Major Help Need.

[wakeham17]

My 1999 clio brok doen last nite 1.2. the engine just cut out and i dnt know what really happand. ive been told it mite be the air compression can anyone tell me what the signs mite be? and how much it would cost? thanks. aiden.

 

[aucky]

Any more details?
Did it cut out whilst you were driving?
Will it turn over?
Is the battery dead?
Any funny noises when it happened?

 

[wakeham17]

yeh it cut out when i was driving. it didnt just cut out it slowed down then cut out. so i dnt know if tht was becuse it was loosing pressure. yeh it turns over and the battary is fine. as all electrics work. yeh when the starter motor goes its goin way to fast and its like winding. it just wont engage. thanks.

 

[Moz168]

Sure you aint just ran out of petrol?

 

[wakeham17]

positive i only just filled it up.

 

[SBV116]

Cambelts snapped, pretty certain. It's spinning over fast because it has bent valves and no compression! Get it to a garage!

 

[wakeham17]

no cambelt is in tact. the car wont even start. thats what i mean its very weired.

 

[wakeham17]

i do remember when it was happaning. when i put it in to 3rd gear and it sounded like the gears was grinding. so i took it out and put it back in and thats when i was losing the power.

 

[Russ_16v]

Is the cambelt 100% ok? As you saying the engine is spinning over very quickly points at the cambelt broke - the engine will only be turning the bottom end - the cam and valve gear wont be moving as the belt would have snapped

 

[aucky]

positive i only just filled it up.

Filled with deisel lol

 

[SBV116]

If the cambelt is snapped it's not going to start??! You can't see the cambelt looking under the bonnet? it will be the aux belt you can see. Put money on it's broken.

 

[Curtis!]

If the cambelt is snapped it's not going to start??! You can't see the cambelt looking under the bonnet? it will be the aux belt you can see. Put money on it's broken.

If your putting money on that Steve, I'll put money on you putting money on that!

 

[Tunst]

As steve has said its probably the cambelt snapped or a cambelt tensioner broke