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 Nov 6 2009, 05:35 PM
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hey guys
just got a general topic and want some inside into what everyone thinks  as you would all know i own a Proton Satria 2000 model GTi and booked it in for a repair at a mechanic i have been through for years, now, i purchased a timing belt kit with tensioner and bearings the works as i hate taking short cuts for a 4g93 engine as to what the proton apparantly has but the tensioners are different lengths, just wondering why if it is a 4g93 engine. When the mechanic dropped the engine out, they snapped an engine mount! from experience i believe this can't be helped but. Now, also apparently my cam gear was tightened too much by previous owner and they managed to snap that as well lol so either i have extremely bad luck or a mechanic who has it in for me lol other issue this bloody car has given is strut tops. my rear left strut rattles like a bitch when i drive and was told it was movement in the strut top, ne ideas on this and if so is it serious. same has happened to the front right. Why are the tensioners different even tho its a 4g93 engine timing belt kit? is it common for engine mounts to snap that easy? can a cam gear break due to being overtightened when being taken off? any one have many dramas with protin strut tops? should i make the mechanic pay for some of these events or am i just that unlucky? any advice or experience people have with these dramas? and is it possible to claim on car insurance as my car is totally fuc*&d atm |
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Nov 6 2009, 08:22 PM
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QUOTE (jaredbandt @ Nov 6 2009, 06:35 PM)  hey guys just got a general topic and want some inside into what everyone thinks as you would all know i own a Proton Satria 2000 model GTi and booked it in for a repair at a mechanic i have been through for years, now, i purchased a timing belt kit with tensioner and bearings the works as i hate taking short cuts for a 4g93 engine as to what the proton apparantly has but the tensioners are different lengths, just wondering why if it is a 4g93 engine. When the mechanic dropped the engine out, they snapped an engine mount! from experience i believe this can't be helped but. Now, also apparently my cam gear was tightened too much by previous owner and they managed to snap that as well lol so either i have extremely bad luck or a mechanic who has it in for me lol other issue this bloody car has given is strut tops. my rear left strut rattles like a bitch when i drive and was told it was movement in the strut top, ne ideas on this and if so is it serious. same has happened to the front right. Why are the tensioners different even tho its a 4g93 engine timing belt kit? is it common for engine mounts to snap that easy? can a cam gear break due to being overtightened when being taken off? any one have many dramas with protin strut tops? should i make the mechanic pay for some of these events or am i just that unlucky? any advice or experience people have with these dramas? and is it possible to claim on car insurance as my car is totally fuc*&d atm Engine mount could snap if it landed on the right angle with enough shock Cam gear would have been broken by your mechanic trying to take it off, probably got impatient because it was overtightened, still is no excuse. -------------------- I hope you are
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Nov 6 2009, 11:37 PM
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what is everyones opinions and thoughts about protons? anybody else had any similiar dramas. does anybody kno why the tensioners in the 4g93 mirage kit wont fit my proton engine even tho they r the same engine model?
thanks 8700s14 that is what a few mates think as well, they also suggested maybe mechanic was at fault! |
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Nov 7 2009, 08:41 AM
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QUOTE (jaredbandt @ Nov 7 2009, 12:37 AM) what is everyones opinions and thoughts about protons? anybody else had any similiar dramas. does anybody kno why the tensioners in the 4g93 mirage kit wont fit my proton engine even tho they r the same engine model? thanks 8700s14 that is what a few mates think as well, they also suggested maybe mechanic was at fault! did the 4g93 ever come out in a mirage? I allways thought it come out in lancers but not mirage. -------------------- I hope you are
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Nov 7 2009, 09:55 AM
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Standard User Group: Users Posts: 120 Off Topic Posts: 40 Joined: 11-August 08 Member No.: 132,735 |
Mirage has a 4G15
Proton has a 4G96P P means its in a proton so yes things would be different, its built for proton This post has been edited by MaccaColt: Nov 7 2009, 09:55 AM |
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