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Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:45 pm
by cpt black
so could well be a dead battery then,As said did this break it down in the dark,and did recovery try to start
with a jump pack
is there a date stamp on your battery as it will tell the date when made and runs out
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:47 pm
by Probe97Fiesta01
Broke down in the day, I don’t think he tested the battery? We did just use a battery tester and it said mine was half charged to dead, just a cheap tester from Lidl.
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:55 pm
by cpt black
Any date stamps on the battery
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:40 pm
by Probe97Fiesta01
Hiya, thanks for all the help, had to leave it for a few weeks but have got the diagnosis now. A bolt came loose on my timing belt and has caused the small metal dowl holding the from camshaft to shear. There's evidence that the camshaft has rotated about a 5th of the cog so potential for piston damage? Basically I'd need an entire front camshaft and surroundings. So a bit more major than just the cap and battery. Again thanks for all the help, it may even need a new engine so will have to have a think about what to do next
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:44 pm
by Micron
Probe97Fiesta01 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:40 pm
Hiya, thanks for all the help, had to leave it for a few weeks but have got the diagnosis now. A bolt came loose on my timing belt and has caused the small metal dowl holding the from camshaft to shear. There's evidence that the camshaft has rotated about a 5th of the cog so potential for piston damage? Basically I'd need an entire front camshaft and surroundings. So a bit more major than just the cap and battery. Again thanks for all the help, it may even need a new engine so will have to have a think about what to do next
You will NOT get any piston damage as it's not an interference engine. It might pay if you are able to post a picture of the offending part?
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:53 pm
by cpt black
As above pictures say a thousand words
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:26 pm
by Probe97Fiesta01
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:40 pm
by cpt black
Give Duncan aka Kit on here a PM im sure he will have a cam to help you out, the engine
should be fine as non interferernce
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:44 pm
by Probe97Fiesta01
Okay great I'll message him thanks! does the shaft include the little sheared metal dowl part as not sure how that's fixed?
Re: Engine won't start
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:43 pm
by cpt black
The locking dowel is part of the shaft,suspect it can be drilled out and
get a hardened steel dowel put in and make flush with the main locking bolt
or try here or ebay for a cam
Dowels are on ebay
here's the pictures. I've also added one of the other half of the metal dowl that was sheared off/the offending part
