[V8] Timing belt failure stories

[Tony and Lillie]

124K, bought from an ebay auction, had a fire on the cats from oil leaks. We 
replaced everything needed, plus the center differential (the guy that 
delivered it did so on a tow dolly). Got it running, test drive, down to the 
car wash to clean up the engine. Made it less than a mile, timing belt went 
:(

BTW, that car had a sticker for a TB at 62k, so the second belt that was on 
the car had 62k as well.

That was a friends car. Sold the car, it was a lago/grey auto 90.

I also did a top end rebuild for a customer, 58k on the belt. I will always 
do V8's at 50k intervals after those two.

I bought a parts car from the original owner with a bad trans. Turns out 
there was a reciept in the car for a trans flush. It had just been done, 
when I pulled the dipstick, it had motor oil in it. Quick lube places, gotta 
love them. And people still bring their cars there!!

Tony

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Subject: [V8] Timing belt failure stories


> Hey, think now's a good time for anyone with any good belt failure 
> stories....Your's/parts cars you've bought/archives I don't want to 
> search for.....Recently there seems to be a bunch of people getting  V8's 
> cheap/auction/whatever, and since the knowlegebase is still  down, who's 
> gonna hear it.  Tom