Timing belt snapped!!!

[Dylrobz89]

I was driving home from work last night and my car cut out on me! without realising why it had cut out, i tried re-starting it, found out today my timing belt had snapped, had a mate to have a quick look under the bonnet, apparently its bent 10 valves! not sure what other damage its caused! sooo gutted and pissed off!! any idea's on how much it would cost to repair? is it worth getting it repaired? any help would be appriciated. Thanks

 

[Alastair.]

head will have to come off, new valves will hav 2 be reseated etc

looking at around the £1000 mark at renault

how the fuk can ur mate tell that its bent 10valves by opening the bonnet lol

 

[Bluebeard]

New lump from a scrapper: £150

Paying a mate to fit it: £150

Servicing the new engine before it goes in: £150

Cambelts:..... Priceless.

 

[clvs2222]

what was the mileage and age of the car?

its also down to the way it has been driving in its life. get a 2nd hand engine and use the parts, wont cost you much on a 1.4

 

[Alastair.]

52plate urs is aint it, i expect u havent had the belt done which it should have had in 2007

 

[Dylrobz89]

I didn't actually mean openin the bonnet lol, he's a mechanic n he's had the head off, but he hasn't stripped it right down if ya get me , he's got a quote for me off renault, £1500 mark! He reckons he can do it for me alot cheaper than that. not sure wether to spend that much cash on it, would say its worth keepin the car? just had the headlights fixed on it costing me stupid money being xenon lights! Dont really wanna be spending s**t loads more on it !

 

[172Ben]

52plate urs is aint it, i expect u havent had the belt done which it should have had in 2007

+1 for this?

 

[Alastair.]

its worth more running than not running at the end of the day

 

[Dylrobz89]

52plate urs is aint it, i expect u havent had the belt done which it should have had in 2007

yer 52 plate, i only got the car august 2007 from a garage, the owner of the garage seemed to think everything was fine with it , belts had been changed recently n tha, sooo pissed off , was goin to get it changed next month aswell !!

 

[Dylrobz89]

what was the mileage and age of the car?

its also down to the way it has been driving in its life. get a 2nd hand engine and use the parts, wont cost you much on a 1.4

It's on about 82,000 now , just over, 52 plate

 

[Alastair.]

yer should have been done at 72,000 miles or when it was 5 years old

 

[Dylrobz89]

its worth more running than not running at the end of the day

Yer i suppose, i dont want to sell the car just yet, just dont want to be spending stupid amount of money on it

 

[172Ben]

Costly lesson i suppose. But as said, will be cheaper sourcing a second hand engine or even head if possible.

 

[172Ben]

For instance

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-2003-1-4-16V-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ310090241943QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310090241943&_trkparms=72%3A1345%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Dylrobz89]

yer should have been done at 72,000 miles or when it was 5 years old

Ah ritey, will the engine be ok after its been replaced? or still not running right ?

 

[172Ben]

.

 

[Dylrobz89]

For instance

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

why do renault charge around £1500? cant understand how they can charge that much if a second hand engine costs roughly 250 ?!

 

[172Ben]

renault tax

Is that the same as your engine?

 

[Dylrobz89]

renault tax

Is that the same as your engine?

Yer thats the one, 1.4 16v 52plate

 

[clvs2222]

becos renault are quoting for brand new parts. plus £75 per hour labour

 

[172Ben]

Yer thats the one, 1.4 16v 52plate

Might be worth looking into then for £250

 

[Dylrobz89]

becos renault are quoting for brand new parts. plus £75 per hour labour

oh rite, £75 an hour ?! does anyone actually use them?! lol

 

[Dylrobz89]

Might be worth looking into then for £250

Yer, is that cheap for an engine? i'm not exactly an expert when it comes to cars.

 

[172Ben]

IMO with 30k on the clock its a good price yes.

 

[Dylrobz89]

New engine at that price or a new head? what would ya say was best?

 

[clvs2222]

could possiblily be a very cheap fix, less than £200

say you get a good 2nd hand head, with everything for less than £100, new belts £50 (i think from gmf) give your mate couple of quid for fitting.

looks bright aye!

 

[Dylrobz89]

when ya say it like that it sounds much better!! how often should i change the belt? future reference.

 

[Tom@JMS]

every 72,000 miles or 5 years.

 

[Dylrobz89]

Thanks for the help ppl

 

[kic]

supprised it lasted till 82k

 

[rctempire]

When my head blew, it cost me 200 all in, however i had already replaced the engine as the big ends went, so the head was changed rather than an engine change.

I did the head in my driveway in the pouring rain with help from my mate.

The head is a cheap fix, but the engine drop could be worth it.

 

[Dylrobz89]

I'm not too sure how much damage there actually is at the mo, been told that 10 valves have bent, not heard nothing since coz i've been in work late, should find out 2mz or thurs, shall see what to do soon

 

[Struggler]

valves are like £5 each lol
new head kit wit stem seals about 40
new water pump (might as well) 40
new cam belt 40
new head bolts £2 each
get ur mate to give u a hand,
bish bash bosh,
assuming its only bent the valves, can do LOTS of damage,
mine went at 76K
only bent 4 valves,
me n ma m8 fixed it for 180 (includin drink tax of the garage owner who got the parts really cheap)
and neither of us are mechanics

 

[Trev_m]

You will never be sure about the bottem end after the valves have bounced off the pistons, I've known people spend hundreds on fixing the head & a couple of weeks later the bottom end fails. Not worth the risk buy a complete engine out of a write off.