Timing chain, new brakes, fresh oil. Ah well, 100k miles on the VW. What can I say?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Was that your gubmint rebate you used to stimulate the economy, Kuan?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

A Vw? Whhaatttttt. I thought those things used a sepentine belt.

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Oh that! It got put in the general fund, now I'm just stealing from it.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Yeah that runs the stuff on the outside, this is actually a timing belt that runs the drivetrain.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Happens. My buddy is dropping like $2k at the dealer on his E300D. MB's are worse!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I had that happen on a '78 Honda Civic and a '96 Ford Contour. Both cause no damage to the car. I think the Honda had a non-interference motor and the Contour might have, but I hear most survive this. I did have a slight tick in the valve train for a while afterwards. I did look at the valves while rotating the motor and didn't see any valves stick open. THe belt only had about 45K on it. Sorry to hear about your luck though.
Tom

Nah no bad luck, just preventive maintenance.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

My reading skills must improve. For some reason my mind went to destruction of an engine. Yeh, PM does cost. I think it was about $400 on the Contour. I think the kit for the timing belt is about $185, then a new water pump etc. Smart to take care of it before problems.
tom

Way cheaper than a new/rebuilt head...We had ours done at 98k, and the dealer had to put a new head on three days later. The oil pump I had him test (which he said was ok) failed. cam seized. valves bent. head trashed. VW replaced the head on their dime. Would have cost me about 4k

50k later my wife ignored the temp light. Now we're sporting a used engine....I got to look at the old piston tops- they had a few dings in em from the first trashed head. Not to mention the broken rings/scored cylinder walls from the overheating/massive coolant leak out of the turno cooler line.