Cam Belt Gone

Hi guys,

My friends cam belt broke on his 90 2.5 19j engine. We went out for the day to whaddon when his clutch had gone so while he was being towed back to his trailer at about 20 mph his cam belt went . I've taken the rocker cover off and the rocker arm off and found 5 bent push rods.
Someones told me that the pushrods take the damage an that I shouldn't have to take the head of as valves should be ok? How true is this?.

Graham.

just replace the pushrods and check the rocker arms for bending/cracking and it will be ok

resetting the cambelt do i have to get the dot and the arrows to line up

yes

blowjob said:

resetting the cambelt do i have to get the dot and the arrows to line up

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No but if you want it to run then yes.

When you fit the new belt and push rods , turn the motor over TWICE by HAND first back to the timing marks .........
If it locks up then your cam timing is out ( re set your cam a full turn and do the same again ) then its a case of your IP timing could be a turn out .

The Mad Hat Man said:

yes

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Apparently not if you were the last person to replace my cambelt :doh:

Mseries3 said:

Apparently not if you were the last person to replace my cambelt :doh:

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Touche.

same as the guy wot done mine last anorl. Did yu find it made much difference?

Dunno, I got the engine off G-man Blew the old one up with a hole in the bore

However, when it was last in a landy took a while to start... It now starts instantly

thanks guys

sypher said:

then its a case of your IP timing could be a turn out .

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IP cannot be a turn out, it fires diesel every 90° down the correct injection pipe, so just get the mark right on this one and you are set.

Also, replace ALL the pushrods, they may all LOOK straight but might not be and they cost about £2. When this happened to me it was at 70mph, 90 was back on the road 22hrs later at a cost of about £30 for belt, and rods.