Problems after CAM & AUX belt change

[minimum]

I had the CAM + AUX belts done on the car a few weeks ago and its took me a while to realise that the car just isnt as responsive as it use to be and seems down on power.

For example before it was done when pulling out of junctions and nailing it in first the front tryes would spin even on damp roads (I assume all clio sports are like this), but now its just very sedate and not even a wince of trye spinage even in the very wet! There is also flat spots when accelerating.

Could this be due to the car being timed worng after changing the CAM belt?

 

[mr.valver]

Did they use correct Renault tools?

 

[SBV116]

^ what he said, sounds a possibility the timing is not 100%.

Have you taken it back to the garage in question? That would be my first thing to do!

I am sure they will be willing to help resolve the problem!

 

[minimum]

The garage was a main renault dealer and the car is going in today for looking at tomorrow morning. I just hope they dont come back and say everything is fine when I know it isnt. Hopefully an experiaced mechanic can check it!

 

[Jay Payne]

It doesnt have to be far out to make a massive difference to the power

 

[bmh.01]

Does sound like a textbook example of the cam timing being off tbh.

 

[Dan R]

i dont know how people get it out!!

 

[.GAZ.]

i dont know how people get it out!!

+1..

I helped do my 172 (correct tools)!

BE was a doddle and cams were even easier!

 

[minimum]

thanks for the reply's hopefully they get it sorted and I dont have to take it anywhere else to get sorted Will keep you posted.

 

[SBV116]

You say that, we are in the process of fitting a secondanh engine to a 172 at the min!

Was swapping the belt on the floor, tipex everywhere, lol, blatantly hadn't had the correct timing tools!

Tensioner was miiiiiiiiles away.

 

[Darren S]

You say that, we are in the process of fitting a secondanh engine to a 172 at the min!

Was swapping the belt on the floor, tipex everywhere, lol, blatantly hadn't had the correct timing tools!

Tensioner was miiiiiiiiles away.

FLOL! Was that the one with teeny-tiny issues with two of its pistons?

D.

 

[sideways danny]

You say that, we are in the process of fitting a secondanh engine to a 172 at the min!

Was swapping the belt on the floor, tipex everywhere, lol, blatantly hadn't had the correct timing tools!

Tensioner was miiiiiiiiles away.

I corrected one like that done by a "specialist". Owner was effectively told to f**k off when he called to say it was wrong.

How NOT to fit a cambelt tensioner

 

[.GAZ.]

That tensioner the wrong way round? lol

 

[sideways danny]

yeah, well kind of. it's obscuring the marks you have to align. God knows how many they've cocked up .

They claimed it "can't be wrong, we have the right tools". Makes no difference if you dont know how to use them.

 

[Jay Payne]

Driveshaft missing might be the cause of lack of power

 

[SBV116]

lol, mine wasnt that bad!!! was probably 7-8mm out!!!

Darren, yes it was the mullered one! Removed the piston yesterday as he wants it as a paperweight!

You can look right through it!! lol!

 

[happycallis]

Probably not that different from the state of mine, Sideways can confirm someone fucked it up when they did it!!

 

[sideways danny]

Jay, engine was out to fix this

Callis, yeah yours was tip top. Crank pin was put in a balancing drilling when they timed it from what i can work out. (I align the cams first if possible, then see how far the crank is out)

 

[Darren S]

lol, mine wasnt that bad!!! was probably 7-8mm out!!!

Darren, yes it was the mullered one! Removed the piston yesterday as he wants it as a paperweight!

You can look right through it!! lol!

Ha! Good call! Far better than just throwing it in the bin, I reckon.

D.

 

[Jay Payne]

Jay, engine was out to fix this

How'd that happen?

 

[happycallis]

Sorry for being stupid but, a balancing drilling?

 

[sideways danny]

clutch fell apart, smashed 2 chunks out of the flywheel somehow. I think it was the pressure plate flapping to and fro, hitting the cover bolts.

 

[sideways danny]

Sorry for being stupid but, a balancing drilling?

there's holes drilled in parts of the crank at the factory that are there to improve the balance of the rotating assembly

 

[happycallis]

Ah see what you meant now, just cant wait to get it back and see the difference.