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Breakdown - ? Turbo - HELP!!!!!

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cubbie:

--- Quote from: DogVanMan on June 29, 2008, 19:02:34 ---
No sure how head gasket would bend pushrods mate..?


--- End quote ---

Yeah, good point...  I jsut re-checked the manual and in my frenzy of research earlier I didn't read it too thoroughly, got a couple of paragraphs a bit mixed up! 

So cam / belt it is then, guess I'm going to be doing some *slightly* bigger work next weekend!


oh, and given that I am totally new to all this stuff, I may well make the odd goof in my ideas / diagnostics etc - so thanks for helping point me in the right direction all - keep 'em coming!

Rasbo:
ive pm' you my number, if you get stuck or just want a 2nd opinion then give us a bell as ive rebuilt quite a few heads after cambelt failure

Tommo:
Replace the timing belt and the pushrods and it should be fine.

Porny:
Isn't the 90 still under warranty??

As they fitted the cambelt (?) they should really offer a warranty on the work done, even if they don't warranty the rest of the car!!  In fact, the cambelt itself should have a 12 month warranty!

I probably wouldn't get them to fix it (might as well use a couple of monkeys) but I would try and get all the parts out of them if nothing else!! - if not, threaten to take then to trading standards!!

The work carried out, was not fit for purpose!! Esp. after 1000 miles.


In all honesty, fixing wouldn't be that hard - easily done over a weekend.

If it was me, I'd use a complete 'upgrade' cambelt kit and do the full works - making sure it's all done properly!!  Then a new set of push rods/caps and away you go.


Ian

Priglet:
Get some advice from your local Trading Standards od Consumer Direct (if you have it in Scotland) http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/

as the Sale of Goods Act should cover this, see here for further info,

http://www.berr.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html

If the belt lasted less than a year and only a few thousand miles it's not hard to argue it wasn't fit for purpose.

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