Stripped Tdi 115 Cambelt

[GrannyPower]

HI.

 

My car (2002 1.9 TDI 115 AUY ENGINE) cut out recently whilst driving, then would not restart.

 

After plugging in diagnostic it came up with cam sensor out of range, which after reading other people's posts I figured meant that the belt might have jumped a notch or the tensioner may have failed.

 

I have just spent the afternoon taking it apart to see what has happened, which wasn't fun as I had to drill out all four crankshaft damper bolts as they had seized.

 

I then found lots of cambelt teeth behind the pulley.

 

The timing is out by 1 or 2 notches, I haven't got the locking tool to check it properly yet.

 

 

Does anybody have any previous experience of a stripped cambelt and any likely engine damage as the engine still seems to turnover fine but obviously will not run?

 

Chris.

[a18nkd]

hi chris i done my timingbelt on my AHU 1.9 TDI 90bhp got a kit off e bay and i didn't use a locking kit i put a bit of masking tape on each pully and the engine block spay painted along the side of the tapes then pulled the tape off so it left a straight line then took all the stuff off and the tentioner then the belt replaced the belt +tentioner i used a old spanner and two small allen key bits (one's used in the interchangable screw drivers) welded them on to get the two prong tool then adjusted the tention and tighted the nut the first attempt was a tooth out and it wouldn't start so repeated the process and made sure ALL the marks lined up with the tention on the belt and hey presto if fired first click there is hope this helps if i can help with anything else just ask

[a18nkd]

the only solid way to find out is to get the locking kit

[GrannyPower]

HI.

 

Thought I would post an update on this in case anyone has a similar problem in the future.

 

Finally got round to looking at the Galaxy.

 

Put a new belt and tensioner kit on it, turned it over by hand twice, rechecked the timing which was out very slightly because I couldn't get the timing tool to line up. Adjusted it then again span it over by hand to double check again. All seemed ok. Put some jump leads on because it had been sitting for 4 months. Thought I would just quickly try it to see if it would turnover without any strange noises ie bent valves/holes in pistons etc.

 

To my complete amazement it started first time so I put it all back together properly, it now seems to run better than it has for ages.

 

Moral of the story is dont forget to change your belt. I almost too embarassed to say that the old belt had done over 80000 miles since I last changed it.

 

Car has now done 267000 miles. Roll on 300000.

 

Chris.

[SilverBeast]

Well done. Glad to see you sorted it.