We broke down in Spain - check your Breakdown cover carefully. Long tale.

[Platelet]

+1. That would be diagnosed at the road side and would a very quick fix by any garage or workshop - Fiat or independent. Something doesn't seem right with this....

Can I borrow one of your nylons please Luv?

 

[Platelet]

Whenever we have had our cam velt changed the garage has never had to take the engine out. We will get a local mechanic in once I've ordered the belt and take it from there. We would get our normal garage to gave a look but they don't have room force weeks.

Changing a cam belt that’s in one piece on a service is a totally different ball game to one that’s snapped ie bent valve stems, holed pistons or even cracked cylinder head.

 

[JockandRita]

Changing a cam belt that’s in one piece on a service is a totally different ball game to one that’s snapped ie bent valve stems, holed pistons or even cracked cylinder head.

The engine still turns but just won't start, so for now, it is assumed that the cambelt is still in one piece, with the problem possibly being with fuel pump timing. No one knows yet, but the fitting of a replacement for the shredded auxiliary drive belt is required.

When our cambelt went on our Ducato based Hymer, the engine just died on us, with no bangs, screeching, nor smoke. A turn of the key produced absolutely nothing, which confirmed for me, that it was definitely the cambelt which had failed. Endex.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[ChrisL]

Changing a cam belt that’s in one piece on a service is a totally different ball game to one that’s snapped ie bent valve stems, holed pistons or even cracked cylinder head.

Quite often cam belts don't snap but teeth strip off, so the valve timing goes out, if you're lucky enough to have an engine where the valves don't hit the pistons you might get away with just a new belt otherwise it will be a head off to examine the pistons and valves for damage.