Cam belt
 

The previous owner of my 96 Civic had the car serviced end of 2003. One
of the items in the new parts list was "cam belt". Is that another name
for the timing belt or is it separate? I need to be sure the timing belt
has recently been changed - I understand the engine will be damaged if
it breaks!

Re: Cam belt
 

"Jez" <jeremy@ainsworth.me.uk> wrote in message
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> The previous owner of my 96 Civic had the car serviced end of 2003. One of
> the items in the new parts list was "cam belt". Is that another name for
> the timing belt or is it separate? I need to be sure the timing belt has
> recently been changed - I understand the engine will be damaged if it
> breaks!

Yes, cam belt and timing belt are one and the same.

Re: Cam belt
 

"Jez" <jeremy@ainsworth.me.uk> wrote in message
news:9tydnWoGTrAThqzeRVnyig@pipex.net...
> The previous owner of my 96 Civic had the car serviced end of 2003. One of
> the items in the new parts list was "cam belt". Is that another name for
> the timing belt or is it separate? I need to be sure the timing belt has
> recently been changed - I understand the engine will be damaged if it
> breaks!

Although it isn't the usual term, the only belt on the cam is the timing
belt.

Mike

Re: Cam belt
 

Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Jez" <jeremy@ainsworth.me.uk> wrote in message
> news:9tydnWoGTrAThqzeRVnyig@pipex.net...
>
>>The previous owner of my 96 Civic had the car serviced end of 2003. One of
>>the items in the new parts list was "cam belt". Is that another name for
>>the timing belt or is it separate? I need to be sure the timing belt has
>>recently been changed - I understand the engine will be damaged if it
>>breaks!
>
>
> Although it isn't the usual term, the only belt on the cam is the timing
> belt.
>
> Mike
>
>

Thanks guys.

Re: Cam belt
 

Jez <jeremy@ainsworth.me.uk> wrote in
news:9tydnWoGTrAThqzeRVnyig@pipex.net:

> The previous owner of my 96 Civic had the car serviced end of 2003. One
> of the items in the new parts list was "cam belt". Is that another name
> for the timing belt or is it separate? I need to be sure the timing belt
> has recently been changed - I understand the engine will be damaged if
> it breaks!



"Cam belt" is chiefly a British term for what North Americans usually call
a "timing belt".

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