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hello try my post re 225k cav 2litre a few post up from urs on june 19. may help. regards, n

hello. try my report i submitted on june 19th. sounds like mine was doing. hope it cures it. regards n

Hello, Nigel here. I have a mk 3 20ne motronic (I think) and have enjoyed it and your forum for a long time. I recently sorted an issue which has been driving me mad for several months. Well, I believe I have sorted it. Given a few people have queried non starts, poor running etc and various solutio...

yep i understand the way u are thinking but as far as i know the head hasnt been off and it did run on line approx 10k ago so thinking that it was ok. have put the car offline at mo cos mot due. will report back when i have mot done and maybe replaced the cam carrier and maybe the head. as a note - ...

Sorry, forgot to ask, do you know if the cam carrier can be refirbished, say by boring and sleeving? thank you.

I am with you very much on your theory - unfortunately!! I think I can source a cam carrier off a 60k engine that was in a calibra.I could use the cam if it is the same? I was hoping beyond hope that you guys could give me another line. or alternatively confirm the problem before the dismantling beg...

i am at exactly that place you describe but i only have a very slight whine when the engine is running that could be the last water pump that i am currently replacing. i have tried to move the camshaft but it doesn't do anything i am assuming because of the pressure of the valves pushing it upwards?...

i have put a straight edge as you say but it does show anything. if there is any thing to see it is very difficult because it is so small an amount and there is nothing to line the straight edge up against. sounds a bit naff that but the tilt must be very very slight as it takes perhaps a dozen hand...

hello there. Can any one help please? I have a 2 litre 1993 mk3 with 225k on clock. runs beautifully but the cam belt runs approx 3-4 mm further away from the engine than it should. it recently pushed the water pump belt retaining edge off which lodged in the belt plastic cover and burned a hole in ...