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[[TC-R] Sam]

Spot the problem....

[SO•Audiojack]

(2016-09-01 13:11)Sam Wrote:  Spot the problem....

I see that your exhaust cam is a little... worn out.

[Owl]

*Removed* me, how did that happen?! To just snap?!!!

[SO•Sebas]

(2016-09-01 13:11)Sam Wrote:  Spot the problem....

Isn't that the new way of doing Variable cam timing? No?

I'm out.

[[TC-R] Sam]

(2016-09-01 15:30)Skoda Wrote:  *Removed* me, how did that happen?! To just snap?!!!

I'm not really sure, I literary just checked the oil about 30 minuets before hand. I was driving along, lost a lot of power, no lights came on, temp was fine, coasted to the nearest safe place, oil pressure light came on, started sounds really bad with lots of metal on metal noises, EML light came on. Opened the bonnet, oil was everywhere, noticed the OPS was leaking but the oil level was still high enough to show half way up on the dipstick, opened up the oil cap and noticed that the cam was sitting funny. So had to take everything apart, remove that part of the cam, meld the OPS together so it wouldn't leak any more oil, removed the injector and drove it home on 3 cylinders, although it would barely do 50mph.

Just ordered a new camshaft and OPS, only going to cost £62 to fix if nothing else is damaged from this. Although I do need to hurry up and find a new car.

[[6S] Mufflord]

(2016-09-01 22:04)Sam Wrote:  

(2016-09-01 15:30)Skoda Wrote:  *Removed* me, how did that happen?! To just snap?!!!

I'm not really sure, I literary just checked the oil about 30 minuets before hand. I was driving along, lost a lot of power, no lights came on, temp was fine, coasted to the nearest safe place, oil pressure light came on, started sounds really bad with lots of metal on metal noises, EML light came on. Opened the bonnet, oil was everywhere, noticed the OPS was leaking but the oil level was still high enough to show half way up on the dipstick, opened up the oil cap and noticed that the cam was sitting funny. So had to take everything apart, remove that part of the cam, meld the OPS together so it wouldn't leak any more oil, removed the injector and drove it home on 3 cylinders, although it would barely do 50mph.

Just ordered a new camshaft and OPS, only going to cost £62 to fix if nothing else is damaged from this. Although I do need to hurry up and find a new car.

Is this a free running engine or whatever, as in your pistons cant hit the valves? if not, when the cam broke, it wouldn't spin. Thus no movement in the valves, so some valves would be open, and that might've caused a valve or two to bend + a screwed up piston

[[TC] Nathan]

Has this engine ever been rebuilt?

could be the camshaft wasnt torqued down equally

Edit: apparently its quite common, id be checking the valves..

or at the least a compression test on those cylinders..

[Owl]

(2016-09-02 04:25)Mufflord Wrote:  Is this a free running engine or whatever, as in your pistons cant hit the valves? if not, when the cam broke, it wouldn't spin. Thus no movement in the valves, so some valves would be open, and that might've caused a valve or two to bend + a screwed up piston

Is non-interference the word that you are looking for?

[[TC] Stephen]

Most engines these days I think are interference engines, my '85 corolla luckily wasn't when the timing belt lost a few teeth xD

[Toni]

Was finally arsed to run power to the boost gauge light. Now i just need to find a red bulb "hat" to make it fit the rest of the red light theme in the interior.



Oh, and #VolvoMafia



Dw, the V40 is on alloys, tis just a old pic i found.

[El Chapo]

and on other yolvo,

[Jimmy]

is that an volvo 142 El chapo?

[El Chapo]

(2016-09-02 11:21)Jimmy Wrote:  is that an volvo 142 El chapo?

Spoiler (Click to View)

Yes!

[[6S] Mufflord]

(2016-09-02 06:05)Skoda Wrote:  

(2016-09-02 04:25)Mufflord Wrote:  Is this a free running engine or whatever, as in your pistons cant hit the valves? if not, when the cam broke, it wouldn't spin. Thus no movement in the valves, so some valves would be open, and that might've caused a valve or two to bend + a screwed up piston

Is non-interference the word that you are looking for?

That^! Thx Ford!

Jk thx

[SO•Audiojack]

(2016-09-02 10:13)Toni Wrote:  Was finally arsed to run power to the boost gauge light. Now i just need to find a red bulb "hat" to make it fit the rest of the red light theme in the interior.

Tuck those hoses and wires away mate. An installation like that screams "I don't give a **** about my car"

[Toni]

Yeah, id need to tidy that part up, otherwise they are tucked in and hid. Its just the boost gauge end that needs tidying

[[TC-R] Sam]

I doubt it will have damaged the valves/piston with the way it had broke. I've been looking for a new car for a while now so this just kinda forces me to buy one, but face-lift Toyota Corolla T Sports are proving hard to find locally

[SO•Audiojack]

(2016-09-02 16:28)Sam Wrote:  I doubt it will have damaged the valves/piston with the way it had broke.

If part of the camshaft has stopped turning (which it inevitably will after half of it has been entirely dislodged ) at least some valves would have been left open when the pistons came up to interfere. That would often mean instant bent valves.

[[6S] Mufflord]

(2016-09-02 16:46)Audiojack Wrote:  

(2016-09-02 16:28)Sam Wrote:  I doubt it will have damaged the valves/piston with the way it had broke.

If part of the camshaft has stopped turning (which it inevitably will after half of it has been entirely dislodged ) at least some valves would have been left open when the pistons came up to interfere. That would often mean instant bent valves.

That's what i've been thinking :/ So if it's not a non interfering engine, it has most likely touched a valve

[[TC-R] Sam]

From what I've seen online no one has had damaged valves/pistons as a result of this on these motors, it's a common fault which is why I'm confident as it is well documented online.