Cam Belt Snapped

[cos 4x4]

bloody cam belt has snapped sodding thing and at the wrong time of year going to the garage tomorrow so fingers crossed won,t cost a fortune specially this time of year :)

[NikpV]

bloody cam belt has snapped sodding thing and at the wrong time of year going to the garage tomorrow so fingers crossed won,t cost a fortune specially this time of year :)

 

 

unlucky :) :D :D :D

[Guest gooner52]

:) :( :(

 

sorry to hear m8

 

how fast was you going when it went :)

[tim-spam]

How many miles since the last cambelt change?

[Guest neil_wiles]

Hi

 

 

 

I had the same on my 99 Tdi the damage fortunately was limited to every vavle hydraulioc lifter and three bent valves and a minor imprint on one piston.

 

I replaced all the lifters and all the bent valves the piston I left as it was a minimal impact and no real deformation on the piston head.

 

The major cost was the labour for removing and refitting the head.

 

If your really unlucky the camshaft breaks into three parts and all the valves break and are forced into the head, in this circumstance a scond hand engine would be the best option due to the potential damage to the pistons etc.

 

 

 

best of luck.

[Guest gooner52]

i had a cambelt go on a old rover

 

but i was only going a zero mph..so i was lucky there was no brokern bits

 

just needed a new belt :D

[greg_68]

I had a Fiat Miriafiori that bellt went at about 40mph

 

Towed it home retimed it put a new belt on and away we went.

 

Damn thing, a right rust bucket but I just couldn't kill that engine no matter how hard I tried.

 

Best of luck with yours.

[Guest gooner52]

I had a Fiat Miriafiori that bellt went at about 40mph

 

Towed it home retimed it put a new belt on and away we went.

 

Damn thing, a right rust bucket but I just couldn't kill that engine no matter how hard I tried.

 

Best of luck with yours.

 

 

i had one of them greg in yellow

 

a super 131,loved the top dash with the slide over storage bins

 

was great

 

nice car :D

[cos 4x4]

it snapped at about seventy going down the m4 took it too the garage today so will hear from them on monday if its scrap or not can,t really afford this now this time of year with xmas and all that

the last bill for a service and mot cost me 408 quid

all i can say is this thing is a bloody money pit :angry2:

[Guest BagPuss]

Lets just hope its the Cambelt that has gone, Cos4x4.

So shouldn't be too costly.

 

Mine is the same, just a money pit, but I still love it.

[Guest gooner52]

as bp said they are a money pit but we do love em

 

also understand where your comming from

 

right on top of xmas also

:angry2:

[Guest BagPuss]

as bp said they are a money pit but we do love em

 

also understand where your comming from

 

right on top of xmas also

:D

 

 

Even more so when its pimped :angry2:

 

Just wouldn't be the same really.

[Guest gooner52]

:angry2:

as bp said they are a money pit but we do love em

 

also understand where your comming from

 

right on top of xmas also

:P

 

 

Even more so when its pimped :D

 

Just wouldn't be the same really.

 

 

oh so very true :D :huh:

[cos 4x4]

well had the money pit back bleeding thing to fix it

[seatkid]

If its any consolation, a lot of dealers charge around

[Guest MATT jr]

Fiat

 

 

but I just couldn't kill that engine no matter how hard I tried.

 

 

:(

 

MJR