hi

i was off on my way to work in my octavia vrs 1. 8 when the car cut out

once pulled over i tried to restart and heard that horrible noise a engine makes when the cam is not turning.

30 mins later and an rac man he decides its the cam belt or waterpump or tenisoner etc,( from a quick look of course)

my main questions is have i done any valve damage as i was driving when this happend, crank still going cam not?! this i imagine will need head off and all the expensives bits that follow such a job.

as i want to keep the cost down on the repair,

thanks for any help in advance

cheers

Adie

Edited 25 July, 200817 yr by adiehorrocks

1.8T is an interference design, so I'd say there is a very good chance of it.

When did you last get the cambelt changed and how old / how many miles have you done in the car?

Second hand engine may be the cheapest way forward if you've done a lot of damage.

Hi Adie,

Really sorry to hear that. You are the 2nd person in 2 weeks. These 1.8T's are not as durable as the tdi's!!

Sadly I expect your engine is totalled. When was the cambelt last changed? It would be very good for us on the forum to know WHAT caused the damage, though from your point it's more interesting what it will cost to fix. If it has a snapped/broken belt and not a dropped valve, if the belt & tensioners were changed when they should have been you may be able to claim against the mfr's. If you had VW parts on it, they come with a replacement engine warranty - which is why I only use them.

Get the service history out, let me know what was changed when and what brands were used. Get the cambelt cover off and see what's going on in there and post back.

Greg.

Hi Adie,

Really sorry to hear that. You are the 2nd person in 2 weeks. These 1.8T's are not as durable as the tdi's!!

Sadly I expect your engine is totalled. When was the cambelt last changed? It would be very good for us on the forum to know WHAT caused the damage, though from your point it's more interesting what it will cost to fix. If it has a snapped/broken belt and not a dropped valve, if the belt & tensioners were changed when they should have been you may be able to claim against the mfr's. If you had VW parts on it, they come with a replacement engine warranty - which is why I only use them.

Get the service history out, let me know what was changed when and what brands were used. Get the cambelt cover off and see what's going on in there and post back.

Greg.

hi matey,

i have just got the cover off,

nothing looks wrong so far, as in: the belt i stil there but is loose, it does not look worn beyond however i cant see all of it

the tensioner looks ok also

not to sure abouit the waterpump as i cant quite get to it

i have decided to get it in the garage so they can see wot is wot, i had a good chat with the garage guy and he seems to think that it is hit an miss if i will have damaged the valves

he gonna take it in this after noon so i will let u know

my is a 2001 its now got 93 on the clock will need to check when it was last changed,

i have just started my 4 weeks leave fromt hearmy and planned to get the car in for all major work, sods law it to break now

any more advice welocome of course

thanks again for your posts

cheers

Adie

Take the cam cover(s) off. It's not unheard of for these failures to break the camshafts. DAMHIKT!!!

Post back with what the garage says and maybe don't get them to do any work other than stripping the camcover and cambelt covers off, till you can talk and consider your options.

Greg.