Volkswagen Polo III (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.6 Anyone had a cambelt snap before ?

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Thu 14 May 2009 15:32
01 1.6 Anyone had a cambelt snap before ? - Petem95
Got a little polo GTi at the moment, and it cut out on the motorway this morning.

Called out the AA, and the cambelt has snapped :(

It's gone into a garage so they can take the head off and have a look at the damage, but even best case scenario is going to be bent valves etc I'm guessing.

Anyone had this before? Guessing as a min I'm looking at some bent valves and prob need a head skim, gasket and new belt?...

Edited by Pugugly on 15/05/2009 at 00:18

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Thu 14 May 2009 15:45
01 1600 Anyone had a cambelt snap before?!... :( - Javalin
You don't need to skim the head unless its overheated as well!

Might not be disasterous - £££ depends on the labour charge @ the garage and the time required to take the head off - i.e. the parts are not hugely expensive. Might be lucky and not much bent, might not and lots bent! New headgasket though either way!

James
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Thu 14 May 2009 16:12
01 1600 Anyone had a cambelt snap before?!... :( - Simoncelli58
I had a 2.0 ltr 8 valve Laguna a few years ago.engine just stopped at 30 mph, no noise, I thought it was an electric fault- 4 exhaust valves bent, Head skim (be foolish not too,whilst its off) and a Gasket set -£300 including labour at my local garage. And all my own fault for not changing the belt when I should have done-Big lesson learned. Good Luck with your car.Regards Mick.
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