Cambelt Broke While Driving

[memaza]

Hi Friends,

What will be the impact on the engine if cambelt problem aries while driving on motorways?

How the garage is responsible for not fitting the cambelt / tensioner properly and problem aries?

If you change a cambelt and problem comes for cambelt in a week?

[Konrad C]

Memaza,

You have not stated what type of engine and year your car is. If you have petrol a petrol Avensis, then up to 2000 all have cambelts. 2000 onwards, all petrol are chain. These are vvti enigines. The petrol engines is classed as non-interference, so the engine should be ok after a belt failure.

Diesels were belt upto 2006, then all are chain. The belt diesels engines are interference! If that fails, there will be a lot of damage. This depends on the how fast the engine was going at the time, but there will be damage even at idle speed.

Your question seems to be saying that you had a cambelt changed and the car is not running right or has a problem. Get a second opinion and then go back to the garage who did the work. As a guess there is more noise as the belt is tensioned to tight.

Give us more information if you need more advice.

Kon

[Konrad C]

Memaza,

You have not stated what type of engine and year your car is. If you have petrol a petrol Avensis, then up to 2000 all have cambelts. 2000 onwards, all petrol are chain. These are vvti enigines. The petrol engines is classed as non-interference, so the engine should be ok after a belt failure.

Diesels were belt upto 2006, then all are chain. The belt diesels engines are interference! If that fails, there will be a lot of damage. This depends on the how fast the engine was going at the time, but there will be damage even at idle speed.

Your question seems to be saying that you had a cambelt changed and the car is not running right or has a problem. Get a second opinion and then go back to the garage who did the work. As a guess there is more noise as the belt is tensioned to tight.

Give us more information if you need more advice.

Kon

Memaza

I did not read the title properly, sorry. The belt breaking at speed could mean an engine rebuild or replacement engine(especially diesel). The garage that changed it are liable for the repairs. It does not matter if they repair it themselves or another garage does the work, they have to pay.

Good luck.

[memaza]

Memaza,

You have not stated what type of engine and year your car is. If you have petrol a petrol Avensis, then up to 2000 all have cambelts. 2000 onwards, all petrol are chain. These are vvti enigines. The petrol engines is classed as non-interference, so the engine should be ok after a belt failure.

Diesels were belt upto 2006, then all are chain. The belt diesels engines are interference! If that fails, there will be a lot of damage. This depends on the how fast the engine was going at the time, but there will be damage even at idle speed.

Your question seems to be saying that you had a cambelt changed and the car is not running right or has a problem. Get a second opinion and then go back to the garage who did the work. As a guess there is more noise as the belt is tensioned to tight.

Give us more information if you need more advice.

Kon

Memaza

I did not read the title properly, sorry. The belt breaking at speed could mean an engine rebuild or replacement engine(especially diesel). The garage that changed it are liable for the repairs. It does not matter if they repair it themselves or another garage does the work, they have to pay.

Good luck.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your feedbacks.

I replace the cambelt / major servicing with Diesel engine and had a problem immediately in a week due to cambelt. The garage is well known "Natinowide" and they are bit delaying the action on the same. Breakdown cover person mentioned in the report (breakdown recovery report) this is due to the cam belt and garage person did check about the same and accepted the same.

What will be impact one the car engine, if this cam belt problem arise when you are at 60mph and car is broke down?

If i need to do the some other garage, who will pay for the same and who will pay for the courtsey car?

regards,

MeMaza

[acetip]

Memaza,

You have not stated what type of engine and year your car is. If you have petrol a petrol Avensis, then up to 2000 all have cambelts. 2000 onwards, all petrol are chain. These are vvti enigines. The petrol engines is classed as non-interference, so the engine should be ok after a belt failure.

Diesels were belt upto 2006, then all are chain. The belt diesels engines are interference! If that fails, there will be a lot of damage. This depends on the how fast the engine was going at the time, but there will be damage even at idle speed.

Your question seems to be saying that you had a cambelt changed and the car is not running right or has a problem. Get a second opinion and then go back to the garage who did the work. As a guess there is more noise as the belt is tensioned to tight.

Give us more information if you need more advice.

Kon

Memaza

I did not read the title properly, sorry. The belt breaking at speed could mean an engine rebuild or replacement engine(especially diesel). The garage that changed it are liable for the repairs. It does not matter if they repair it themselves or another garage does the work, they have to pay.

Good luck.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your feedbacks.

I replace the cambelt / major servicing with Diesel engine and had a problem immediately in a week due to cambelt. The garage is well known "Natinowide" and they are bit delaying the action on the same. Breakdown cover person mentioned in the report (breakdown recovery report) this is due to the cam belt and garage person did check about the same and accepted the same.

What will be impact one the car engine, if this cam belt problem arise when you are at 60mph and car is broke down?

If i need to do the some other garage, who will pay for the same and who will pay for the courtsey car?

regards,

MeMaza

hi MeMaza

if the garage fitted belt then they are responsible for the repairs and car hire.

seeing its a diesel then i would not be surprised if the engines is write off.

dont get fobbed off,threaten them with legal action through small claims court,if they dont budge, carry it out. its easy to do.

[Jamesbelfast]

Before taking any action I would strongly recommend you establish as why the belt failed.

To succeed in a court action you'll need to be able to prove conclusively that either the materials used or the workmanship was at fault. There are other possibilities such as a pulley failure, etc.:)

[acetip]

Before taking any action I would strongly recommend you establish as why the belt failed.

To succeed in a court action you'll need to be able to prove conclusively that either the materials used or the workmanship was at fault. There are other possibilities such as a pulley failure, etc.:)

hi

if it was any doubt about the pulley then garage should have advised the customer.some repairers will not take on the job unless it is replaced at same time as belt.i beleave vw are one or at least used to be.

[Thermal]

Hi,

Over here, when a cambelt change is due within ~10.000 km and a garage has to do the yearly (MOT-equivalent) exhaust gas measurements, you'll have to sign that you are aware of the risk and not hold the garage liable if anything goes wrong.

They therefore recommend changing the cambelt and water pump before such exhaust gas test.

A friend of mine who had an older Peugeot diesel didn't sign and didn't order to replace the cambelt prematurely for budgetary reasons.

The cambelt snapped and the engine blew up during the test.

Complete write off. :(

Glad my Avensis is chain driven.!

[acetip]

Hi,

Over here, when a cambelt change is due within ~10.000 km and a garage has to do the yearly (MOT-equivalent) exhaust gas measurements, you'll have to sign that you are aware of the risk and not hold the garage liable if anything goes wrong.

They therefore recommend changing the cambelt and water pump before such exhaust gas test.

A friend of mine who had an older Peugeot diesel didn't sign and didn't order to replace the cambelt prematurely for budgetary reasons.

The cambelt snapped and the engine blew up during the test.

Complete write off. :(

Glad my Avensis is chain driven.!

hi

was talking to the forman of a local indipendent garage a couple years ago about M O T exams and he told me that they used to get M O T customers to sign a disclaimer to cover themselves should any damage accure during emission tests.but the were told by V O S A they cant do that.as they are responsible should anything occur.

now garages will not carry out a M O T unless the car has been well maintained.

[acetip]

Hi,

Over here, when a cambelt change is due within ~10.000 km and a garage has to do the yearly (MOT-equivalent) exhaust gas measurements, you'll have to sign that you are aware of the risk and not hold the garage liable if anything goes wrong.

They therefore recommend changing the cambelt and water pump before such exhaust gas test.

A friend of mine who had an older Peugeot diesel didn't sign and didn't order to replace the cambelt prematurely for budgetary reasons.

The cambelt snapped and the engine blew up during the test.

Complete write off. :(

Glad my Avensis is chain driven.!