Re: 1998 VW Passat Oil Emergency


"Matt B." <noway@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Papa" <bikingis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sure looks that way. On a trip through South Carolina a few years ago my
timing belt broke on my VW Rabbit diesel. The engine was destroyed within
seconds, even before I could roll to a stop. Two thousand dollars later I
was back on the road. I'll never buy another vehicle that allows a
collision between the pistons and the valves whenever the engine gets out
of time.

Good luck finding that in a newer car. My understanding is that this is
generally the case with high compression engines...and many of them today
are high compression.


I know what you mean. However, I don't buy new cars, so in this regard I
have more flexibility. Right now I own a '95 Buick Roadmaster. It uses a
timing chain, which, in the unlikely event that it ever broke, would not
allow the engine to destroy itself because no matter how far out of time the
engine might get, it is physically impossible for the valves and pistons to
collide (unless it throws a rod or something).

Now my '88 VW Rabbit Cabriolet (1.8 L, 8 V gasoline engine) may be another
story.


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