Just thought I would enlighten the members on my complications today! I took my 2.0 tdi to the garage a few days ago for a cambelt change and mot, I hadn't heard anything so went to check on it today! When I got there the car was in a bay with the bonnet up being worked on by the mechanic! I spoke to him, and he explained how lucky I was! basically wen he went to take the tensioner off, it undun with his fingers... Castestrophy avoided in my eyes! as I stood there relieved he then went to put the new tensioner on, it didn't tighten.... :/ this means the thread has gone in the head... Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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MacrosTheBlack
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A few days for a cambelt change and mot??? Surely that should be done the same day you had it booked in?
Is it a garage you trust? What's to say they've not accidentally stripped the thread themselves?
Hope you get it all sorted soon.
Is it a garage you trust? What's to say they've not accidentally stripped the thread themselves?
Hope you get it all sorted soon.
Oh dear, someone has not used a torque wrench & just tightened as hard as they can & I'd say multiple times to cause the thread to be chewed up to that degree, but its a little strange they've had it 2 days & they only just got to the tensioner?
Exactly my thoughts tbh, there is no way if the car went in ok & the thread was stripped to the point the bolt wouldn't do up, would it run on our roads without going tits up way before, now based on my knowledge, I don't believe it was stripped before they got it, I'd be questioning this seriously as that's a rather big problem unless they can tap a slightly larger bolt, that wouldn't affect the tensioner etc at all.
Also, to be sure is it the aux belt or cam tensioner?
Exactly my thoughts tbh, there is no way if the car went in ok & the thread was stripped to the point the bolt wouldn't do up, would it run on our roads without going tits up way before, now based on my knowledge, I don't believe it was stripped before they got it, I'd be questioning this seriously as that's a rather big problem unless they can tap a slightly larger bolt, that wouldn't affect the tensioner etc at all.
Also, to be sure is it the aux belt or cam tensioner?
Yes I trust the garage its owned by one of my dads friends garage, and always use him! I never book there just drop the car off and wen its done its done! Haha, he used a torque wrench as I watched him do it! But I just wondered if this is a weak point on the engine and people have experienced it before!
Thanks for the replies
Thanks for the replies
