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CAMBELT CHANGE TIMING BELT NOISE BROKEN SNAPPED REPLACE GILLINGHAM MEDWAY
Have you got a noise from a tensioner pulley or has it broken, teeth stripped and snapped? Autoexperts Medway in Gillingham can renew cambelts on all makes of vehicles.
A timing belt, timing chain or cambelt is a part of an internal combustion engine. Their job is to synchronise the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft. When set up correctly they allow the engine’s valves to open and close at the correct time.
A timing belt is a belt that has teeth on the inside surface, while a timing chain is a roller chain. In an interference engine the timing belt or chain is critical in preventing the piston from striking the valves.
Timing belts must be replaced at the manufacturer’s recommended distance or time periods. A snapped cambelt can result in complete breakdown and possible catastrophic engine failure. The owner’s manual is the source of timing belt replacement intervals. Each vehicle manufacturer will have its own individual recommended replacement guide, typically every 40,000 to 100,000 miles.
The usual failure modes of timing belts will be either stripped teeth or an unravelling of the fibre cores. Correct belt tension is critical, too loose and the belt will whip. Similarly too tight and it will make a whining noise and put excess strain on the tensioner idlers or pulley. As a result this could cause it to derail. In either case belt life will be drastically shortened.
It is recommended and common to replace the timing belt as a kit. A kit will include any tensioner, idlers and pulleys as well as the actual belt itself. It is recommended to replace the water pump at the same time, especially if it is driven by the cambelt.
Call us at Auto Experts Medway and we can advice you and inform you of the correct change interval. Do this before your cambelt becomes broken causing you to have an expensive repair bill.
We at Autoexperts Medway in Gillingham have established a superb reputation for high quality vehicle repair services. Refer to our testimonials from our customers from Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester on our testimonial page.
If your car has a suspicious noise, book it into our workshops in Gillingham and allow our technicians to give you some advice.
On many occasions when carrying out a diagnosis a partial strip down is necessary. Should you agree to have any necessary work completed at this time, this initial diagnosis becomes free due to the fact that your vehicle has been partially stripped down already.
So don’t allow your cambelt to get stripped and become broken. Book your car in with Autoexperts Medway in Gillingham.
CAMBELT CHANGE TIMING BELT NOISE BROKEN SNAPPED REPLACE GILLINGHAM MEDWAY
CAMBELT CHANGE TIMING BELT NOISE BROKEN SNAPPED REPLACE GILLINGHAM MEDWAY
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