# Timing Belt Blues - Epilogue

Posted by negiti (1993 Max GXE) on September 12, 2004 at 08:14:44: I posted several times awhile ago re: the likelihood that my valves had bent as a result of a timing belt fiasco. Well, I'm happy (sort of) to report: - Yes, the @#$ top bank of valves on each head are bent across the board, - Everyone that said to junk the car due to cost was premature, especially with $2.5K of suspension ups in the balance, - Everyone that said I needed a new engine was right, since the engine also overheated it turns out. - Thanks, NOT! to Mr. Sensitive Concerned, who had an ob/comp attack over the number of posts I put up originally. I found WWW.CAR-PART.COM. wOw. They had over 80 pages of listings for whole VG30E engines all over the country. They put an asterisk next to the page number with the LOWEST PRICE/CALL FOR PRICE. I found an engine with 30K fewer miles than the bent one, already pulled and sitting on the shelf w/a cracked intake, 24 miles away, for 150 BUCKS PLUS TAX. Why, I happen to have a perfectly good intake just sittin' around. It gets (potentially) better: There is a local diesel college that routinely takes outside work for training purposes. LABOR IS FREE, you provide or buy the parts. I can request that an instructor perform the work, or supervise, or I can always drop the bent one and replace it myself at my brother's place. One 1991 FACTORY Max service manual off of eBay later, we're just about good to go. This forum was a LIFESAVER in helping to determine what was and was not, and how I might/should proceed. Many, MANY thanks to all who helped. Replys:

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: I posted several times awhile ago re: the likelihood that my valves had bent as a result of a timing belt fiasco. : Well, I'm happy (sort of) to report: : - Yes, the @#$ top bank of valves on each head are bent across the board, : - Everyone that said to junk the car due to cost was premature, especially with $2.5K of suspension ups in the balance, : - Everyone that said I needed a new engine was right, since the engine also overheated it turns out. : - Thanks, NOT! to Mr. Sensitive Concerned, who had an ob/comp attack over the number of posts I put up originally. : I found WWW.CAR-PART.COM. wOw. They had over 80 pages of listings for whole VG30E engines all over the country. They put an asterisk next to the page number with the LOWEST PRICE/CALL FOR PRICE. : I found an engine with 30K fewer miles than the bent one, already pulled and sitting on the shelf w/a cracked intake, 24 miles away, for 150 BUCKS PLUS TAX. : Why, I happen to have a perfectly good intake just sittin' around. <teehee> : It gets (potentially) better: There is a local diesel college that routinely takes outside work for training purposes. LABOR IS FREE, you provide or buy the parts. I can request that an instructor perform the work, or supervise, or I can always drop the bent one and replace it myself at my brother's place. : One 1991 FACTORY Max service manual off of eBay later, we're just about good to go. : This forum was a LIFESAVER in helping to determine what was and was not, and how I might/should proceed. Many, MANY thanks to all who helped.