Anyone stripped and rebuilt a 1.5dci engine? Cambelt failure

[scott-b]

Hi all. My cam belt decided to give up on me at about 80 in the outside lane of the M62.

I'm tempted to have a go at repairing it myself. I have swapped complete engines before and tinkered with classic beetle engines.
Car is a 51 plate 1.5dci dynamique with 80K on the clock and overall in pretty decent condition. Worth fixing or am I better selling as spares / scrapping?

thanks

 

[James.f]

just buy a 2nd hand engine and drop it in? will be much cheaper as it wont cost you labour to do it

 

[Fred@BTM]

cliospares - doncaster
specialist breakers - accrington

partsgateway.co.uk

 

[Neal 182]

just time it up and put a belt on it to start with but maybe worth looking at the cam firsted

 

[Ant@BackyardRacing]

I have done one before, only 8 valves too, so a little simpler/cheaper/quicker than a 16v motor. the pistons are very heavy duty, so chance that you have damaged them is slim, which is good

so 8 valves, and a cambelt kit, and only single cam, so again, simple to time up.

i would get the valves/gasket set from "king components" very cheap, and quick delivery, its a trade supplier really, but they sell to the public. iirc all the bit cost me £120 all in too rebuild/repair the motor.

 

[sideways danny]

I've done one, shimming the head is the worst of it really. One I did needed a piston though, smashed a piece off.

 

[scott-b]

Thanks for the help guys. I'll get the head off and see whats what.