The 6 lifters that broke.
The timing belt broke during normal running in slow speed, second gear and in approximate 30 km/h. The car was 9 years old and 170000 km, the timing belt has never been replaced. Took the head apart and the damage was limited to 6 lifters, a cracked camshaft house and a warped camshaft. The reason there was no more damage is probably due to the straight valve-piston arrangement, so no bent valves.
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| The 6 lifters that broke. |
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| The cracked camshaft house. Replaced it with an used one from a Peugot Boxer. |
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| The warped camshaft was trued to within 0.05 mm with a lathe and a homemade press. |
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| The camshaft is in the house with the vacuum pump installed on top of the house. |
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| The camshaft house seen from below at the pump side. Seen are the gears that drive the pump, closest the gear on the camshaft. |
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| The cylinder head is installed with the lifters visible. |
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| The camshaft belt. |
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| The camshaft house top with the oil filler lid. |
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| The camshaft house top. |
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| Almost done, she needs some fluids. Yes, she is a she and is baptised to Diesel-Doris. |