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  • arcon5
    arcon5 Posts: 14,099 Forumite
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    fred246 wrote: »
    There is only one way to know a job has been done properly. DO IT YOURSELF.


    And if the untrained DIYer does it themselve how will they even know if it's been done properly?

    Timing belt being a DIY job is crazy. Most won't even understand how to undo the crank bolt, let alone figure out how to lock the timing on a DOHC engine.
  • ToriP
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  • arcon5
    arcon5 Posts: 14,099 Forumite
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    Think a cats found its way in your engine bay
  • ToriP
    ToriP Posts: 168 Forumite
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    Luckily no cat attached to tail. Just some random sponge so I tucked it back in.
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