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CrazyMan

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hi all,

i just bought an r32 gtst.

well, i pulled up at a mates place, and went inside, had a yarn, came back out tried to start, and "whirrrrrr" NO COMPRESSION!!!! the cam belt snapped. musta been when i turned off the motor, and it hit compression stroke, it just said thats enough.

my question is this. would any valves have been bent?

any help is appreciated.

cheers

p.s i still can't believe it, i've only had the car 4 days!!!!

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everything should be ok because you weren't at speed or acc when it happened. if valve open on wrong stroke motor would seize due to piston hiting valve so if this happened you would have heard a crunch & starter motor wouldn't have the grunt to push past valve. new belt should be all it needs good luck.

Kinks Grand Master

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if the belt has snapped and done no damage as it sounds you're pretty damn lucky!

Might just be neglected maintenence, if the owner said nah screw the belt change i'm selling the car anyway. But yeah it is worrying. Makes you wonder what else hasn't been looked after.

wrxhoon Grand Master

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crazyman , i hope u didnt bent any valves but from past experiance sorry to say but i think u'll find at least 2 bent if the car was going a lot more .

dont forget belts just age it doesnt matter how many k's on the clock i would change or at least inspect a 5 - 6 yo belt regardless of the k's .

again crazyman i hope u didnt bent any valves

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