Cambelt gone after only 3 years & 30k

[ChrisCurr]

I've had a nightmare!

I'm pretty sure that my cambelt has gone as I broke down on Friday, I had it done about 3 years ago and have only done around 30k since.

I'm not really sure what to do now, my car is a ph1 probably worth around £2.5K

Has anyone else ever fixed an engine after the belt has gone? I'd be interested in what it cost?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Not ask the garage that fitted it about splitting the cost involved?

 

[Fletcher]

It depends on what the cambelt took out when it snapped.

 

[ChrisCurr]

I'm not sure if the Garage who did it will take any responsibility to be honest.

Do you think people would consider it as a right off?

 

[Joeh]

you can pick up a 172 engine with around the 40-50k mark for under £400 these days. Thats the best option imo as the valves are probabuly shaped like a boomerang by now.

 

[Daniel]

All depends how much damage has been done. Might be very minimal.

 

[R20 CWH]

not sure theres any recourse to the original belt changer, but if you have been unfortunate enough to do damage to the head etc, it could be a bad one. However 2nd hand head/ engine or whatever may make the burden easier.

 

[ChrisCurr]

Cheers for the advise..So an Engine chage seem the easiest route by the sounds of it.

 

[sideways danny]

I've done top end rebuilds on a few belt snappages. Engine needs a bit of inspection to make a decission really.

 

[Aluco]

Buy a new engine and get the garage that did the belt to fit it for free.

 

[Daniel]

Why would it be the garages fault??

 

[sideways danny]

Buy a new engine and get the garage that did the belt to fit it for free.

after 3 years??? behave

Probably aux belt related anyway

 

[Dave..]

Why would it be the garages fault??

Agree.

Tis an unfortunate event, not one caused by the garage.

 

[Daniel]

If it was an ill fitted part (aka garages fault) it wouldn't have lasted 3 years.

 

[Aluco]

If it was an ill fitted part (aka garages fault) it wouldn't have lasted 3 years.

hmm this is true.

 

[mx1_champ]

more than likely just a inferior part , as mentioned if it was fitted wrong it wold of gone by now . i no it isnt ideal but if your mechanically abled whip the head of and have a look at whats been damaged then go from there .

 

[Gally]

It must be somethings fault! Dodgy part maybe? I would speak to Renault as the part should have lasted longer than 3 years or it would say please change this cambelt after 2 years!

 

[barnesautos]

i have done one of these back in the day , with parts and labour being expensive nowadays approx £1200-£1500 all inc as suggested you prob be better off with a second hand engine and fit a new belt and kit on that.

everybody likes cheap at some point in there lives and that time is now here

 

[Munson]

It's a belt. It can snap at any time. It's just a matter of odds. It's very very unlikely that the belt would fail after 3 years, but it's certainly not impossible. As has been said, it could have just as easily have been the aux belt that went and took the cam belt with it. Any garage/mechanic would rightly laugh in your face if you expected them to take any responsibility after three years.

Gutted, though.

 

[pinto performance]

hello there mate i'm a renault specialist and i have made a quote for u
all parts and labour all in will be £1373.68....i have all parts in stock

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

hello there mate i'm a renault specialist and i have made a quote for u
all parts and labour all in will be £1373.68....i have all parts in stock

The cars worth about a grand more than that.

You would have to be mental to spend that money without looking to add another £500 and buying another complete car for it:S

 

[Budgie]

hello there mate i'm a renault specialist and i have made a quote for u
all parts and labour all in will be £1373.68....i have all parts in stock

Where are you in Chertsey?

 

[J.P]

Sorry to hear this m8,mine fubar'd recently and ive had 1 quote so far of £1211 but was told it will be more if the heads fooked.