Hi, I stumbled into this forum whilst researching the problem I'm having with my car... Nice place
Anyway, on Monday I noticed a rattle in the engine, after a bit of research I decided the cam chain was the prime suspect and I was on my way to a VX dealer for a second opinion when the car died on me - engine seized and wouldn't turn over.
Tonight I've whipped the top off it and found one of the cams had been running dry and it looks like the journals have partially melted! So, I've done a little searching on here and it doesn't seem like too common a problem? If it's been experienced before, are there any other related problems I should look out for? What were the causes of any other cases?
I'll take the head off tomorrow for a better look but at the moment I think that at least a couple of valves may be seized because they're not touching the bottom of the cam lobe. I suppose that the extra strain on the engine may have stretched/jumped the chain and caused a piston/valve clash, I'll have to see if the marks still line up. Does anyone know the length of a new chain so I can compare it with mine to see if it's stretched?
Cheers
Anyway, on Monday I noticed a rattle in the engine, after a bit of research I decided the cam chain was the prime suspect and I was on my way to a VX dealer for a second opinion when the car died on me - engine seized and wouldn't turn over.
Tonight I've whipped the top off it and found one of the cams had been running dry and it looks like the journals have partially melted! So, I've done a little searching on here and it doesn't seem like too common a problem? If it's been experienced before, are there any other related problems I should look out for? What were the causes of any other cases?
I'll take the head off tomorrow for a better look but at the moment I think that at least a couple of valves may be seized because they're not touching the bottom of the cam lobe. I suppose that the extra strain on the engine may have stretched/jumped the chain and caused a piston/valve clash, I'll have to see if the marks still line up. Does anyone know the length of a new chain so I can compare it with mine to see if it's stretched?
Cheers