camshaft pulley guide snap (dodgy garage job)

[lucas13]

Hi i had a new cambelt kit fitted as my car sounded like a diesel, i was told the cambelt was almost hanging of because the tensior was broke. So a couple of weeks later after being fixed the car broke down so i towed it back to the garage and they have told me the guard on the inlet camshaft pulley has snaped of and frayed the belt so i will need a new cambelt kit and pulley. They admitted they didnt use the cambelt locking to (as it you dont need) would not using the correct cambelt tool cause the cambelt to come loose and damage the inlet pulley guard (lip) as it looks like the part is spot welded to the pulley. Thanks for reading any help would be much appreciated.

 

[lucas13]

got some more info from the garage they said they used other timing locking tools worth thousands are these still ok to use on clios as from what i have read on here is you can only use genuine renult timming tools. plus they refused to fix the car without me paying for the work again as its not there fault that the cambelt came loose confused.

 

[Fred@BTM]

what engine?

 

[lucas13]

2005 1.4 clio

 

[Fred@BTM]

yep you need to use the renault only tools on them!

 

[Budgie]

If they've done the job and it's s**t itself, then it's under warranty.

You shouldn't pay to have it done again!

 

[lucas13]

thanks for the responses

would a loose timming belt damage the guide on the camshaft pulley though