2.0cdti sri cambelt gone

[Baz 160 nav]

So i was travelling back to work on the m6 earlier in the middle lane when all of a sudden engine cut out with a message on the dash saying service ESP so i pulled over on the hard shoulder and tried to start it again but nothing, breakdown came out and his machine said egr valve but he checked that and the pipe which was ok, he then took the cover off the belt which showed it was off the cogs and he pulled it out through the cover about 4 inches..... whats peoples advice on here on what to do ? Mileage is 152 thousand 09 plate

[exclusiv.]

So the belt has snapped ? Or been thrown off ?

[Langy]

bloody Vauxhall eh,

the Wife's Corsa has a bloody 1.0l engine and has cam chains, mine is a 2.0l and like so many other has a bloody rubber band controlling some of the most critical bits of the engine....

[Baz 160 nav]

I dont know what to do

[umfaan]

Get it in to a good Mechanic ...probably valves bent or you are very fortunate .

[Baz 160 nav]

Get it in to a good Mechanic ...probably valves bent or you are very fortunate .

The engine just cut out and there was no banging or clanging, with it being the weekend now im stuffed, but its being picked up monday sometime

[Paul]

Certainly, some of the older Vx engines did no damage when the cam belt snapped,do not know about more modern engines.

[Dave71]

Don't know about the Insignia But on my OMEGA if the cam/timing belt went it would write off the engine, Bent Valves, holed pistons, crack cylinder head, change it every 30,000
Changed my last Insignia belt at 80,000 or there abouts.

[Baz 160 nav]

Can someone shed any light on their cambelt going, iv spoke to a few people that have said when the car cut out and there was no clanging or banging then i might be lucky and the damage wont be as bad as some are saying , 3 people iv spoke to have said when theirs went the engine was knocking really bad

[Nickosnose]

It's an interfear engine so if the cam belt did go at motorway speeds you would expect bent valves at the very least....i've seen one with all valves bent,snapped camshaft and holed piston so it really is down to luck...

[Baz 160 nav]

Right ok

[umfaan]

Is it in the garage yet and what is the result.

[Baz 160 nav]

Its going in tonight when i finish work

[Dave71]

It's an interfear engine so if the cam belt did go at motorway speeds you would expect bent valves at the very least....i've seen one with all valves bent,snapped camshaft and holed piston so it really is down to luck...

If Baz was lucky at first, that came to nothing when he tried to restart it.

[Dave71]

Can someone shed any light on their cambelt going, iv spoke to a few people that have said when the car cut out and there was no clanging or banging then i might be lucky and the damage wont be as bad as some are saying , 3 people iv spoke to have said when theirs went the engine was knocking really bad

I've never had a cam belt go. This link may help

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