before you start looking in the mirror , this is about mechanics , not orthodontics!
just had a bit of a jolt to my pre-conceived ideas whilst surfing to decide what make of timing belt to fit on my ducato based motorhome ; in the course of this I came across some Continental technical bulletins [ basically aimed at the trade ], in one of which it was confirmed that on a particular fitment they had changed the number of teeth by one due to a change in the tooth profile !
well , I was astonished ! thought the number of teeth was cast in stone [ or should that be neoprene
] ; anyhow , something to look out for ....there has been a recent case [ here or the fiat forum ? ] where someone ,having replaced the belt ,was on the third one with a different number of teeth before it was correct
what did I buy ? Continental for both timing belt and drive belt ...best deal I could get on a top brand which [ having been in the business ] I know Conti to be
just had a bit of a jolt to my pre-conceived ideas whilst surfing to decide what make of timing belt to fit on my ducato based motorhome ; in the course of this I came across some Continental technical bulletins [ basically aimed at the trade ], in one of which it was confirmed that on a particular fitment they had changed the number of teeth by one due to a change in the tooth profile !
well , I was astonished ! thought the number of teeth was cast in stone [ or should that be neoprene
] ; anyhow , something to look out for ....there has been a recent case [ here or the fiat forum ? ] where someone ,having replaced the belt ,was on the third one with a different number of teeth before it was correct what did I buy ? Continental for both timing belt and drive belt ...best deal I could get on a top brand which [ having been in the business ] I know Conti to be
has four camshafts, and each is adjustable to a certain degree