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Grimsqueaker

Replace Or Repair? Cam Variator

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Morning folks, I have the familiar sound of a worn cam variator now just checking the prices they seem to be double the cost from 2011, and a repair kit is considerably cheaper :D

Question is, is it more cost effective to buy a replacement or are the repair kits just as good?

 

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The question is if you have a mk1 or mk2 Variator, they both look the same from the outside and they both have the same part number, but the fact is that the repair kit is useless, a few weeks later the noise will be back because it's not the spring or the spacer in the kit which has work but the actual spindle and case of the variator itself and these can only be replaced by replacing the whole thing, so the repair kit is useless.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-ALFA-ROMEO-145-146-155-166-GTV-SPIDER-New-Camshaft-Variator-55202772-/181586295395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4762fa63

 

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