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[CaptainZok]

Correct LD

Lifted from the Trade Club website.

Warranty 
All GM parts are warranted a minimum of 12 months, unlimited mileage. All GM warranties are Europe-wide and cover both parts and labour. In the unlikely event that a GM parts develops a fault due to a material or manufacturing defect, simply call the service department of any Vauxhall or Opel dealer who will arrange to have the part replaced and fitted free of charge.

Certain parts enjoy a longer than twelve months warranty period as follows:


Clutches - 2 years, unlimited mileage

Exhausts - 2 years, unlimited mileage

Shock absorbers - 2 years, unlimited mileage

VXPRO remanufactured starter motors and alternators - 2 years/unlimited mileage

Batteries - 3 years, unlimited mileage
 

[dbug]

Vx warranty on parts worthless anyway.  I bought a crank sensor from Vx dealer - packed up within 1 month - code 19 and car refused to start.  Removed it and fitted spare - started immediately.  Took it back and Vx say that I have to refit it and get my car into their Service Dept who will then check it and fit a new one FOC if found faulty.  Vx Dealer some 11 miles away and they will NOT pay costs of getting car into their Service Dept even if part faulty.  Not worth it for a £40 sensor - thieving barstewards!!!

[Andy H]

Is the bearing in the idler still free to turn?

I'm wondering whether the bearing siezed causing the centre to rotate and tighten the retaining bolt until it snapped :-/

[Marks DTM Calib]

Vx warranty on parts worthless anyway.  I bought a crank sensor from Vx dealer - packed up within 1 month - code 19 and car refused to start.  Removed it and fitted spare - started immediately.  Took it back and Vx say that I have to refit it and get my car into their Service Dept who will then check it and fit a new one FOC if found faulty.  Vx Dealer some 11 miles away and they will NOT pay costs of getting car into their Service Dept even if part faulty.  Not worth it for a £40 sensor - thieving barstewards!!!

Thats because your local dealer are shite.....Grose's I assume?

They would not take that stance with a trader......and they should not take that stance with you.....and Vx do not look for such evidence on returns either.

[dbug]

Vx warranty on parts worthless anyway.  I bought a crank sensor from Vx dealer - packed up within 1 month - code 19 and car refused to start.  Removed it and fitted spare - started immediately.  Took it back and Vx say that I have to refit it and get my car into their Service Dept who will then check it and fit a new one FOC if found faulty.  Vx Dealer some 11 miles away and they will NOT pay costs of getting car into their Service Dept even if part faulty.  Not worth it for a £40 sensor - thieving barstewards!!!

Thats because your local dealer are shite.....Grose's I assume?

They would not take that stance with a trader......and they should not take that stance with you.....and Vx do not look for such evidence on returns either.

Agreed - altho good on getting bits all on TC or Trade prices.
Not Grose - Townsends @ Wellingborough.

Apparently this is a Vx initiative ?

[Marks DTM Calib]

What a load of old.....

Clearly not interested in customer service.

All they needed to do is fill in the warranty claim form stating a code 19 had been flagegd by the enw sensor......simples.

Vx then simply charge their supplier for a new part.

[TheBoy]

I've always found Grose's to be OK  :-/, but dont use them that often...

[CyNick]

Nick, when are going back to the car to take pics? I could meet you there if you want, see how far off it is for you, be able to decide then if it's one head or both

Thanks very much Lee 
This is the second time you have offered - I hope you didn't think me rude but I missed the first offer!  


I'm going to post pics now, it's so difficult to get the camera into banks 3&4!
It looks to me as if 1&2 are pretty much in sync with each other, but 3&4 look slightly out, and seem way out with 1&2??




I'm pretty sure that when the cams stopped, the crank continued to turn, so will the damage depend on where the cams stopped?


Maybe a more experienced eye could give an opinion??

[CyNick]

Why are those photos so big? I uploaded 640x480, just like the 1st photos?

[JamesV6CDX]

I'm a bit confused about cams 1 and 2 here

Why are marks "1" and "1", and then "2" and "2" in the same places on each pulley?

Should be in different places - differentiated by the ways the pulleys are fitted on the keyway...

[TheBoy]

Can you moved to TDC, and retake?

I may be having a blonde moment, but 1 looks to be way out of sync with 2?

[TheBoy]

I'm a bit confused about cams 1 and 2 here

Why are marks "1" and "1", and then "2" and "2" in the same places on each pulley?

Should be in different places - differentiated by the ways the pulleys are fitted on the keyway...

Ah, exactly what I was trying to say, but better explained by you?

[JamesV6CDX]

Can you moved to TDC, and retake?

I may be having a blonde moment, but 1 looks to be way out of sync with 2?

Agreed - see my post above, it's like they are both fitted in the same position on the cam keyways?

[JamesV6CDX]

Also, TB -

A broken idler wouldn't cause that to happen, in itself -

The cam pulley would have to be physically taken off and re-fitted in that keyway position (unless the keyway on the cam has broken)...

My gut feeling is top end damage!

[Kevin Wood]

Also, TB -

A broken idler wouldn't cause that to happen, in itself -

The cam pulley would have to be physically taken off and re-fitted in that keyway position (unless the keyway on the cam has broken)...

My gut feeling is top end damage!

Or the belt has slipped and it just so happens that's the orientation they ended up in?

Kevin