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Old Nov 2, 2023, 10:30 AM
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timing belt failed prematurely
shifted at 5000rpm and it was done...belts only like 2 and a half years old with barely 49000km on it
shop suspects that the balance shaft seized

aint gonna be cheap to fix i assume
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Nope, its going to be expensive. I had a similar failure where the tensioner failed. In my case it broke the valves off and wrecked the cylinder walls so I ended up pulling it and building the motor.

Good luck and enjoy the eventually stronger engine lol
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I confirm it will cost you a lot I had the same problem too.
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when mine broke around 55k miles, replacing the belts and sensor is all i did
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when mine broke around 55k miles, replacing the belts and sensor is all i did
That's pretty lucky. I wish that would have been the case for me lol.
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That's pretty lucky. I wish that would have been the case for me lol.
yup super lucky. it broke coming out of a hairpin turn
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yup super lucky. it broke coming out of a hairpin turn
Crazy. Mine broke deceling at about 10-15mph. Broke 6 valves and messed everything up bad lol.
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