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broken cam belt V6

Post by gabby » Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:17 pm

hi, my cambelt snapped on wed (bought the bongo in april, previous owner sed cam had been changed ) , the rockers etc are all knackered,
the garage is talking new engine, and they have a v6 in there workshop , im not sure whether to have knackered engine rebuilt or go with the garages v6, has anyone got any advice on this ?
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Re: broken cam belt

Post by wishmaster » Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:45 pm

Hi Gabby, im based not to far from Cardiff myself, where`s the garage too, have they got experience working with bongo`s :?: I use a couple in caerphilly who know they`re stuff :) Try and find out the history of the V6 engine that they`ve got and compare the costs of rebuild against replace. Sorry to hear of your troubles, keep us posted on this one :(
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Re: broken cam belt

Post by gmaczbongo » Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:58 pm

If the engine was running properly and you were happy with it, surely at the very worse, you need a new head or 2. Scrappy must have good second hand heads available.
Look at recon heads and price from there.
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Re: broken cam belt

Post by helen&tony » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:37 pm

Hi
This guy frequently has engines for sale...with guarantee:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-BONGO-FRIEN ... Parts_SM&h
Might be worth a quick look???
Heads can be pricey!
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Re: broken cam belt

Post by gabby » Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:05 pm

cheers for the advice guys, the garage says that the rockers valves etc all caput, i dont know how big a job it is to rebuild the engine, but it was running great till wednesday,
there gona quote me 2moro for there v6 supplyand fit, and also quote me for rebuild.
once again thanks and i will keep ya posted,
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Re: broken cam belt

Post by cheffy34 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:16 pm

Did your cam belt snap on a v6 :?:
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Re: broken cam belt

Post by gabby » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:06 am

yes the cam belt snapped, total repair bill is £2100,
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Post by wishmaster » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:44 pm

What garage you using Gabby :?: interesting to have another local bongo friendly garage handy just in case :wink: Got an address & phone number mate :)

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Re: broken cam belt

Post by gabby » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:42 pm

Hi Izzy , the garage is major motors, sloper road Cardiff, there number is 029 20398873, they seem to know their stuff , im having a recon engine fitted its done 30,0000 miles they tell me, which part wales are you ?
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Post by wishmaster » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:28 pm

Hi Gabby, thanks for the info, never know when you need it, im in the Caerphilly area, quite a few bongo`s round here :D

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Re: broken cam belt

Post by wishmaster » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:34 pm

We got a V6 and the cambelt is due for change soon :( better make it a priority now me thinks :wink: I think yours is the first V6 cambelt to snap that we`ve heard of in this club :cry:
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Re: broken cam belt V6

Post by steveyd » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:22 am

Hi,

Something that may be of relevance (find confirmation elsewhere though!): I had a hankering after a ford probe a while off and when doing my research I think I found that the v6 engine was a "non-interference" engine .. I THINK the bongo/freda v6 is the same engine - which means that maybe when the belt broke there wasnt/shouldnt be any damage (depending on engine speed).

All I'm saying is it may be worth slipping a new cambelt on, turning the engine over and keep an ear out/feel for any resistance or nasty noises. If there is - proceed with original plan, if not you may save yourself £££'s. A lot of garages assume that when a belt breaks its major engine damage as most modern engines are interference designs. Why did the garage say the rockers were knackered -could they hear them?

I had a belt break on the motorway on an old cavalier --took me a while to work out it was a broken belt, put a new one on for £8 and we had 5 years more happy motoring!

Just a thought and worth a try and you may get lucky (but if its a Bongo specialist who had a look I would go with their prognosis, but ask anyway).

cheers,

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Re: broken cam belt V6

Post by wishmaster » Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:39 pm

steveyd wrote:Hi,

Something that may be of relevance (find confirmation elsewhere though!): I had a hankering after a ford probe a while off and when doing my research I think I found that the v6 engine was a "non-interference" engine .. I THINK the bongo/freda v6 is the same engine - which means that maybe when the belt broke there wasnt/shouldnt be any damage (depending on engine speed).

All I'm saying is it may be worth slipping a new cambelt on, turning the engine over and keep an ear out/feel for any resistance or nasty noises. If there is - proceed with original plan, if not you may save yourself £££'s. A lot of garages assume that when a belt breaks its major engine damage as most modern engines are interference designs. Why did the garage say the rockers were knackered -could they hear them?

I had a belt break on the motorway on an old cavalier --took me a while to work out it was a broken belt, put a new one on for £8 and we had 5 years more happy motoring!

Just a thought and worth a try and you may get lucky (but if its a Bongo specialist who had a look I would go with their prognosis, but ask anyway).

cheers,

Steve
Interesting quote is that Steve, but isnt the Bongo V6 engine from the Mazda 929 :?: Dont know if thats a`non-interference`engine tho :!:
Anyone throw some light on this one :?:

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Re: broken cam belt V6

Post by gabby » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:39 am

hey guys thanks for the info, apparently they did a compression test, ie fitting a new cam belt and it was kerrry packered, gotta trust em now, just want wilson back [-o<
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Re: broken cam belt V6

Post by missfixit70 » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:46 am

Before anyone goes off chasing Probes for spares - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... be#p181680
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