TURBORAY

can anybody please help me ,whilst on my way home from work on friday morning ,metalic banging occured in engine ,lost power and is now spluttering when started up .someone has suggested tappet problem ,sombody else has thought it may be cam problem either belt has slipped a few teeth or cam shaft.or maybe valve springs ,has this problem happened to anyone else? if so could you please help me with advise on what i need to do and roughly how much it may cost to fix as i'm desperate to get my scoob back on the road for the weekend .

many thanks ray.......

scoobyslut

Could be a host of things and unable to wave majic wands over the internet creates problems. Many "metallic noises" can sound the same as something else.
Could be timing belt tensioner failed,
Crankshaft run a bearing, causing heavy knock,
Engine overfuelled, burnt hole in piston, or burn side of piston, dropping performance,creating misfire.

I'd sooner get someone local to have a listen, as the guy on the spot can actually hear the problem and not have to make guesses on here, so get in touch with a local garage who does actually "know" scoobs and take it from there. Be much cheaper than guesses.

TURBORAY

thanks for your help scoobyslut,any help is much appreciated.

D.K.1

right, the covers were taken off the cam belt yesterday, the markings on the cogs don't match up, could this be the problem? as well as changing the belt.

the knocking is louder on the drivers side.

ScoobyDuck

iTrader: (1)

if they dont match up, then they've slipped. usually tensioner faliure, but could be something else.
I'd get the whole thing checked out. you could have a bent valve / damaged piston. if they've not slipped enough to cause clash (is this the metalic sound ! ) then u might be lucky. but IMHO this needs a pro!

Steve