engine blown yesterday!

[extremeinferno]

i was going up ahill yeturday on the way home, put my foot down to overtake a parked car, and all of a sudden sounded like someone had put a bag of bolts into my engine. so pulled over as you do, caled aa and towed to a freind of a freinds garage. he had a look at it today and is 90% sure the fan belts snaped and wraped around the cambelt because the cams are still turning. the is also hardly any compresion.

my guess is to buy a s/h engine. but i cannot afford to pay the £600 labour charge to fit it. is it the sort of thing i can do with a freind we are both pretty good mechanics whise and have acess to all tools needed.

james

 

[Phill_howz]

gutted for you mate...

 

[dunlop]

I'll give you a grand for it.

 

[Russ_16v]

not good chap, ( i only live in malmesbury btw )

yeah if you have access to a ramp and are handy with tools then getting another lump in is do able

 

[Christopher]

Electric fan... you mean the accessory belt.

Giutting though

 

[W17GLE]

if you rent an engine crane you should be able to do it yourself just make sure you make a note of where the wires go etc before pulling it all to bits

 

[Clio_Mad_182]

aww gutted for u mate

 

[The Boosh!]

surely someone on here will be able to do it for cheeper than that providing all necessities are bought?

 

[Ian_182]

Sad news

 

[Eckascliovalver]

gutted for you :dapprove:

 

[Gaz_]

Been replaced at 36k, every 3 yrs?

 

[extremeinferno]

thank you all for your comments, yes gaz according to the s/h they were done 10k miles ago. i have only had car for 2 months?

 

[mini-valver]

Ring the belt manufacturer or whoever did the work. Worth a shot!

Engine swap is easy mate, plug and play!

 

[fossie]

f**king hell, makes you think tho, whats the point in changing it if it went so soon.......any comeback on this, for it to snap after only 10k???

 

[DrR]

Gutted, i'd be very annoyed.

Must know alot thinking it has a fanbelt.

 

[Gaz_]

Could have been a tentioner to be fair?

 

[drhowser]

^^ i think that is often the way, poeple swap the belt and leave the same tensioner kit.

 

[extremeinferno]

just looked at service book and says 'cambelt,tensioners and aux drive belt changed at 49k' and current millage is 60k

james

 

[SBV116]

Needs to be stripped first to be 100% sure on the fault! after all it could be anything!!

 

[extremeinferno]

yep gunna get engine out 1st mite not need engine completly replacing you never know i suppose

 

[lemonnobby]

My bet is they just done the belt

 

[Faxo]

My tensioner squeeks on start up, never thought much of it tbh. Might look into it now!

 

[evodaz-i-wish]

do the swap your self mate u dont need a ramp just a engine crane a good helper and tools dont forget to mark the wireing