Safe Engines if Cambelt Breaks

martindow

Is there a site that lists engines or cars where broken cam belts won't result in pistons trying to eat valves? Bit of a sore point as the last car has just gone to scrap yard heaven after snapping its cam belt. RIP car:A

iolanthe07

Best thing to do is to make sure your next car has a chain cam -plenty do, mainly Japanese, I think.

martindow

Thanks Iolanthe. Is there a list anywhere do you know? The dead car was Japanese - an old micra and had a belt. I'd quite like to go for one with a chain!

xzibit

If you get it changed on the service before recommended then you'll not have this trouble. Usually.

Hintza

xzibit wrote:

If you get it changed on the service before recommended then you'll not have this trouble. Usually.

Your an optimist ...our Golf went at 31,000 miles thats 40,000 miles short of the recommended 70,000!

JBsplit

Yes Sort of.

Most 'trade' cambelt manuals give details of the likelihood of damage.

But i don't know of a publicly available one.






Errrr that hasnt helped has it.

david29dpo

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/home/index.htm try this.

Matt_Nixon

Most new'ish Mazdas have cam chains, wifes MX5 Mk3 has and the Mazda 3 I'm looking to buy also has a chain.

martindow

Thanks all - there's a list on Honest John
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=54

iolanthe07

My 2003 Micra had a chain cam - I think all Micra's have them now.

martindow

Mine was a very old Micra - C reg - and probably had the original belt. Wasn't a difficult decision to decide whether to scrap it!