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Old March 26th 20, 03:02 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
Xeno
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Default ###TIMING BELT CONSPIRACY THEORY###

On 26/3/20 1:02 pm, wrote:
> Steve W.:
>> Shear the teeth off and slip

>
> Hence the 'buzzing exhaust' sound I heard minutes before I limped
> off of that interstate..!
>
> I suspect this guy simply did not know what he was doing, and probably
> instelled the new belt wrongly. In how many vehicles have you ever
> heard of having to lift the engine out to replace a TBT(Timing Belt &
> Tensioner)?
>

Some you need to take the engine out to get the sump off.

With the old VW, it was easier to take the engine out to do just about
anything with the engine.


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