(G) timing belt

wife broke down in her cinq yesterday morning,she said a light came on and engine just died,she phoned green flag and mechanic reckons it timing belt,but some fiat engines when this happens are knackered others arent,is this engine caput?

Nah, its a non interference engine, replace the belt and turn the key. Life will return

should of said it,s a 1996 1.1 sporting engine,thats great news if its non interference

Replace the pulley bearing while you're at it: it'll be fine.

Check the guides section if your doing it yourself too

My wifes did the same the other week, was a relative painless task
altohugh all the guieds fail to mention the following tools required

cup of tea...and brought to you hot and steaming without the need for you to ask
wife on hand to swear at
a small child with ricketts to do up the alternator pinch bolt

GOT A MECHANIC PAL DONIG IT ON SAT, is donig timing belt+head gasket £66 for timing belt,water pump and tensioners and £30 for gasket set and £50 to fit it iam happy

Why the HG and pump, has that gone as well

Probably worthwhile doing the water pump while in there, but unless the headgasket is blowing, I can't see the logic in replacing that.

actually top of housing where gasket goes is cracked(looks like someone tightened it to hard) and is leaking oil so its being reapcled,he,s donig water pump also

Are you sure your not confusing the heagasket with the rocker gasket?

Cheers

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Sounds like rocker gasket 2 me 2.

who knows iam not donig the work as long as it goes and no oil leaks thats fine by me

Rocker cover gasket is not £30 and takes 15 mins too fit, and is nothing to do with HG or water pump.

I just don't want you to do the HG and pump if there's no need. They may go wrong afterwards lol, when they were fine before.

if the "top of the housing" is cracked, then a gasket will not help anyway. IF its cracked about the HG, then you have a cracked head!!!! If the rocker cover is cracked, its a LOT cheaper, and can poss be bodged without replacement.

Post up a picy of your "HG" crack and oil leak.

Not trying to be a dick, but don't want you to get stuff done thats just plain wrong.

Kristian

i'd love to see where the rocker gasket is on a FIRE engine actually..