run for 18 months of that by the time I set about changing it.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 5th Nov 2012 at 15:44
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