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A real huge shame for you... But at least the Cav gets another chance. What about yourself? Are looking at another Cav, or have you been burnt and so not willing to go down that road again?. Not sure what I'm doing yet. I will have another cavalier eventually but may go for something a bit newer fo...

And so this chapter ends. It's off to it's new home in Wales and the guy is a cavalier enthusiast along with his son so hopefully it will be back on the road before long.

Robsey wrote:That is really sad news.



I am assuming it is going as a whole, as I cannot see you being physically able to / wanting to strip it for spares.

Yeah it's going as a complete car. Think I may have a new owner for it. Will find out later today

ITS NOW BEEN PRONOUNCED DEAD.
ITS UP FOR SALE NOW AS SPARES OR REPAIRS SO ILL LIST IT IN THE CLASSIFIED SECTION

Not 100% sure but I think the bottom one. I seem to remember it was offset and the bottom one's showing a lug that I do remember, it fits between two notches on the casing. best bet is to check your engine number(log book's easiest) against the fitment details on ecp. Bottom one's from engine no. 1...

James McGrath wrote:They look like very similar parts to me.
Just one of them is upside down.

They look similar but the one on the bottom looks slightly offset

So I've been told that my water pump may have caused the timing belt problems with my car but which one do i need as there are 2 showing up on euro car parts and both look different to each other http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu356/pootle2803/Screenshot_2017-04-13-10-16-26_zpsw1lorfpx.png It's ...

Ok....been told it could be the water pump that's caused this so which pump would I need to get?
There's 2 showing up on euro car parts and both look different to each other

I'm waiting for him to call me back. I only seem to be able to get his voicemail at the moment

Mechanic has just left...it is the belt that's gone but he says that the tensioner has also seized solid. Would this have caused it? He showed me the tensioner and it's knackered. Also the mechanic who came out is a family friend and nothing to do with the original fitting of the belt so has no reas...

Oh bugger!! The thought makes me cringe. Typical Cavalier - one hassle after another. I'd be gutted if mine snapped. Hopefully the damage is minimal...and nothing more than the odd bent valve. That way, not much more expensive than a head gasket replacement with the price of a few valves thrown in....

James McGrath wrote:Oh dear.
Let's hope there aren't too many bent valves.

I hope not as can't afford another car yet and rely on my transport to get out and about as I'm disabled

Mazza wrote:Damn ... what happened ...

Timing belt snapped whilst driving
I'm hoping it's going to be salvageable but gotta wait for the mechanic to look at it

Well...It's officially been pronounced dead

It only needs a broken wire fixing so I'm leaving it as it is for now and I'll get it sorted at some point.
There's other things I need before I do the air conditioning such as wing mirror, scratch on wing and bumper repainting

cavalier1990 wrote:

Pootz wrote:All done now. 2.5 hours of stripping bits off the car held on by seized or rusty bolts
Was a nightmare

Certainly looks it too! Hope it fixed the problem.

It sure did.
For the first time since buying it I have a cavalier that runs as it should

How do you remove the crank sensor without removing the air conditioning pump or the power steering pump as it's located between the two of them making it awkward to get to? Cheers I think it's an absolute pain in the butt to be honest. I think it's probably been put there in the thinking that it w...

All done now. 2.5 hours of stripping bits off the car held on by seized or rusty bolts
Was a nightmare

How do you remove the crank sensor without removing the air conditioning pump or the power steering pump as it's located between the two of them making it awkward to get to?
Cheers

As long as it gets me through the next mot in September I'll be happy as I'm planning on a stainless system after that

I've just ordered this one now but if all goes wrong I can claim a refund through PayPal and try another one

Awesome, thank you.
I'm glad it is as it's 136 quid for the sensor at euro car parts

Ok...one more question and hopefully that'll be it for a while The last thing I have to replace is my lambda sensor on my 2.0 litre 16v ecotec The pics show what is currently fitted and I'm hoping someone can tell me if the one in the link is the same or if not can someone point me in the right dire...

Well I have no idea why the level sensor had been disconnected and bypassed as my mechanic popped round this morning to look at another issue I had and checked this while he was here. After reconnecting it and testing it with various meters or whatever he used (I have no idea) the light went out and...

The car itself runs fine and the engine sounds fine