22-03-2012, 10:11 PM
Just been looking though the reams of service history for this car and have just found some interesting news. I have just found a receipt here for a cambelt being changed at 85000 miles (less than 6k ago). The reason for the premature change is quoted as being due to a BROKEN "Crankshaft pulley" the garage in question charged £80 for just the pulley, and a further £95 for a so called "Cambelt Kit". This changes things somewhat!
1. Surely a 'Cambelt kit' would include the tensioner and idler pulley.
2. Why would it fail again so quickly, if that is the problem
3. Could he be referring to something other than the cambelt tensioner and idler? I sure cant think of anything.
Just glad I wasn't picking up the outrageous £665 bill!! I bought this HDi off a elderly couple, I think someone has been taking the piss. It was an Indie garage (no idea why the couple switched to this one, every other service has been by a Pug main dealer)
There is no way a tensioner could be making this much noise in so few miles, do you reckon there could be another problem here? Anything that could lead to premature pulley failure? Perhaps the new part was just faulty? Should I be getting annoyed at someone here?
I initially thought I had a 58K cambelt and gear, so was reasonably happy to change it and hope that shuts up the noise, not so sure now!
I am peeved, mainly for the previous owners, seeing as I hardly paid more than that one bill for the car, and now that job is getting done again less than 10k later! If it had been mine at the time I would be smashing some heads!
This is all based on the assumption that this is the problem, it is also possible that this noise has been about since the work was done, the noise is the same now as when I got it, haggled a considerable amount off because of it!
I have a new Dayco Cambelt kit on the way.
Input and thought appreciated! Would be nice to know if others think something is up here!
Cheers again, Essay / Rant over
1. Surely a 'Cambelt kit' would include the tensioner and idler pulley.
2. Why would it fail again so quickly, if that is the problem
3. Could he be referring to something other than the cambelt tensioner and idler? I sure cant think of anything.
Just glad I wasn't picking up the outrageous £665 bill!! I bought this HDi off a elderly couple, I think someone has been taking the piss. It was an Indie garage (no idea why the couple switched to this one, every other service has been by a Pug main dealer)
There is no way a tensioner could be making this much noise in so few miles, do you reckon there could be another problem here? Anything that could lead to premature pulley failure? Perhaps the new part was just faulty? Should I be getting annoyed at someone here?
I initially thought I had a 58K cambelt and gear, so was reasonably happy to change it and hope that shuts up the noise, not so sure now!
I am peeved, mainly for the previous owners, seeing as I hardly paid more than that one bill for the car, and now that job is getting done again less than 10k later! If it had been mine at the time I would be smashing some heads!
This is all based on the assumption that this is the problem, it is also possible that this noise has been about since the work was done, the noise is the same now as when I got it, haggled a considerable amount off because of it!
I have a new Dayco Cambelt kit on the way.
Input and thought appreciated! Would be nice to know if others think something is up here!
Cheers again, Essay / Rant over
