Timing Belt/Cam belt question?

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londoner1
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Timing Belt/Cam belt question?

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Hi,

Can anyone tell me is the timingbelt and the cambelt the same thing???
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yep

"auxiliary belt" and "alternator belt" are the same as each other too
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mjb wrote:yep

"auxiliary belt" and "alternator belt" are the same as each other too
In the pug service manuals they call it the ancillary belt just to complicate things further :roll:
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teamster1975 wrote:
mjb wrote:yep

"auxiliary belt" and "alternator belt" are the same as each other too
In the pug service manuals they call it the ancillary belt just to complicate things further :roll:
just to make it worse
drive belt , fan belt , acsessory belt :shock:
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