The unthinkable just happend

While interesting, it hardly compares to a 348, risk-wise. Shoot, you could probably buy 2 or 3 of those Audis for the price of one 348 cambelt failure repair.

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I agree, just know how this forum loves looking at timing belts. He paid 7 grand for his 2 or 3 years ago. His commuter.

 

Now you got me confused. Who is on vacation? The owner, the mechanic or the engine?

 

... The cam belt is on vacation

 

Lol.

 

Remind me to replace my belt at 150.000

 

I had the belt break in my Honda at 85k miles... It was "only" a Honda, but still an expense.

On the flip side, my Austrian military truck (a Pinzgauer) uses timing gears, which are pretty damn cool. Air cooled, carb'd, timing gears, 4-cyl -- the only thing more basic would be a lawnmower!

 

As per Aerosmith, a permanent vacation

 

My Honda push mower has a timing belt (seriously) and its internal so it's running in oil and you can't replace it without splitting the case!

 

What happened......do we know anything yet

 

Not yet. Everyone is on vacation.

 

Yep.
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I'm thinking there isn't a car or mechanic.

 

Bernadette is right and they probably forgot the bolt that holds the shoe on top of the belt.
So I guess we know what happened. Shoe came loose dropped on lower end and snapped the belt.
End of story....mechanic error!

 

Perfect!!! now the rest of us can go on vacation

 

Belt broke in July, it's now September, OP is a lot more patient than me.

 

Too soon?
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Very well spotted. When Bernadette mentioned this, I tried to find it on the pictures but couldn't see it. Clearly, the shoe is missing. I guess the the owner and the workshop have agreed not to publish the findings so we can perhaps close this thread.
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Not going to publish the findings????? WTF????? Someone must be punished!!! Where do I go to join the lynchmob????

 

Huh

So let me get this straight

Everyone helps out but no conclusions are given.

I guess we all better remember this one.

This sucks!

 

strange.......

 

I notice this some times happens on here. Some one comes and asks for advice and help, only to not respond or be courteous and acknowledge the time Some one took to help.

 

The owner of the car went on vacation till the end of the month. Some of you (not all) are acting like old nonnas. Im sure when the OP is back from Italy and has time to take care of everything, he will be back on here clarifying everything. In the meantime....we should relax.

 

What is to take care of? Call to truck , haul car to the reputable mechanic and pick up repaired car when you arrive back home from vacation.

 

Yep. LOL. All so predictable around here lol.

Hey, you need a set of ''correctly done - no expense spared rebuilt heads" to go with that
blown up 348?

I'm on vacation,,,, but can ship them to any vacation resort if you want.
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