Another dephaser issue ( I think )

[ukjohnny]

I had my timing belt changed around 2 year ago but just recently I've heard what I suspect to be the dephaser as I never had it changed at the time.

On Thursday after coming of the motorway slip road I heard the Engine become really loud so I pulled over and called the AA.

The AA didn't have a clue and said it needed a full strip down to identify the fault. He started the car up after Identifying that it wasn't a timing belt and it made a awful noise.

My question is, If the dephaser has actually broke whats the possible damage.

I'm in the AA's mechanical breakdown scheme if it is the dephaser would It be covered ?

 

[ukjohnny]

So finally got my car to the local garage yesterday, after work I popped down to see him to discover he'd stripped the engine to find this ....

Think he said it was one of the inlet valves that had snapped !!! WTF really ? anyone got any thoughts on how this can happen..

Its a 172 on a 2001 plate with 50k on the clock, full service with belts changed back in 2010..

 

[Westytce]

Who needs valves anyway

 

[SBV116]

Dropped a valve, not unheard of at all on these! Will be expensive that pal

 

[Laine_16v]

Everytime i go for a drive i fear that will happen to my engine again

 

[ukjohnny]

Everytime i go for a drive i fear that will happen to my engine again

oh man gonna cost just under 1k

on the plus side the AA are chipping £500

Laine how much did your repair cost ?

 

[baldwig]

does this happen often then???

 

[Dan519]

does this happen often then???

it's a known possible thing. 1 in 500 or so I'd say. Usually happens when the top end of the rev range is used a lot, and/or the rev limiter is bounced off all the time

 

[Dan519]

oh man gonna cost just under 1k

on the plus side the AA are chipping £500

Laine how much did your repair cost ?

sounds very cheap to me, too cheap almost. What is being done?

 

[Laine_16v]

Nothing lol, i took the engine down the recycling centre and sealed its fate by pusing it into the scrap metal container

 

[jon_r]

Cheaper just to drop a secondhand engine in it rather than fixing the old one.