Ep71 snapped cambelt

[keiichi]

bugger, I snapped the cambelt on my Ep71 this morning.

I just want to know wheather it would have damaged the valves in the process, or would it be sweet to put a new belt on and retime it. When i turn it over it doesn't seem to make any funny noises inside but i need to be sure.

2E injected motor.

cheers
Bud.

[Lloyd]

For how much room you have and the price of a cambelt, go get a belt and chuck it and see if it runs.

If it runs bad then track down a replacement engine (are the head/block designs all the same for the 2E and the 2E-E?) and put the new motor in. While you're putting a new one in you should probably do a cambelt, which you would conveniently have


EDIT- Or of course you could fix the old motor, or put a 4EFTE in

[keiichi]

Yeah i was thinking i would just chuck a new belt on and see what happens.

[keiichi]

or put a 4EFTE in

haha yeah, well i bought it a couple days ago for $400, for a cheap thrash, maybe to take to drag wars and club events cos it's really fun to drive.

The guy warned me he didn't know when the belt was last done, it was the first thing i had on the "to do" list, but sure enough it had to go on me now

[dotdog]

Ive read that they are interferance motors, but Ive never snaped a belt. They are easy as to change, I can do one in around 30minutes in my turbo 2e

[keiichi]

yeah new belt will be simple enough to put on.

what do you mean by interference motor? do you recon it might have caused some damage?

[CozmoNz]

Interferance = Piston gives the valves a hug
Non interferance = No hugs

haha.

[keiichi]

cheers

I don't think it could have been explained any simpler than that

[Malcolm]

it's not so much a hug as a violent bashing...

[Stu-]

I've snapped a cam belt twice on EFI 2e engines, both times no damage was caused although they were both at very low revs. Slap a new belt on and hope for the best. Else I've got a spare EFI 2e here if required.

[keiichi]

I was just having a look at it tonight, had a cambelt and everything ready to go on but found a few peices of rocker arm under the cam cover where they shouldn't be

I don't know whether any of the valves are bent or not.

Else I've got a spare EFI 2e here if required.

I'd be keen to get this off you Stu- , what are you after for it? Have you got this listed on Trademe? , i was thinking of getting the one i saw on there.

[Stu-]

Yeah its listed on trademe. Drop me a PM and we can go from there.