Call it a wild guess -he didnt change the timing belt !

kazjim · Postby **kazjim** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:26 pm

So, i bought this little Na6a and the guy said the Timing belt had just been changed ...
it had 101k on it and the service records show the belt changed at 98k

Hmmm, just ticked over 124k and a $120 tow home and It certainly looks like a cracked, hardened, and broken belt to me !

So, guess who is changing a Timing belt tomorrow .....

Also, will be calling the Mechanic who said he changed it and asking for him to take a look at the belt .... if he is happy to pay half, then the MTA dont have to get involved... :twisted:

J

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:40 pm

ouch.. goodluck with it

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:51 pm

can you document it and take some pics especially what TDC is etc I have to do mine soon any pics would help

broady · Postby **broady** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:06 am

usually the water pump is changed at the 100k mark as well. you should do this at the same time!

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:38 am

not much you can really do about it is there? without receipts, it's his word versus yours. it sucks yes, but i think with this case, you'll just have to rant and suck it up.

kazjim · Postby **kazjim** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:13 am

Yea, I'm prepared to suck it up, but still its not nice .... :cry:

Now, I'm debating wether to just 'get it going' or make the run to Mania (40+ minutes) to grab 'everything'

Hmmmmmm

Cheers all
J

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:16 am

....service records show the belt changed at 98k....

If it specifically shows that the timing belt was changed, I'd also take it further if you can show that broken belt is old/perished etc. and the mechanic won't discuss rectification. Just be sure that the service record was not referring to an accessory belt.

Brad · Postby **Brad** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:13 pm

Count yourself lucky you don't have an interferance head. My Peugeot 306 S16 had one, the guy who owned it before me lunched the engine when the belt snapped at 6,000rpm. "Order up for an XU10J4"

My belt went at 164-odd thousand and was meant to of been changed at 100k. By the look of it that was highly unlikely.

GP · Postby GP » Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:17 pm

Don't belts have a date on them? The one in my Morini does. Worth a look i guess

Smithy · Postby **Smithy** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:50 pm

any developments here? i.e. with the mechanic that supposedly changed the timing belt?

kazjim · Postby **kazjim** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:53 pm

Sorry, forgot to report back !

yea, there was a nice Sorry, but other than that ..... it was a case of 'talk to the hand'

I mentioned that the MTA would not take kindly to that attitude, and he offered half my costs ...if i showed him reciepts ...

so the long story is that this dodgy f**k keeps his license, and i paid half for the repair ....

Ahhh, life is too short ...

J