Citroen Synergie cambelt failure

[MickyA]

I'm officially depressed . Coming back from a sea kayaking trip at the weekend I heard the dreaded gdunk sound and lost all power in my 1.9td Synergie. Recovery company confirmed cambelt failure. Looks like it's curtains for this much abused motor but before I arrange the funeral, is there any way to assess the exent of the damage, or any point in trying? Only 120k on the clock and the belt was changed at 82k (recommended change interval is 80k).

[jgra1]

bad news micky

there is another posting about a TD failure on FCF at moment..

the good news is that a broken camshaft and one or more of the 3 camshaft cap half bearings may be your only damage..

A head off, rebuild and chuck back on is not a horrendous job.. if your really lucky you may just be able to pull the camshaft out, grab some caps from a wrecker (a good handful so a chance of getting a close fit), and reassemble and off you go (with a new belt, WP, tensioners etc)

was the tensioner, idler or waterpump changed at 82K?

keep us posted..
John

[MikeT]

The block should be fine, the head might also have survived. As Jgra1 advises, look for a similar recent thread on how to quickly assess the probable damage, you might be pleasantly surprised. Either way, it's not the end of the car by a long chalk IMO.

[MickyA]

Thanks for the sympathy/encouragement folks, I'll take your advice and investigate further before calling the knackers yard. Water pump was certainly changed at 82k, and I'm pretty sure the tensioner was too.

[jgra1]

whereabouts are you Micky?

[MickyA]

I'm just south of Glasgow in not so sunny Scotland. I've read the other thread so will slip the camshaft cover off for an initial look.

[jgra1]

ahh ok.. I wont offer my help although, I may take my motorbike past you one day soon.. depends on if I get a ban in the post tonight