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Postby Muzzie » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:02 pm

Mr.Phreak wrote:
Muzzie wrote:Only thing that worried us is that the dealer is adamant it's cam CHAIN not belt. Can anyone shed some light?

The only light I can shed is that the dealer is a muppet.


I figured as much :)

You have PM too - regarding audio.
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Postby Mr.Phreak » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:05 pm

Oh and I forgot the most important thing that goes wrong with Celsiors, some bastard steals the Eaton M90 that should be sitting in the engine bay
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Postby Muzzie » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:16 pm

Mr.Phreak wrote:Oh and I forgot the most important thing that goes wrong with Celsiors, some b**tard steals the Eaton M90 that should be sitting in the engine bay


???????????

Ummmmmmmmm what?
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Postby Defective » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:28 pm

Muzzie wrote:
Mr.Phreak wrote:Oh and I forgot the most important thing that goes wrong with Celsiors, some b**tard steals the Eaton M90 that should be sitting in the engine bay


???????????

Ummmmmmmmm what?


im thinking he means it needs a supercharger.....
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Postby JIZRAG » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:30 pm

dealer is a muppet, 100bux on its a cambelt!
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Postby Muzzie » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:39 pm

Defective wrote:
Muzzie wrote:
Mr.Phreak wrote:Oh and I forgot the most important thing that goes wrong with Celsiors, some b**tard steals the Eaton M90 that should be sitting in the engine bay


???????????

Ummmmmmmmm what?


im thinking he means it needs a supercharger.....


I cant see my retired dad wanting a supercharger lol

JIZRAG wrote:dealer is a muppet, 100bux on its a cambelt!


Yeah, we shall have to dig into him about that.
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Postby Mr.Phreak » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:01 pm

Muzzie wrote:I cant see my retired dad wanting a supercharger lol

Everybody wants a supercharger :P
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Postby gmacrae » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:43 pm

My LS400 was bought new and maintained festidiously its whole life at Rutherford & Bond Toyota WGTN, its cambelt was done at 148,000 kms so its a safe bet 150kms is the norm for these motors.
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Postby Muzzie » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:20 pm

gmacrae wrote:My LS400 was bought new and maintained festidiously its whole life at Rutherford & Bond Toyota WGTN, its cambelt was done at 148,000 kms so its a safe bet 150kms is the norm for these motors.


Thats cool, but we gonna get it changed pretty soon just for our piece of mind, and go for 150,000 from there.
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