Jump to content

BLB engine failure


QuattroMark
 Share

Recommended Posts

My B7 Avant suffered engine failure on Monday - driving on the M1, there was no drama, no bang or strange noises, no engine parts scattered across the carriageway just lost total power and the dashboard lit up - coasted onto hard shoulder and turned everything off - turned ignition back on - only light not showing was the oil light - turned the engine over and it cranked fast - sounded like there was no compression.

Car has been recovered but I had to carry on my journey so not had time to investigate - AA recovery chap said it was cam belt....but couldn't confirm it.

Not really up on diesels but it does sound terminal.

 

First thoughts?

 

Mark

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites


So - managed to get a bit of time to look at this -

 

removed the plastic rocker cover to expose the cam and injectors - cam belt was still there, no obvious damage.

 

Turned the engine over...….the serpentine belt spun - but the cam belt didn't....I'm guessing the teeth on the crank pulley have stripped the belt and obviously the pistons have now hit the valves..….

 

don't think its worth repairing - its got 255K on the clock and this is the first time it has let me down in the 8 years of ownership.

 

I did look at engine reconditioning - but there are some real horror stories out there and some real scam artists!

 

Mark

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share




×
×
  • Create New...

Forums


News


Membership