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Happy Christmas everyone 

It was yesterday, you backward Derbyshire person 

He's a Druid and it's all about the winter solstice... Unfortunately Mead gives him a banging hangover and he's just regained consciousness 

The lad across the road works for Stellantis, apparently there is go-no go gauge for the belt. As above, what a stupid idea!

Yep, its one of those engines. Dont think he has the service history exactly as they would want it, to try and claim so he has learnt an expensive lesson by the look of it.

It's in a lot of Stellantis vehicles, Peugeot and the like.

Happy Christmas everyone 

It was yesterday, you backward Derbyshire person 

Wishing everyone a bearable Christmas. Don't worry, it will soon be over 

There, all gone, that wasn't too bad, was it? 

Happy Christmas everyone 

Yep, its one of those engines. Dont think he has the service history exactly as they would want it, to try and claim so he has learnt an expensive lesson by the look of it.

Yep, shitty little engines. Four pot diesel is the one to go for.

Is this the 1.2 three cylinder engine with the dreaded wet cam belt? There was a recall on them a while back due to premature cam belt failure. They require meticulously maintaining the oil changes schedule (specific oil as well) but still no guarantee that they won’t go bang.

The belt running in oil degrades the belt prematurely, with belt dust getting in all sorts of places, the oil pick up, the turbo and vac lines to name a few. The belts either snap, or strip teeth when the starter swings over. There have been enough cases of belt failure now to prove it’s a shite design but still manufacturers insist on going down this route.
The joke is that they tell people to have the belt inspected regularly. How the bloody hell are garages  supposed to inspect a belt when it’s fitted internally. By the time they’ve stripped down the covers and gaskets etc., they may as well just fit a new belt.

Had to feel sorry for our maintenance bloke. He just turned up at work to borrow the company Dacia Duster because his Grandland packed up on him yesterday as he was on his way to spend the day with his Daughter and Grandchild.
He sat at the side of the A12 for five hours until he got recovered home.
He says the recovery bloke diagnosed the cambelt has jumped teeth, which was why the engine died.
Its four years old and he bought it 15 months ago. Its only covered 55 thousand miles and  he says the interval is supposed to be 100 thousand.
Hes thinking about spending a couple of grand or so having a recon engine fitted.
Dont suppose anyone knows much about these little contraptions ?
Safe engine ? Worth fitting another belt and timing it up to see if he got away with it ?
Personally I think I would be having a bloody good moan at Vauxhall as it only has 55 thousand miles on the clock.