Water Pump Failure Causing The Cambelt To Go?

[kpowell911]

Someones told me that a water pump failure can cause a cambelt to go? Is this true? If so how?

thanks

 

[Fred@BTM]

if the water pump siezed up then yes

 

[kpowell911]

thanks

 

[BenR]

not really seeing as the waterpump isnt driven off the cambelt.

 

[benji&eka]

water pump failed & caused the aux belt to fall into the timing belt maybe??

 

[BenR]

is the aux belt still on?
What engine?

 

[kpowell911]

its a 1.4 clio mk1.

I just didnt see how this colud cause a cambelt failure, but i do not know enough to call bullshit

 

[benji&eka]

its possible on the majority of engines

 

[Fred@BTM]

not really seeing as the waterpump isnt driven off the cambelt.

it is on the 1.2 engine mr clevercloggs!:rasp:

 

[BenR]

my mistake, i thought i was on cliosport.net and assumed it was a sport.

 

[Fred@BTM]

ah ha, but the 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 clios are sport clios

 

[GordonD]

In another thread - I was grumbling that my car had got to 3 years but only 40,000 kms and the dealer wanted me to change the auxiliary belt and the cam belt ("to save the cost of another lot of major work on the engine") - edde said something to the effect that when the auxiliary belt goes on a 172/182 it usually takes out the cam belt. True? False? Comment?

 

[Fred@BTM]

In another thread - I was grumbling that my car had got to 3 years but only 40,000 kms and the dealer wanted me to change the auxiliary belt and the cam belt ("to save the cost of another lot of major work on the engine") - edde said something to the effect that when the auxiliary belt goes on a 172/182 it usually takes out the cam belt. True? False? Comment?

true, it gets pulled into the cambelt area causing the cambelt to snap/skip teeth = fucked engine

 

[alexbleubolt]

yeah