[s-cars] Help! Bad CPS - Dealer quote

[iain.atkinson at tesco.net]

yeah i expect they are excited about the big bill they will give you too!!!

Iain
> 
> From: hoog23 at aol.com
> Date: 2006/06/19 Mon PM 05:05:55 BST
> To: forgied at ae.ca,  s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Help! Bad CPS - Dealer quote
> 
> Thanks All.
>  
> It sounds like the dealer would not be willing to take any risk on the engine and wants to do the full monty! 
>  
> At least he said the belt looks good.
>  
> Sounds like the guys in the Service Dept were pretty excited to see an old S-Car.  They had originally sold and performed all service up until I bought it 3 yrs ago.
>  
> Dave
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Forgie <forgied at ae.ca>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:20:31 -0600
> Subject: [s-cars] Help! Bad CPS - Dealer quote
> 
> 
> Dave:  The truth is probably somewhere in between the two quotes.  It is
> 
> NOTabsolutely necessary to remove and replace the timing belt to do
> the
>  CPS.  However, it does need to be loosened (a bit) and slipped off the
> cam
>  drive gear.  A good mechanic has a technique to hold the belt with
> some 
> tension so its position on the crank pulley won't change.  Hence the
> shorter 
> time. (But 30 minutes is a bit quick - I think). 
> 
> Dave F.
> 
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